Orally administered gold nanoparticles protect against colitis by attenuating Toll-like receptor 4- and reactive oxygen/nitrogen species-mediated inflammatory responses but could induce gut dysbiosis in mice
Abstract Background Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are attracting interest as potential therapeutic agents to treat inflammatory diseases, but their anti-inflammatory mechanism of action is not clear yet. In addition, the effect of orally administered AuNPs on gut microbiota has been overlooked so far....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Nanobiotechnology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12951-018-0415-5 |