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Retinoic acid-induced glandular differentiation of the oesophagus.
Gut - 1 Jul 2007
Chang Chih-Long, Lao-Sirieix Pierre, Save Vicki, De La Cueva Mendez Guillermo, Laskey Ron, Fitzgerald Rebecca C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Retinoic acid (RA) is a powerful differentiation agent. Barrett's oesophagus occurs when duodeno-gastro-oesophageal reflux causes squamous epithelium (SE) tissue to become columnar epithelium tissue by an unknown mechanism. The bile acid lithocholic acid (LCA) competes for the retinoid X receptor retinoid binding site. Hence, RA pathways may be implicated in Barrett's oesophagus. METHODS: RA activity...
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