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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Keith Wilson
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-34874 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20120312 3
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), consisting of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC), results in substantial morbidity and is difficult to treat. New strategies for adjunct therapies are needed. One candidate is the semi-essential amino acid, L-arginine (L-Arg), a complementary medicine purported to be an enhancer of immunity and vitality in the lay media. Using dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) as a murine colonic injury and repair model with similarities to human UC, we assessed the effect o ...[more]