Indigo Naturalis Suppresses Colonic Oxidative Stress and Th1/Th17 Responses of DSS-Induced Colitis in Mice

Indigo naturalis (also known as Qing-dai, or QD), a traditional Chinese medicine, has been widely used as an anticolitis regimen in the clinical practice of Chinese medicine. However, the precise mechanisms behind its efficacy remain unknown. We investigated the protective effects and associated mol...

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Main Authors: Hai-tao Xiao, Jiao Peng, Bo Wen, Dong-dong Hu, Xiao-peng Hu, Xiang-chun Shen, Zhi-gang Liu, Zhen-dan He, Zhao-xiang Bian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9480945