Open AccessEffect of traditional Chinese medicinal enemas on ulcerative colitis of rats
Author(s) -
Shuzhen Guo,
Hong-Bin Tong,
Lian-Song Bai,
Wei Yang
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v10.i13.1914
Subject(s) - enema , ulcerative colitis , gastroenterology , medicine , tumor necrosis factor alpha , saline , colitis , interferon gamma , intestinal mucosa , immunology , immune system , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , disease
To investigate the effects of traditional Chinese medicinal enema (TCME) on inflammatory and immune response of colonic mucosa of rats with ulcerative colitis (UC), and to observe the pathogenic mechanism.