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Jul 2026
Cimicifuga foetida L. polysaccharide alleviates ulcerative colitis by inhibiting pyroptosis and regulating gut microbiota
The preliminary biological assessment suggests that the polysaccharide subfraction SM05 alleviated the symptoms of UC induced by DSS, and may be related to the activation of the Nrf2/Keap1 pathway, the inhibition of pyroptosis, and the regulation of the intestinal microbiota.
Qing Luo, Yangyang Xu, Zhihua Li et al.
· Frontiers in Pharmacology · 0 citations