Recombinant adeno-associated virus carrying thymosin β₄suppresses experimental colitis in mice

AIM: intracolonic administration. METHODS: on colitis. The activities of myeloperoxidase (MPO) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) and the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) were determined using biochemical assays. Colonic levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-10 were measured using ELISA, and mucosal epithelial cell apoptosis and proliferation were detected by TUNEL assay and immunochemistry, respectively. RESULTS: also modulated colonic TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-10 levels and suppressed the compensatory proliferation of colonic epithelial cells in DSS- and TNBS-treated mice. CONCLUSION: could potentially be developed into a promising agent for the therapy of inflammatory bowel diseases.