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A prospective study on symptom generation according to spicy food intake and TRPV1 genotypes in functional dyspepsia patients.
Neurogastroenterology and motility - 1 Sept 2016
Lee S-Y, Masaoka T, Han H S, Matsuzaki J, Hong M J, Fukuhara S, Choi H S, Suzuki H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Capsaicin is an ingredient of red peppers that binds to transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype 1 (TRPV1), and Koreans eat more capsaicin-rich food than do Japanese. This study aimed to compare symptom generation according to TRPV1 genotypes and the intake of spicy foods. METHODS: Consecutive functional dyspepsia (FD) patients who were evaluated at Konkuk University Medical Centre (Korea) and...
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