Butyrate attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in intestinal cells and Crohn's mucosa through modulation of antioxidant defense machinery

Oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease (CrD). High levels of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) induce the activation of the redox-sensitive nuclear transcription factor kappa-B (NF-κB), which in turn triggers the i...

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Published in:PloS one Vol. 7; no. 3; p. e32841
Main Authors: Russo, Ilaria, Luciani, Alessandro, De Cicco, Paola, Troncone, Edoardo, Ciacci, Carolina
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Public Library of Science 06-03-2012
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