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Role of endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy as interlinking pathways in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.
Current opinion in gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2015
Hosomi Shuhei, Kaser Arthur, Blumberg Richard S
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the role of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and the unfolded protein response (UPR) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). RECENT FINDINGS: Human genetic studies have identified several UPR-related genes and autophagy-related genes as IBD risk loci. Impairment of each branch of the UPR causes spontaneous enteritis or creates higher...
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