Abstract |
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by detrimental immune reactivity in the gut, and the imbalance between proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory reactivity. The aims of this study were to determine whether oral administration of glabridin, a functional component of liquorice, could ameliorate dextran sulphate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis, as well as to understand the possible underlying mechanisms. Acute experimental colitis was induced in BALB/c mice by treatment with 5% DSS for 7 days. Glabridin (10 or 50 mg/kg/day) was given for 7 days. Treatment with glabridin significantly attenuated mortality, loss of body weight, shortening of the colon and severe clinical symptoms. This was associated with a remarkable amelioration of the disruption of the colonic architecture, a significant reduction in colonic myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity and the production of inflammatory mediators such as nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin (PG) E2, and proinflammatory cytokines. These results suggest that glabridin-mediated anti-inflammatory action on colorectal sites may be a useful therapeutic approach to IBD.
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Authors | H-S Kwon, S-M Oh, J-K Kim |
Journal | Clinical and experimental immunology
(Clin Exp Immunol)
Vol. 151
Issue 1
Pg. 165-73
(Jan 2008)
ISSN: 1365-2249 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 18005263
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Biomarkers
- Cytokines
- Isoflavones
- Phenols
- Plant Extracts
- RNA, Messenger
- Nitric Oxide
- Dextran Sulfate
- Peroxidase
- glabridin
- Dinoprostone
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Topics |
- Animals
- Biomarkers
(analysis)
- Colitis
(drug therapy, immunology)
- Colon
- Cytokines
(analysis, genetics)
- Dextran Sulfate
- Dinoprostone
(analysis)
- Female
- Glycyrrhiza
- Immunohistochemistry
- Intestinal Mucosa
(immunology)
- Isoflavones
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Models, Animal
- Neutrophil Activation
(drug effects)
- Nitric Oxide
(analysis)
- Peroxidase
(analysis)
- Phenols
(therapeutic use)
- Phytotherapy
(methods)
- Plant Extracts
(therapeutic use)
- RNA, Messenger
(analysis)
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
(methods)
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