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Pyrin Inflammasome Regulates Tight Junction Integrity to Restrict Colitis and Tumorigenesis.
Gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2018
Sharma Deepika, Malik Ankit, Guy Clifford S, Karki Rajendra, Vogel Peter, Kanneganti Thirumala-Devi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) increase risk for colorectal cancer. Mutations in the Mediterranean fever gene (MEFV or pyrin) are associated with hereditary autoinflammatory disease and severe IBD. Expression of MEFV, a sensor protein that the initiates assembly of the inflammasome complex, is increased in colon biopsies from patients with IBD. We investigated the role of pyrin in intestinal...
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