Marine hydroquinone zonarol prevents inflammation and apoptosis in dextran sulfate sodium-induced mice ulcerative colitis.

We previously identified an anti-inflammatory compound, zonarol, a hydroquinone isolated from the brown algae Dictyopteris undulata as a marine natural product. To ascertain the in vivo functions of zonarol, we examined the pharmacological effects of zonarol administration on dextran sulfate sodium...

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Main Authors: Sohsuke Yamada, Tomoyuki Koyama, Hirotsugu Noguchi, Yuki Ueda, Ryo Kitsuyama, Hiroya Shimizu, Akihide Tanimoto, Ke-Yong Wang, Aya Nawata, Toshiyuki Nakayama, Yasuyuki Sasaguri, Takumi Satoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4237432?pdf=render