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Ren,Keyu; Yong,Chunming; Yuan,Hao; Cao,Bin; Zhao,Kun; Wang,Jin. |
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colon where intestinal motility is disturbed. Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are required to maintain normal intestinal motility. In the present study, we assessed the effect of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) on viability and apoptosis of ICC, as well as on the expression of stem cell factor (SCF), ghrelin, and substance P. ICC were derived from the small intestines of Swiss albino mice. Cell viability and apoptosis were measured using CCK-8 assay and flow cytometry, respectively. ELISA was used to measure the concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, ghrelin, substance P, and endothelin-1. Quantitative RT-PCR was used to measure the expression of SCF. Western blotting was used to measure the... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: TNF-α; SCF; Ghrelin; Substance P; NF-κB; Interstitial cells of Cajal. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018000600610 |
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