Protective effects of galacturonic acid-rich vinegar brewed from Japanese pear in a dextran sodium sulfate-induced acute colitis model

Protective effects of galacturonic acid-rich vinegar brewed from Japanese pear in a dextran sodium sulfate-induced acute colitis model

The effects of pear vinegar (PV), which was specially brewed for enhanced galacturonic acid content, on the DSS-induced ulcerative colitis (UC) mouse model were evaluated. PV improved clinical symptoms, colon inflammation, and histological tissue injury in the DSS-induced acute UC mouse model. Moreo...

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Main Authors: Takashi Wakuda, Kazuo Azuma, Hiroyuki Saimoto, Shinsuke Ifuku, Minoru Morimoto, Ichiro Arifuku, Masahito Asaka, Takeshi Tsuka, Tomohiro Imagawa, Yoshiharu Okamoto, Tomohiro Osaki, Saburo Minami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
Pear vinegar
Inflammatory bowel disease
Functional food
Dextran sodium sulfate
Mice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464612001569

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