The Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 Is Associated with Active Inflammation in Ulcerative Colitis

The transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) may play a role in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC). The aim of the study was to determine the gene and protein expression of TRPV1 in UC patients and noninflamed controls. Gene expression was performed by RT-PCR, and protein expression...

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Main Authors: Joel Jesús Toledo-Mauriño, Janette Furuzawa-Carballeda, Marco A. Villeda-Ramírez, Gabriela Fonseca-Camarillo, Daniela Meza-Guillen, Rafael Barreto-Zúñiga, Jesús K. Yamamoto-Furusho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6570371