Colon Mucosa Articles & Analysis
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We report that opioids from the inflamed colon activate δ-opioid receptors (DOPr) in endosomes of nociceptors. Biopsy samples of inflamed colonic mucosa from patients and mice with colitis released opioids that activated DOPr on nociceptors to cause a sustained decrease in excitability. DOPr agonists inhibited mechanically sensitive ...
Shown below are findings from some recent papers using Comet assay IV (http://www.scorecomets.com) for scoring comet assay slides: Investigations into Xanthohumol, a hop derived prenylated flavonoid found in beer, suggest that it protects against DNA damage induced by a common cooked food mutagen in rat colon mucosa and liver cells [1]. A small clinical study ...