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Associations between IL-1RA polymorphisms and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth among patients with irritable bowel syndrome from India.
Neurogastroenterology and motility - 1 Oct 2014
Srivastava D, Ghoshal U, Mittal R D, Ghoshal U C
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BACKGROUND: Low-grade inflammation (controlled by pro and anti-inflammatory molecules), induced by gut microbes in patients with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), may be associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Polymorphisms of IL-RA gene (anti-inflammatory) was evaluated in IBS and healthy subjects (HS); small intestinal mucosal IL-1α and β levels (pro-inflammatory) in relation to the presence...
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