Citrus nobiletin ameliorates experimental colitis by reducing inflammation and restoring impaired intestinal barrier function

Abstract

Nobiletin exerted anti-inflammatory effects in TNBS-induced colitis through the downregulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) expression. Nobiletin restored barrier function, which had been damaged after TNBS administration, through the inhibition of the Akt-NF-κB-MLCK pathway.