Melanocortin 3,5 receptors immunohistochemical expression in colonic mucosa of inflammatory bowel disease patients: A matter of disease activity?

CONCLUSION: MC3R and MC5R are expressed in the colon of IBD patients. Furthermore, expression may differ according to disease endoscopic activity, with a higher degree of expression in the traits affected by disease activity in both CD and UC, suggesting a potential use of these receptors in IBD pharmacology.PMID:38577176 | PMC:PMC10989484 | DOI:10.3748/wjg.v30.i9.1132

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - April 5, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Antonietta Gerarda Gravina Iacopo Panarese Maria Consiglia Trotta Michele D'Amico Raffaele Pellegrino Franca Ferraraccio Marilena Galdiero Roberto Alfano Paolo Grieco Alessandro Federico Source Type: research