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ArticleScientific reports2017

Therapeutic efficacy of a combined sage and bitter apple phytopharmaceutical in chronic DSS-induced colitis.

Maximilian Hoffmann, Ulla Schwertassek, Aleksandra Seydel, Klaus Weber, Sunna Hauschildt, Jörg Lehmann

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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6 authors.

Maximilian HoffmannFraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Department Therapy Validation, Leipzig, Germany.
Ulla SchwertassekFraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Department Therapy Validation, Leipzig, Germany.
Aleksandra SeydelFraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Department Therapy Validation, Leipzig, Germany.
Klaus WeberAnaPath GmbH, Liestal, Switzerland.
Sunna HauschildtFaculty of Biological Sciences, Pharmacy, and Psychology, University of Leipzig, Department of Immunobiology, Leipzig, Germany.
Jörg LehmannFraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Department Therapy Validation, Leipzig, Germany. joerg.lehmann@izi.fraunhofer.de.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel diseases are multifactorial disorders of the gastrointestinal tract with rising incidence worldwide. Current standard therapies are only partially effective and often show severe adverse effects. Thus, novel, more efficient and well-tolerated therapeutic options are urgently needed. We have studied the therapeutic potential of a phytopharmaceutical combining sage and bitter apple (SBA) in the mouse model of chronic dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) colitis. SBA represents a traditional medicine against diarrhea and was shown to exhibit anti-inflammatory effects in vitro. In the chronic DSS colitis model SBA treatment significantly reduced clinical symptoms in a dose-dependent manner. The positive therapeutic effect of SBA was characterized by a decreased histopathological score indicating tissue healing. Moreover, the number of neutrophils as well as the expression of the neutrophil-recruiting chemokine CXCL-1/KC in the colon tissue was significantly reduced, whereas the recruitment of macrophages was induced. Also, the expression of inflammatory markers was significantly suppressed, while the expression of the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 was induced in colon tissue following treatment with SBA. Phytopharmaceuticals are increasingly recognized as potential therapeutics in IBD. Thus, based on the results from this study, SBA can be considered as an alternative or supplementary option for IBD therapy.

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AnimalsBiomarkersCell CountChronic DiseaseCitrullus colocynthisColitisColonDextran SulfateFemaleGene Expression RegulationGoblet CellsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPhytochemicalsSalvia officinalisTight Junction ProteinsBiomarkersDextran SulfatePhytochemicalsTight Junction Proteins

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