Evaluation of Anticolitis and Antioxidant Properties of Bixa orellana (Bixaceae) Leaf Hydroethanolic Extract on Acetic Acid-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Rats

• Main Authors: Michel Archange Fokam Tagne, PhD (Author), Blaise Kom, PhD (Author), Angèle Foyet Fondjo, PhD (Author), Paul Aimé Noubissi, PhD (Author), Benjamin Talom Tangue, PhD (Author), Estelle Flora Gaffo, MSc (Author), Gaëtan Olivier Fankem, PhD (Author), Henri Wambe, PhD (Author), Joseph Ngakou Mukam, MSc (Author), René Kamgang, HDR (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT: Background: Ulcerative colitis is an idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by tissue damage, diarrhea, anemia, and loss of body weight. Tissue damage occurs as a result of uncontrolled activation of the immune response and an increase in free radicals, which have a strong eff...