Matricellular Protein Periostin Mediates Intestinal Inflammation through the Activation of Nuclear Factor κB Signaling.

Periostin is a matricellular protein that interacts with various integrin molecules on the cell surface. Although periostin is expressed in inflamed colonic mucosa, its role in the regulation of intestinal inflammation remains unclear. We investigated the role of periostin in intestinal inflammation...

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Main Authors: Seong-Joon Koh, Younjeong Choi, Byeong Gwan Kim, Kook Lae Lee, Dae Woo Kim, Jung Ho Kim, Ji Won Kim, Joo Sung Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4758640?pdf=render