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ABSTRACT:
Female Wistar rats (175-225 g) were randomly assigned to three different groups. A control group C (n=3) that did not receive the TNBS challenge but 0.25 ml of phosphate buffered saline (PBS) intrarectally, and two groups (group T (n=3) and group GMP (n=5) that received the TNBS challenge as described below. Group GMP received 500 mg kg-1 day-1 of GMP in 1% methylcellulose p.o, starting two days before the TNBS challenge. Treatment was administered to rats for five days after the TNBS challenge using an oesophageal catheter. The T group received the vehicle. Colitis was induced by the method of Morris et al. with minor modifications (13). Briefly, animals were fasted overnight and anaesthetized with halothane. Under these conditions, animals were given 10 mg of TNBS dissolved in 0.25 ml of 50% ethanol (v v-1) by means of a Teflon cannula inserted 8 cm through the anus. Animals were kept in a head-down position for an additional 30 s and returned to their cage. Distal colon samples were obtained. For TNBS treated animals samples were obtained avoiding necrotic tissue.
ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
DISEASE(S): normal
SUBMITTER: Olga Martinez-Augustin
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-1631 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress