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Electron microscopy of cytodifferentiation and its subcellular steroidogenic sites in the theca cell of the human ovary
Autoradiographic studies of protein and polysaccharide synthesis during vitellogenesis in Drosophila
Determination of DNA content in the nurse and follicle cells from wild type and mutant Drosophila melanogaster by DNA-Feulgen cytophotometry
Novel Nonbiologic Therapies for Ulcerative Colitis
An extensive array of compounds has been studied for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). The most frequently used nonbiologic drugs for the oral and intravenous treatment of ulcerative colitis include 5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA) drugs (mesalamine and derivatives), sulfasalazine, and other azo-bonded molecules of 5-ASA, steroids, calcineurin inhibitors (cyclosporine, tacrolimus, and sirolimus), thiopurines (azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine), and methotrexate, which are already presented in other sections of this book and are thus not considered in this chapter. The therapies presented in this section should be considered as potential alternatives, mostly for mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis (UC). They are substances mostly used without FDA indications, such as heparin, nicotine, rosiglitazone, and N-acetylcysteine as well as “natural” compounds suggested to have anti-inflammatory or reparative properties, such as aloe vera, curcumin, short-chain fatty acids, and Bowman-Birk inhibito