Claudin-18: A dominant tight junction protein in Barrett's esophagus and likely contributor to its acid resistance

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Jovov, Biljana ^a   Van Itallie, Christina M ^a   Shaheen, Nicholas J ^a   Carson, Johnny L ^a   Gambling, Todd M ^a   Anderson, James M ^b   Orlando, Roy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Claudin profiling; Paracellular permeability; Quantitative RT PCR; Stratified squamous epithelium

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN 1; CLAUDIN 18; CLAUDIN 4; MUCIN 2; VILLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CELL MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CELLS, CULTURED; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 37149051637     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00158.2007     Document Type: Article

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