Influence of the application of enemas with oily extract of curcumin (Curcuma longa) on the tissue content of neutral and acidic mucins in the colonic mucosa without fecal stream

Purpose: To verify if the application of enemas containing oily extracts of curcumin preserves the tissue content of mucins in the glands of the colonic mucosa without fecal stream. Method: Thirty-six Wistar rats were submitted to diversion of the fecal stream by proximal colostomy and distal mucous...

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Main Authors: Carlos Augusto Real Martinez, Vitor Piquera de Oliveira, Fabio Guilherme Campos, Danilo Toshio Kanno, Oscar Orlando Araya Fernandez, Caled Jaoudat Kadri, José Aires Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936317301193