title: Therapeutic efficacy of pycnogenol in experimental inflammatory bowel diseases.
abstract: Pycnogenol was administered for 10 days by gavage to Sprague-Dawley rats fed an elemental diet, then inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was induced by intrarectal administration of ethanol 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS). Twelve hours after TNBS treatment, the rats were killed, the colon was assessed by a macroscopic damage score and mucosa homogenate was assayed for myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity. The supplementation of pycnogenol significantly inhibited the macroscopic damage score and MPO activity in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggested that pycnogenol ameliorates TNBS-induced inflammation by radical scavenging activity, and may have beneficial effects as a supplement in enteral nutrition for IBD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Nutrition, School of Health and Human Life, Nagoya Bunri University, Inazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Miyako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D028223:Pinus; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014302:Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D005419:Flavonoids; D010936:Plant Extracts; C024070:pycnogenols; D014302:Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid