Caffeic acid inhibits colitis in a mouse model -- is a drug-metabolizing gene crucial?
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 10:14
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at Iowa State University have found that increased expression of a form of cytochrome P-450 (CYP4B1) is a key marker of inhibition of colitis in mice by caffeic acid, an anti-inflammatory antioxidant compound widely distributed in foods.