Wheat bran arabinoxylan supplementation alleviates 5-fluorouracil induced mucositis and myelosuppression in BALB/c mice

The effect of arabinoxylan (AX) on chemotherapy-induced intestinal mucositis and myelosuppression was investigated. BALB/c mice were divided into 5 groups and subjected to either intraperitoneal injection of vehicle for group 1 or 5-fluouracil (5-FU) for groups 2, 3, 4 and 5. Animals in groups 1 and...

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Main Authors: Minkyung Song, Hyun Wook Baik, Seong-Gil Hong, Mi-Kyung Sung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464615005927