Enteric glial cells: a new frontier in neurogastroenterology and clinical target for inflammatory bowel diseases

F Ochoa-Cortes, F Turco, A Linan-Rico… - Inflammatory bowel …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The word “glia” is derived from the Greek word “γλoια,” glue of the enteric nervous system,
and for many years, enteric glial cells (EGCs) were believed to provide mainly structural …

Molecular signaling and dysfunction of the human reactive enteric glial cell phenotype: implications for GI infection, IBD, POI, neurological, motility, and GI disorders

A Liñán-Rico, F Turco, F Ochoa-Cortes… - Inflammatory bowel …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Clinical observations or animal studies implicate enteric glial cells in motility
disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, gastrointestinal (GI) …