Ghrelin ameliorates colonic inflammation. Role of nitric oxide and sensory nerves

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 41-47

  Konturek, Peter C ^a   Brzozowski, T ^b   Engel, M ^a   Burnat, G ^a   Gaca, P ^a   Kwiecien, S ^c   Pajdo, R ^c   Konturek, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Colitis; Cyclooxygenase 2; Ghrelin; Nitric oxide; Sensory nerves; Tumor necrosis factor alpha

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GHRELIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROBENZENE DERIVATIVE; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; TRINITROBENZENE SULPHONIC ACID; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLITIS; COLON BIOPSY; COLON MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSORY NERVE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ANIMALS; CAPSAICIN; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLON; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DINOPROSTONE; GHRELIN; HUMANS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PPAR GAMMA; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRINITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 68049098075     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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