Niacin ameliorates ulcerative colitis via prostaglandin D2‐mediated D prostanoid receptor 1 activation

Abstract Niacin, as an antidyslipidemic drug, elicits a strong flushing response by release of prostaglandin (PG) D2. However, whether niacin is beneficial for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains unclear. Here, we observed niacin administration‐enhanced PGD2 production in colon tissues in dextr...

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Published in:	EMBO Molecular Medicine
Main Authors:	Juanjuan Li, Deping Kong, Qi Wang, Wei Wu, Yanping Tang, Tingting Bai, Liang Guo, Lumin Wei, Qianqian Zhang, Yu Yu, Yuting Qian, Shengkai Zuo, Guizhu Liu, Qian Liu, Sheng Wu, Yi Zang, Qian Zhu, Daile Jia, Yuanyang Wang, Weiyan Yao, Yong Ji, Huiyong Yin, Masataka Nakamura, Michael Lazarus, Richard M Breyer, Lifu Wang, Ying Yu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Springer Nature 2017-03-01
Subjects:	DP1 receptor niacin prostaglandin retention enema ulcerative colitis
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201606987