Spatio‐temporal expression of trefoil peptide following severe gastric ulceration in the rat implicates it in late‐stage repair processes

Abstract

Spatio-temporal expression of TFF1 mRNA and peptide following macroscopic repair implicates TFF1 as a potential mediator of late stage-repair processes. Whether this is through direct stimulation of cellular differentiation or the enhancement of mucosal protective properties through an interaction with gastric mucins remains to be elucidated.