Chemically induced inflammation and nerve damage affect the distribution of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-like immunoreactive (VIP-LI) nervous structures in the descending colon of the domestic pig.

Krystyna Makowska

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2018)

The obtained results suggest that VIP participates in pathological processes concerning the digestive tract, and its exact functions probably depend on the type of damaging factor acting on the intestine.

Keyphrases

oxidative stress
diabetic rats
high glucose
high resolution
density functional theory
drug induced
endothelial cells
peripheral nerve
ion batteries
molecular dynamics