Yuhua Tian, Jiuzhi Xu, Yuan Li, Ran Zhao, Sujuan Du, Cong Lv, Wei Wu, Ruiqi Liu, Xiaole Sheng, Yongli Song, Xueyun Bi, Guilin Li, Mengzhen Li, Xi Wu, Pengbo Lou, Huiwen You, Wei Cui, Jinyue Sun, Jianwei Shuai, Fazheng Ren, Bing Zhang, Mingzhou Guo, Xiaohua Hou, Kaichun Wu, Lixiang Xue, Hongquan Zhang, Maksim V Plikus, Yingzi Cong, Christopher J Lengner, Zhanju Liu, Zhengquan Yu
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Levels of microRNA 31 (MIR31) are increased in intestinal tissues from patients with inflammatory bowel diseases and colitis-associated neoplasias. We investigated the effects of this microRNA on intestinal inflammation by studying mice with colitis. METHODS: We obtained colon biopsy samples from 82 patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), 79 patients with Crohn's disease (CD), and 34 healthy individuals (controls) at Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital...
June 2019: Gastroenterology