Open AccessUse of butyrate or glutamine in enema solution reduces inflammation and fibrosis in experimental diversion colitis
Author(s) -
Rodrigo Pacheco,
Christiano Costa Espósito,
Lucas C M Müller,
Morgana T. Castelo-Branco,
Leonardo Pereira Quintella,
Vera Lúcia Antunes Chagas,
Heitor Siffert Pereira de Souza,
Alberto Schanaider
Publication year - 2012
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.v18.i32.4278
Subject(s) - butyrate , glutamine , enema , gastroenterology , medicine , colitis , ulcerative colitis , goblet cell , inflammation , mucus , intestinal mucosa , megacolon , inflammatory bowel disease , pathology , epithelium , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , ecology , disease , amino acid , fermentation
To investigate whether butyrate or glutamine enemas could diminish inflammation in experimental diversion colitis.