Oral administration of taheebo (Tabebuia avellanedae Lorentz ex Griseb.) water extract prevents DSS-induced colitis in mice by up-regulating type II T helper immune responses

• Main Authors: Hyun Jung Park (Author), Sung Won Lee (Author), Dong-Joo Kwon (Author), Seong-Il Heo (Author), Se-Ho Park (Author), Sun Young Kim (Author), Seokmann Hong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are chronic inflammatory disorders that are mediated by pathogenic Th1 and Th17 cells. Previous studies have demonstrated that taheebo water extract (TWE) derived from Tabebuia avellanedae Lorentz ex Griseb., as folk remedy, has been used to tre...