The Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 Is Associated with Active Inflammation in Ulcerative Colitis

• Main Authors: Joel Jesús Toledo-Mauriño (Author), Janette Furuzawa-Carballeda (Author), Marco A. Villeda-Ramírez (Author), Gabriela Fonseca-Camarillo (Author), Daniela Meza-Guillen (Author), Rafael Barreto-Zúñiga (Author), Jesús K. Yamamoto-Furusho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) may play a role in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC). The aim of the study was to determine the gene and protein expression of TRPV1 in UC patients and noninflamed controls. Gene expression was performed by RT-PCR, and protein expression...