title: Alternative medicines as emerging therapies for inflammatory bowel diseases.
abstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be divided into two major categories, ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn disease (CD). While the main cause(s) of IBD remain unknown, a number of interventional and preventive strategies have been proposed for use against CD and UC. Many reports have focused on the use of alternative natural medicines as potential therapeutic interventions in IBD patients with minimal side effects. While the use of alternative medicines may be effective in IBD patients that are refractory to corticosteroids or thiopurins, alternative treatment strategies are limited and require extensive clinical testing before being optimized for use in patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA. Udai.singh@uscmed.sc.edu
authors.forename: Udai P
authors.initials: UP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Narendra P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Brandon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Busbee
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Balwan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Dennis D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Taub
authors.forename: Manoj K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Mitzi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagarkatti
authors.forename: Prakash S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Nagarkatti
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010944:Plants / Q000276:immunology; D000077185:Resveratrol; D012431:Rutin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D013267:Stilbenes; D012431:Rutin; D000077185:Resveratrol