Altered colonic mucosal polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) derived lipid mediators in ulcerative colitis: new insight into relationship with disease activity and pathophysiology

OBJECTIVES: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a relapsing inflammatory disorder of unconfirmed aetiology, variable severity and clinical course, characterised by progressive histological inflammation and with elevation of eicosanoids which have a known pathophysiological role in inflammation. Therapeutic i...

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Main Authors: Masoodi, Mojgan (Author), Pearl, Daniel S. (Author), Eiden, Michael (Author), Shute, Janis K. (Author), Brown, James F. (Author), Calder, Philip C. (Author), Trebble, Timothy M. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2013-10-18.
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