Intraluminal Administration of Resiniferatoxin Protects against Clostridium difficile Toxin A-Induced Colitis

Clostridium difficile toxin A is a colonic inflammatory agent that acts partially by activation of TRPV1 (transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1). Resiniferatoxin (RTX) is an excitotoxin that activates TRPV1 at low concentrations and defunctionalizes TRPV1 at high concentrations. RTX at vario...

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Main Author: Steven R. Vigna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8438172
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