Strontium Chloride: Can It Be a New Treatment Option for Ulcerative Colitis?

Background/Aims. Patients with ulcerative colitis still need effective therapy without major side effects. It has been found that strontium can suppress NFκB activation induced by TNF-α. This opens a gate to a new anti-TNF agent which is cheap and can be given orally. We for the first time aimed to...

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Main Authors: Firdevs Topal, Ozlem Yonem, Nevin Tuzcu, Mehmet Tuzcu, Hilmi Ataseven, Melih Akyol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/530687