Free Total Rhubarb Anthraquinones Protect Intestinal Injury via Regulation of the Intestinal Immune Response in a Rat Model of Severe Acute Pancreatitis

Intestinal mucosal immune barrier dysfunction plays a key role in the pathogenesis of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). Rhubarb is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine as a laxative in China. It markedly protects pancreatic acinar cells from trypsin-induced injury in rats. Free total rhubarb...

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Main Authors: Yuxia Xiong, Li Chen, Ling Fan, Lulu Wang, Yejiang Zhou, Dalian Qin, Qin Sun, Jianming Wu, Shousong Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2018.00075/full