Cinobufacini ameliorates experimental colitis via modulating the composition of gut microbiota.

BACKGROUND:Cinobufacini, the sterilized hot water extraction of dried toad skin, has been widely used in the treatment of inflammation and cancers. Recently we found cinobufacini could ameliorate dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis in mice, but the underlying mechanism was not fully underst...

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Main Authors: Yongfeng Bai, Siwei Wang, Wenkai Xu, Yuanyuan Weng, Shengmei Zhu, Hao Sheng, Jin Zhu, Feng Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223231