A Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhenqi Granule, Potentially Alleviates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Mouse Colitis Symptoms
Abstract
Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Animals
2.3. Animal Treatment
2.4. Disease Activity Index (DAI) Calculation
2.5. Determination of the Levels of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in Colons
2.6. Histological Analysis
2.7. Network Pharmacological Analysis
2.8. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Establishment of the DSS-Induced Mouse Colitis Model
3.2. Preventive Effects of Zhenqi Granule on DSS-Induced Mouse Colitis
3.3. Therapeutic Effects of Zhenqi Granule on DSS-Induced Mouse Colitis
3.4. Network Pharmacological Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Qiu, X.; Luo, W.; Li, H.; Li, T.; Huang, Y.; Huang, Q.; Zhou, R. A Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhenqi Granule, Potentially Alleviates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Mouse Colitis Symptoms. Biology 2024, 13, 427. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13060427
Qiu X, Luo W, Li H, Li T, Huang Y, Huang Q, Zhou R. A Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhenqi Granule, Potentially Alleviates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Mouse Colitis Symptoms. Biology. 2024; 13(6):427. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13060427
Chicago/Turabian StyleQiu, Xiuxiu, Wentao Luo, Haotian Li, Tingting Li, Yaxue Huang, Qi Huang, and Rui Zhou. 2024. "A Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhenqi Granule, Potentially Alleviates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Mouse Colitis Symptoms" Biology 13, no. 6: 427. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13060427
APA StyleQiu, X., Luo, W., Li, H., Li, T., Huang, Y., Huang, Q., & Zhou, R. (2024). A Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhenqi Granule, Potentially Alleviates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Mouse Colitis Symptoms. Biology, 13(6), 427. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13060427