Dr. John Andrew Mengshol MD
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
12700 E 19th Ave B146 Aurora CO, 80045About
Dr. John Mengshol is a gastroenterologist practicing in Aurora, CO. Dr. Mengshol specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Mengshol performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Interleukin-1 induction of collagenase 3 (matrix metalloproteinase 13) gene expression in chondrocytes requires p38, c-Jun N-terminal kinase, and nuclear factor kappaB: differential regulation of collagenase 1 and collagenase 3.
- IL-1 induces collagenase-3 (MMP-13) promoter activity in stably transfected chondrocytic cells: requirement for Runx-2 and activation by p38 MAPK and JNK pathways.
- Matrix metalloproteinases as therapeutic targets in arthritic diseases: bull's-eye or missing the mark?
- Upregulation of PD-1 expression on circulating and intrahepatic hepatitis C virus-specific CD8+ T cells associated with reversible immune dysfunction.
- Mechanisms of Disease: HCV-induced liver injury.
- Impaired plasmacytoid dendritic cell maturation and differential chemotaxis in chronic hepatitis C virus: associations with antiviral treatment outcomes.
- A crucial role for Kupffer cell-derived galectin-9 in regulation of T cell immunity in hepatitis C infection.
- HCV-infected cells and differentiation increase monocyte immunoregulatory galectin-9 production.
- Cloning of the gene for interstitial collagenase-3 (matrix metalloproteinase-13) from rabbit synovial fibroblasts: differential expression with collagenase-1 (matrix metalloproteinase-1).
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