Triptolide ameliorates colonic fibrosis in an experimental rat model
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Triptolide ameliorates colonic fibrosis in an experimental rat model
Triptolide is known to exert anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activities; however, its impact on intestinal fibrosis has not been previously examined. Based on our previous studies of the suppressive activity of triptolide on human colonic subepithelial myofibroblasts and the therapeutic efficacy of triptolide in Crohn's disease, it was hypothesized that triptolide may have beneficial eff...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Medicine Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1791-2997,1791-3004
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2015.3582