Inflammation in irritable bowel syndrome: Myth or new treatment target?

Figure 3 Immunohistochemistry for CD3 showing increase in the number of intraepithelial T-lymphocytes in the large bowel in inflammatory bowel disease. A: Irritable bowel syndrome patient; B: Normal distribution of T-lymphocytes, which are mainly distributed within the lamina propria of the large bowel of a control patient (× 20 magnification). Courtesy of Giancarlo Pompei, personal data.