Anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties of Melianodiol on DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in mice

Background Ulcerative colitis is a unique inflammatory bowel disease with ulcerative lesions of the colonic mucosa. Melianodiol (MN), a triterpenoid, isolated from the fruits of the Chinese medicinal plant Melia azedarach, possesses significant anti-inflammatory properties. Objective The present stu...

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Main Authors: Jinhuang Shen, Xinhua Ma, Yubin He, Yanjun Wang, Tianhua Zhong, Yonghong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2022-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/14209.pdf