Article
TLR4 D299G polymorphism modulates cytokine expression in ulcerative colitis.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2013
Meena Naresh K, Verma Ravi, Verma Nirmal, Ahuja Vineet, Paul Jaishree
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is a key cell surface receptor which recognizes lipopolysaccharide that leads to activation of innate immune system. Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TLR4 gene with the inflammatory bowel disease is influenced by ethnicity of the study population. GOAL: To study association of SNPs in TLR4 gene in inflammatory bowel disease patients and to explore...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Analysis of Variance
- Case-Control Studies
- Colitis, Ulcerative
- Crohn Disease
- Cytokines
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- India
- Inflammation Mediators
