Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Activities of the Methanolic Extract of Cyrtocarpa procera Bark Reduces the Severity of Ulcerative Colitis in a Chemically Induced Colitis Model

• Main Authors: Mario Rodriguez-Canales (Author), Elizdath Martinez-Galero (Author), Alma D. Nava-Torres (Author), Luvia E. Sanchez-Torres (Author), Leticia Garduño-Siciliano (Author), Maria Margarita Canales-Martinez (Author), Luis I. Terrazas (Author), Marco A. Rodriguez-Monroy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Cyrtocarpa procera is a plant used in traditional Mexican medicine to treat different gastrointestinal problems. Here, we investigated the effects of a C. procera methanolic extract in DSS-induced colitis mice. Ulcerative colitis (UC) was induced by administering 4% DSS in drinking water to female B...