Open AccessComparison of 5-hydroxytryptophan signaling pathway characteristics in diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis
Author(s) -
Fang Yu,
Shiying Huang,
Haiyan Zhang,
Hua Ye,
Honggang Chi,
Ying Zou,
Ru-Xi Lv,
Xi Zheng
Publication year - 2016
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.v22.i12.3451
Subject(s) - irritable bowel syndrome , gastroenterology , medicine , ulcerative colitis , diarrhea , abdominal pain , biopsy , disease
To study differences in the visceral sensitivity of the colonic mucosa between patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) and those with ulcerative colitis (UC) in remission and to relate these differences with changes in the 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HT) signaling pathway.