Omega 3 fatty acids supplementation has an ameliorative effect in experimental ulcerative colitis despite increased colonic neutrophil infiltration Los suplementos de ácidos grasos omega 3 tienen efectos beneficiosos en colitis ulcerosa a pesar del aumento de la infiltracción por neutrófilos del colon

Purpose: omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids have anti-inflammatory properties and can be beneficial in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, such as ulcerative colitis. Dextran sodium sulphate (DSS) colitis in rats appears to mimic nearly all of the morphological characteristics and lesion distri...

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Main Authors: Ioannis Varnalidis, Orestis Ioannidis, Elisavet Karamanavi, Zafeiris Ampas, Theofilos Poutahidis, Ioannis Taitzoglou, George Paraskevas, Dimitrios Botsios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2011-10-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082011001000003

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