Open AccessSchistosoma japonicumova maintains epithelial barrier function during experimental colitis
Author(s) -
Chenmei Xia,
Yuan Zhao,
Li Jiang,
Jie Jiang,
Shuncai Zhang
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v17.i43.4810
Subject(s) - occludin , colitis , schistosoma japonicum , barrier function , tight junction , tumor necrosis factor alpha , immunology , downregulation and upregulation , inflammation , biology , proinflammatory cytokine , inflammatory bowel disease , medicine , schistosomiasis , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , disease , gene , helminths
To evaluate the impacts of Schistosoma japonicum (S. japonicum) ova on the tight junction barriers in a trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis model.