Chromogranin A cell density in the large intestine of Asian and European patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Figures & data

Table 1. Density of CgA cells in controls and IBS patients.

	Thai subjects					Norwegian subjects
	Control	IBS-total	IBS-D	IBS-M	IBS-C	Control	IBS-total	IBS-D	IBS-M	IBS-C
Colon	283 ± 29	252 ± 19	289 ± 39	253 ± 44	221 ± 20	32 ± 3	20 ± 2	20 ± 3	21 ± 3	19 ± 3
Rectum	562 ± 35	580 ± 32	614 ± 55	582 ± 51	547 ± 61	227 ± 25	193 ± 14	184 ± 20	181 ± 16	214 ± 33

Figure 1. Comparison of Thai and Norwegian colonic CgA cell density between controls (A) and IBS patients (B). ***p < .001.

Figure 2. CgA cell density in Thai (A) and Norwegian (B) controls and IBS patients.

Figure 3. Colonic CgA cell density in Thai (A) and Norwegian (B) controls and IBS patients. *p < .05, **p < .01, and ***p < .001 vs. controls.

Figure 4. CgA cells in the colon of a Thai control (A), a Thai IBS patient (B), a Norwegian control (C), and a Norwegian IBS patient (D).

Figure 5. CgA cell density in the rectum of Thai and Norwegian controls (A) and IBS patients (B). ***p < .001.

Figure 6. Rectal CgA cells in a Thai control (A), a Thai IBS patient (B), a Norwegian control (C), and a Norwegian IBS patient (D).