Open AccessDeoxyschizandrin suppresses dss-induced ulcerative colitis in mice
Author(s) -
Wenfeng Zhang,
Yan Yang,
Xin Su,
Da-yan Xu,
Yunqi Yan,
Qun Gao,
Minghua Duan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.195552
Subject(s) - ulcerative colitis , medicine , colitis , inflammation , infiltration (hvac) , proinflammatory cytokine , h&e stain , immunology , apoptosis , inflammatory bowel disease , pathology , immunohistochemistry , disease , biology , biochemistry , physics , thermodynamics
Deoxyschizandrin as one of the most important component of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill plays an immunomodulatory role in a variety of diseases, yet its role in ulcerative colitis remains to be elucidated. We aimed to investigate the role of deoxyschizandrin in DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in mice.