Erschienen in:
01.12.2013 | Editorial
Energy, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation in the Colon
verfasst von:
Richard F. Harty
Erschienen in:
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
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Ausgabe 12/2013
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Excerpt
The manuscript by Martinez et al. [
1] describes the effects of topically applied
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on colonic histology and oxidative DNA damage in a rodent model of diversion colitis. The antioxidant NAC significantly improved histological inflammation scores in the diverted colon segments after 2 and 4 weeks of treatment. Furthermore, oxidative DNA damage in colonocytes was significantly reduced in segments without and with fecal stream exposure. These observations broaden our understanding of the role of oxidative stress in diversion colitis, and provide an opportunity to examine other interrelated factors involved in inflammation of the colon. …