Deficiency of Gankyrin in the small intestine is associated with augmented colitis accompanied by altered bacterial composition of intestinal microbiota

Abstract Background Gankyrin (GK) is an oncoprotein which regulates inflammatory responses and its inhibition is considered as a possible anti-inflammatory therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Methods In this study, we investigated the role of GK in epithelial cells using mice with intestin...

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Main Authors: Toshiharu Sakurai, Hiroki Nishiyama, Tomoyuki Nagai, Susumu Goto, Hiroyuki Ogata, Masatoshi Kudo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-019-1156-0