Berberine reduces camp-induced chloride secretion in T84 human colonic carcinoma cells through inhibition of basolateral KCNQ1 channels

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn JUN, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-10

  Alzamora, Rodrigo ^a   O'Mahony, Fiona ^a   Ko, Wing Hung ^b   Yip, Tiffany Wai Nga ^b   Carter, Derek ^a   Irnaten, Mustapha ^a   Harvey, Brian Joseph ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Berberine; CFTR; Chloride secretion; Colon ion transport; KCNQ1 K + channels; T84 cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866402838     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2011.00033     Document Type: Article

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