Increased plasma ghrelin following infliximab in Crohn's disease

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-89

  Sung, E Z H ^a   Da Silva, N F ^b   Goodyear, S ^a   Mcternan, P G ^b   Sanger, G J ^c   Nwokolo, C U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COVENTRY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; GHRELIN; INFLIXIMAB; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CROHN DISEASE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; GHRELIN; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649166935     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2008.03850.x     Document Type: Article

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