Description
Pep-1isacell-penetratingpeptideusedtocarrylargeconjugatedstructuresacrosscellmembranes.Pep-1inhibitslowmolecularweighthyaluronanbindingtotoll-likereceptor4(TLR4)andotherreceptors.Pep-1alsodecreasesintestinalandcoloniclength,decreasesexpressionofIGF-1andepiregulin,anddecreasesintestinalepithelialcellproliferationinvivo.
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