Grant Publications

Proposal No. IBD-0118
Principal Investigator:  George H. Greeley, Jr., Ph.D.
Applicant Organization:  The University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston, U.S.A.)
Project Title:  Protective and repair action of apelin, a new enteric protein, on the intestinal mucosa in experimental colitis
Period of Award:  June 1, 2004 – September 30, 2006

Wang G, Qi X, Wei W, Englander EW, Greeley GH Jr.  Characterization of the 5'-regulatory regions of the rat and human apelin genes and regulation of breast apelin by USF.  The FASEB Journal 2006;20:2639-41.

Han S, Wang G, Qiu S, de la Motte C, Wang HQ, Gomez G, Englander EW, Greeley GH Jr.  Increased colonic apelin production in rodents with experimental colitis and in humans with IBD.  Regulatory Peptides 2007;142:131-7.

Han S, Wang G, Qi X, Englander EW, Greeley GH Jr.  Involvement of a Stat3 binding site in inflammation-induced enteric apelin expression.  American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology 2008;295:G1068-78.