The potential protective role of caveolin-1 in intestinal inflammation in experimental colitis

Background: Caveolin-1 (Cav-1), the major component of caveolae, is a multifunctional scaffolding protein that serves as a platform for the cell’s signal-transduction and plays a role in inflammation. However, its role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic inflammatory condition in the gast...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weiss, Carolyn Ruth
Other Authors: Peng, Zhikang (Immunology)
Published: 2013
Subjects:
DSS
IBD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/14437