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Sunday, September 6, 2009

Astragalus, Intestinal Inflammation and Endotoxin

Astragalus, Intestinal Inflammation and Endotoxin: "A new study has reported that Astragalus may prove an effective therapy against intestinal inflammation caused by LPS endotoxin. The study demonstrated that Tnf-a and Il-8 is significantly higher in LPS-induced damage in intestinal epithelial cells. Treatment with Astragalus mongholicus polysaccharide (APS) significantly abrogated LPS-endotoxin expression of Tnf-a and Il-8 and suggested this is"
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