Circulating serum trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) is dramatically increased in chronic kidney disease.

Trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) is a small peptide that plays an important role in mucosal protection, cell proliferation, and cell migration. The aberrant expression of TFF3 is correlated with gastrointestinal inflammation, solid tumors, and other clinical diseases. The objective of this study was to ident...

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Main Authors: Ting-yi Du, Hui-ming Luo, Hai-chun Qin, Fang Wang, Qing Wang, Yang Xiang, Yun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3840008?pdf=render