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US 5,569,680 AGranted
Method of treating inflammatory bowel disease with tributyrin
AssigneeTrustees of the Univ. of Penna.
InventorGary D. Wu
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Abstract
A method for treating inflammatory bowel disease in a patient by inhibiting the production of interleukin-8 in intestinal epithelial cells by administering to said patient an enema of an effective amount of tributyrin.
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A method of treating inflammatory bowel disease in a patient by inhibiting the production of interleukin-8 in intestinal epithelial cells by administering to said patient through an enema an effective amount of tributyrin.
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