barrier function

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020

IMU-856 Restores Gut Barrier Function, Key for Halting IBD Progression, Preclinical Data Suggests

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The oral small molecule IMU-856, now being developed by Immunic Therapeutics, strengthens and improves the barrier function of intestinal cells while having little to no effect on the immune system, preclinical ... Read more

May 31, 2016May 31, 2016

Two Variants of a Gut Protein Seen to Have Opposite Roles in Colitis and Colon Cancer Risk

Colon Cancer, IBD News, News, Ulcerative colitis

A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside, found that a tight control of the levels of two forms of the same protein, hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha (HNF4-α), is critical ... Read more