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ArticleBioMed research international2014

Strontium chloride: can it be a new treatment option for ulcerative colitis?

Firdevs Topal, Ozlem Yonem, Nevin Tuzcu, Mehmet Tuzcu, Hilmi Ataseven, Melih Akyol

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Article in BioMed research international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Firdevs TopalGastroenterology Clinic, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, 35965 Izmir, Turkey.
Ozlem YonemDepartment of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, 58140 Sivas, Turkey ; Cumhuriyet Universitesi Hastanesi, Gastroenteroloji B.D., 58140 Sivas, Turkey.
Nevin TuzcuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cumhuriyet University, 58140 Sivas, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-5899-3955
Mehmet TuzcuDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, 58140 Sivas, Turkey.
Hilmi AtasevenGastroenterology Clinic, Anadolu Hospital, 58070 Sivas, Turkey.
Melih AkyolDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, 58140 Sivas, Turkey.
Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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aimsPatients with ulcerative colitis still need effective therapy without major side effects. It has been found that strontium can suppress NFκB activation induced by TNF-α. This opens a gate to a new anti-TNF agent which is cheap and can be given orally. We for the first time aimed to investigate the effect of strontium chloride (SrCl2) on inflammation in experimental colitis.

methodsThirty female Wistar albino rats were divided into 5 groups each containing 6 rats. The rats in groups 1 and 2 served as the healthy control and colitis group, respectively. The rats in groups 3, 4, and 5 had colitis and received 40 mg/kg SrCl2, 160 mg/kg SrCl2, and 1 mg/kg prednisolone by oral gavage, respectively. The rats were sacrificed for histological evaluation and determination of serum neopterin, TNF-α, and IFN-γ levels.

resultsThe neopterin, TNF-α and IFNγ levels of group 2 was significantly higher than the other groups. The neopterin, TNF-α, and IFN-γ levels of controls and other treatment groups were comparable. There were a significant difference in macroscopic and microscopic healing between group 2 and other groups histologically. But there was not a significant difference within treatment receiving groups.

conclusionSrCl2 had comparable therapeutic efficiency with prednisolone.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsColitis, UlcerativeDisease Models, AnimalFemaleInterferon-gammaNeopterinNF-kappa BPrednisoloneRatsRats, WistarStrontiumTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAnti-Inflammatory AgentsInterferon-gammaNeopterinNF-kappa BPrednisoloneStrontiumstrontium chlorideTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID25032214
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