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Colonic vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) in ulcerative colitis--a radioimmunoassay and immunohistochemical study.

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1997

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Vesna Todorović, Branislava Janic, Vesna Koko, Marjan Micev, J Nikolić, M Ratković, Gordana Leposavić, Tamara Janković, Slavica Knežević‐Ušaj, Z Milićević
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Abstract

Our study shows clearly the heterogeneity in the response of VIP plasma level as well as rectum concentration and distribution in UC patients at different stages of the active disease. The possible role of VIP in the colon suggests that further studies of the alterations of this gut peptide may be useful in the understanding of UC pathophysiology.