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J Dig Dis
December 2020
School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) in treating ulcerative colitis (UC), targeting colonic mitochondrial dysfunction by virtue of its free radical scavenging properties for maintenance of colon mucosal integrity.
Methods: A murine model was administered with dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) to induce colitis in C57BL/6J mice at 3.5%/g bodyweight for 3 cycles of 5 days each, followed by an intraperitoneal dose of VIP at 0.
Br J Pharmacol
February 1997
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA.
1. It has been proposed that in inflammatory conditions, in which both the inducible isoforms of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclo-oxygenase (COX-2) are induced, inhibition of NOS also results in inhibition of arachidonic acid metabolism. In the present study we have investigated whether mercaptoalkylguanidines, a novel class of selective iNOS inhibitors, may also influence the activity of cyclo-oxygenase (COX).
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