Trefoil Factor 3 (TFF3) Is Regulated by Food Intake, Improves Glucose Tolerance and Induces Mucinous Metaplasia.

Trefoil Factor 3 (TFF3) Is Regulated by Food Intake, Improves Glucose Tolerance and Induces Mucinous Metaplasia.

Trefoil factor 3 (TFF3), also called intestinal trefoil factor or Itf, is a 59 amino acid peptide found as a homodimer predominantly along the gastrointestinal tract and in serum. TFF3 expression is elevated during gastrointestinal adenoma progression and has been shown to promote mucosal wound heal...

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Main Authors: Hongfei Ge, Jonitha Gardner, Xiaosu Wu, Ingrid Rulifson, Jinghong Wang, Yumei Xiong, Jingjing Ye, Edward Belouski, Ping Cao, Jie Tang, Ki Jeong Lee, Suzanne Coberly, Xinle Wu, Jamila Gupte, Lynn Miao, Li Yang, Natalie Nguyen, Bei Shan, Wen-Chen Yeh, Murielle M Véniant, Yang Li, Helene Baribault
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4471263?pdf=render

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