Pilot study of small bowel mucosal gene expression in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea

In conclusion, altered transcriptome (and to lesser extent protein) expression of ion transport, barrier, immune, and mast cell mechanisms in small bowel may reflect different alterations in function and deserves further study in IBS-D.

Source: AJP: Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology - August 31, 2016 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Camilleri, M., Carlson, P., Valentin, N., Acosta, A., O'Neill, J., Eckert, D., Dyer, R., Na, J., Klee, E. W., Murray, J. A. Tags: NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY Source Type: research