Expression of basic fibroblastic growth factor, syndecan 1 and tumour necrosis factor α in resected acute colonic diverticulitis

Aim Inflammation and fibrosis are present in both colonic diverticulitis and Crohn's disease (CD). The molecular pattern of basic fibroblastic growth factor (bFGF) and syndecan 1 (SD1) expression is altered in stenosing CD, but their expression in resected complicated colonic diverticulitis (ACD) is unknown. Method The expression of bFGF, SD1 and tumour necrosis factor α (TNF‐α) in 20 patients after resection of ACD was compared with 15 patients having a resection for CD. Analysis was conducted using real‐time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction in biopsy samples. Results Lymphocytic and neutrophil inflammation scores were similar in both groups (P = 0.771 and P = 0.562). TNF‐α and bFGF expression was significantly higher in ACD than in CD (P