Research Article

Acetylsalicylic Acid Reduces the Severity of Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Colitis and Increases the Formation of Anti-Inflammatory Lipid Mediators

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ā€‰In vivo assessment of colitis severity. (a) Body weight course in the different groups, for the control group, for the ASA-group, and for the DSS group; * versus DSS. (b) MRI-measured colon wall thickness and brightness on day 3 as well as day 8 of the experimental protocol, for each treatment group. In dashed lines, the values of measurements in untreated control mice are shown. (c) Bleeding score evaluation in animals treated with DSS or ASA + DSS. There was no bleeding in control animals (not shown).
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