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MicroRNA 29 targets nuclear factor-κB-repressing factor and Claudin 1 to increase intestinal permeability.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2015
Zhou QiQi, Costinean Stefan, Croce Carlo M, Brasier Alan R, Merwat Shehzad, Larson Scott A, Basra Sarpreet, Verne G Nicholas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Some patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) have intestinal hyperpermeability, which contributes to their diarrhea and abdominal pain. MicroRNA 29 (MIR29) regulates intestinal permeability in patients with IBS-D. We investigated and searched for targets of MIR29 and investigated the effects of disrupting Mir29 in mice. METHODS: We investigated expression MIR29A and B in...
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