Session 2F: Exploring the Role of High Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1) Protein in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Session Number
Session 2F: 1st Presentation
Advisor(s)
Eugene Chang, University of Chicago
Location
Room A115
Start Date
28-4-2017 10:00 AM
End Date
28-4-2017 11:15 AM
Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of diseases which affect the digestive tract. Over three million people from the United States and Europe are afflicted with an IBD (Raffals, 2016). Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) are two such diseases that fall within the category of IBDs. While the exact cause of these IBDs is unknown, scientists have pointed to genetics and the environment for the onset of these illnesses. This review will explore the link between the gene High Mobility Group Box Protein 1 (HMGB1) and IBDs. A theoretical experiment that could be utilized to discover if oxidative stress is present within an organism and the implications it has in relation to IBDs is discussed.
Session 2F: Exploring the Role of High Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1) Protein in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Room A115
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of diseases which affect the digestive tract. Over three million people from the United States and Europe are afflicted with an IBD (Raffals, 2016). Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) are two such diseases that fall within the category of IBDs. While the exact cause of these IBDs is unknown, scientists have pointed to genetics and the environment for the onset of these illnesses. This review will explore the link between the gene High Mobility Group Box Protein 1 (HMGB1) and IBDs. A theoretical experiment that could be utilized to discover if oxidative stress is present within an organism and the implications it has in relation to IBDs is discussed.
Comments
Additional team members: Dr. Murat Eren