Destruction of the Dorsal Motor Nucleus of the Vagus Aggravates Inflammation and Injury from Acid-Induced Acute Esophagitis in a Rat Model

Background/Aims. The aim of this study is to examine the protective effect of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway (CAP) in experimental esophagitis in rats. Methods. A total of 40 male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into five groups as follows: control group, sham + saline grou...

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Main Authors: Li Zhao, Pengyan Xie, Bin Geng, Zheng Wang, Le Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Analytical Cellular Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8243813