Emodin Ameliorates Intestinal Dysfunction by Maintaining Intestinal Barrier Integrity and Modulating the Microbiota in Septic Mice

• Main Authors: Mina Zhang (Author), Bo Lian (Author), Rui Zhang (Author), Yuhong Guo (Author), Jingxia Zhao (Author), Shasha He (Author), Yunjing Bai (Author), Ning Wang (Author), Yan Lin (Author), Xuerui Wang (Author), Qingquan Liu (Author), Xiaolong Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Sepsis-induced inflammatory response leads to intestinal damage and secondary bacterial translocation, causing systemic infections and eventually death. Emodin is a natural anthraquinone derivative in many plants with promising bioactivities. However, the effects and mechanisms of emodin on sepsis-i...