In the context of severe intestinal lesions such as the crypt loss observed in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), LGR5 + intestinal stem cells (ISCs) vigorously proliferate and differentiate to replenish the cellular pool essential for restoring the epithelial barrier, thus promoting epithelial regeneration post-injury 1,2
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Written informed consent was obtained from all participants, and all ethical regulations relevant to human research were followed
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