Research Article

Inhibition of A2B Adenosine Receptor Attenuates Intestinal Injury in a Rat Model of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

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Inhibition of A2BR by PSB1115 attenuated NEC. (a) H&E staining (200x) of intestinal tissues showed improved morphology in the NECP group as compared with the NEC and NECB groups; (b) pathological scores in the NECP group were significantly lower than that in the NEC and NECB groups; (c) the disease severity of NEC was determined by the DAI score. Animals in the NECP group showed lower DAI scores than those in the NEC and NECB groups. DAI: disease activity index; NEC: necrotizing enterocolitis; NECB: necrotizing enterocolitis+BAY60-6583 treatment; NECP: necrotizing enterocolitis+PSB1115 treatment. Δ vs. all other groups; # vs. the Con group.
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