Open AccessAmelioration of experimental colitis byAstragalus membranaceusthrough anti-oxidation and inhibition of adhesion molecule synthesis
Author(s) -
Jae-Ki Ko,
Flora Ying-Lee Lam,
Andrew P. Cheung
Publication year - 2005
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.v11.i37.5787
Subject(s) - colitis , myeloperoxidase , chemistry , xanthine oxidase , pharmacology , intercellular adhesion molecule 1 , glutathione , western blot , nitric oxide synthase , biochemistry , glutathione peroxidase , nitric oxide , nitrite , inflammation , immunology , intracellular , enzyme , medicine , organic chemistry , nitrate , gene
To investigate the protective effects of Astragalus membranaceus (Am) against hapten-induced colitis in male Sprague-Dawley rats as well as its underlying mechanism.