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TFF2/SP-deficient mice show decreased gastric proliferation, increased acid secretion, and increased susceptibility to NSAID injury.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Jan 2002
Farrell James J, Taupin Douglas, Koh Theodore J, Chen Duan, Zhao Chun-Mei, Podolsky Daniel K, Wang Timothy C
Abstract excerpt
Trefoil factor family 2 (TFF2), also known as spasmolytic polypeptide, is a member of the trefoil family of peptides and is expressed primarily in the mucous neck cells of the gastric mucosa. To study the physiologic role of TFF2, we have generated TFF2-deficient mice through targeted gene disruption. Homozygous mutant mice were viable and fertile without obvious gastrointestinal abnormalities. However,...
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