Abstract
Some patients with idiopathic, chronic diarrhoea have minimal, non-specific colonic inflammation. As nitric oxide (NO) acts as a secretagogue in the colon, we studied the expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) in mucosal biopsies and the effects of NOS stimulation on colonic transfer of fluid and output of NO in patients with "minimal colitis".
Original language | English |
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Journal | Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 9 |
Pages (from-to) | 1042-8 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 0036-5521 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Arginine
- Biological Markers
- Biological Transport
- Biopsy
- Blotting, Western
- Body Fluids
- Colitis, Microscopic
- Colonoscopy
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Intestinal Mucosa
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nitric Oxide
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
- Perfusion