Claudins: Beyond Tight Junctions in Human IBD and Murine Models

• Main Authors: Snježana Čužić (Author), Maja Antolić (Author), Anja Ognjenović (Author), Darija Stupin-Polančec (Author), Adriana Petrinić Grba (Author), Boška Hrvačić (Author), Miroslava Dominis Kramarić (Author), Sanja Musladin (Author), Lidija Požgaj (Author), Ivo Zlatar (Author), Denis Polančec (Author), Gorana Aralica (Author), Marko Banić (Author), Marija Urek (Author), Brankica Mijandrušić Sinčić (Author), Aleksandar Čubranić (Author), Ines Glojnarić (Author), Martina Bosnar (Author), Vesna Eraković Haber (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Claudins are transmembrane proteins constituting one of three tight junction protein families. In patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), disease activity-dependent changes in expression of certain claudins have been noted, thus making certain claudin family members potential therapy targets...