Role of free radical scavenging activity of vasoactive intestinal peptide in the attenuation of mitochondrial dysfunction to ameliorate dextran sulphate sodium-induced colitis in mice: Implications in ulcerative colitis.

Bengaluru Chandraiah SpoorthiSunil S MoreSanthekadur Annappa GauthamShashwati GhoshIshita SahaArpan Kumar Maiti

Published in: Journal of digestive diseases (2020)

By virtue of its free radical scavenging properties VIP can act as a potent anti-colitogenic agent, reversing colonic mitochondrial dysfunction for treating UC.

Keyphrases

ulcerative colitis
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome