Research Article
Elemental Diet Enriched with Amino Acids Alleviates Mucosal Inflammatory Response and Prevents Colonic Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction in Mice with DSS-Induced Chronic Colitis
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An elemental diet enriched in amino acids ameliorates dextran sulfate sodium- (DSS-) induced chronic colitis. (a) The body weights (g) of individual groups of mice ( per group). (b) Colon length (cm). (c) Disease activity index (DAI) scores. (d) Pathological changes in the colons (H&E staining, magnification, ×200). Data are representative images or expressed as the of each group from three separate experiments, , , .
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