Zinc and gastrointestinal disease

Autor:	Robert Bailey, Giancarlo Mercogliano, Sonja M. Skrovanek, Barani Mayilvaganan, William Huntington, James M. Mullin, Katherine M. DiGuilio, Ryan Urbas
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Therapeutic action Tight junction business.industry chemistry.chemical_element Zinc Review Micronutrient medicine.disease chemistry Gastrointestinal disease Immunology Zinc deficiency Epithelial barrier function Medicine business
Zdroj:	World journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology. 5(4)
ISSN:	2150-5330
Popis:	This review is a current summary of the role that both zinc deficiency and zinc supplementation can play in the etiology and therapy of a wide range of gastrointestinal diseases. The recent literature describing zinc action on gastrointestinal epithelial tight junctions and epithelial barrier function is described. Zinc enhancement of gastrointestinal epithelial barrier function may figure prominently in its potential therapeutic action in several gastrointestinal diseases.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::f680c96f15a9bc9bc5f68efd30322e98 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25400994 Zobrazit plný text záznamu