Chatzaki E

ORCID: 0000-0002-5832-4257 · 1 paper in corpus

2012

Expression of corticotropin releasing factor receptor type 1 (CRF1) in the human gastrointestinal tract and upregulation in the colonic mucosa in patients with ulcerative colitis.

Peptides ·doi:10.1016/j.peptides.2012.07.028

Brain corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) acting on CRF receptor type 1 (CRF(1)) is a main signaling pathway in the stress response. CRF is also produced in a variety of peripheral sites and acts locally as a proinflammatory mediator. We i…