Protective Effect of Amphipterygium adstringens Extract on Dextran Sulphate Sodium-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice

• Main Authors: Mario Rodriguez-Canales (Author), Ruben Jimenez-Rivas (Author), Maria Margarita Canales-Martinez (Author), Ana Judith Garcia-Lopez (Author), Nelly Rivera-Yañez (Author), Oscar Nieto-Yañez (Author), Yadira Ledesma-Soto (Author), Luvia Enid Sanchez-Torres (Author), Miriam Rodriguez-Sosa (Author), Luis Ignacio Terrazas (Author), Marco Aurelio Rodriguez-Monroy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Amphipterygium adstringens is an endemic species in Mexico commonly known as "cuachalalate." Healers to treat gastritis, gastric ulcers, and gastrointestinal cancer have traditionally used the bark. We investigated the effects of alcoholic extract of A. adstringens (AaEE) in DSS-induced co...