Involvement of stimulation of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the suppressive effect of tropisetron on dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice

• Main Authors: Yuichi Tasaka (Author), Daiki Yasunaga (Author), Takeshi Kiyoi (Author), Mamoru Tanaka (Author), Akihiro Tanaka (Author), Katsuya Suemaru (Author), Hiroaki Araki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) involves chronic inflammation of the large intestine. Several agents are used to treat UC, but adverse side effects are remaining problems. We examined the effect of tropisetron as a new type of drug for UC using a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced model of colitis in mice...