Progress in Study on Endothelin-1 in Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease / 胃肠病学

ABSTRACT

Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)is a kind of chronic and non-specific inflammatory disease comprising Crohn’s disease(CD)and ulcerative colitis(UC),the etiology has not yet been clarified. Endothelin-1(ET-1)is an active polypeptide composed of 21 amino acid residues,which can constrict blood vessels by activating voltage-dependent Ca2 + channels in vascular smooth muscle cells. Studies have shown that ET-1 plays an important role in the pathogenesis of IBD. This article reviewed the progress in study on ET-1 in the pathogenesis of IBD.