Research Article

Downregulation of Aquaporin 3 Mediated the Laxative Effect in the Rat Colon by a Purified Resin Glycoside Fraction from Pharbitis Semen

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RFP decreased the expression of AQP3 in the colon of rats. (a, b) The colon was removed from the rats 6 hours after RFP or MgSO4 administration. (a) The expression of AQP3 in the RFP-treated rat colons was detected by immunohistochemistry. The positive expression was shown as brown. (20 x 2.5) represents the lower magnification image, bars: 100 μm and (20 x 10) represents amplifying image, bars: 25 μm. (b) Western blotting was done to analyze the protein expression levels of AQP3. P < 0.001, ns vs control group.
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