Cholera and Pancreatic Cholera: Is VIP the Common Pathophysiologic Factor?
Farzana AfrozeSteven BloomPaul BechTahmeed AhmedShafiqul Alam SarkerJohn D ClemensFarhana IslamDavid R NalinPublished in: Tropical medicine and infectious disease (2020)
The data suggest that VIP, which is released by intestinal nerves, may play an important role in human choleragenesis, and inhibitors of intestinal VIP merit testing for potential therapeutic benefits.