Abstract:Background. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a kind of inflammatory bowel disease which is needed to be predicted. Objective. To analyze various animal models of UC conditions and summarizes the animal selection, model progression, and pathogenic mechanisms of UC animal models. Methods. We surveyed the research papers published in PubMed, Google Scholar, Baidu Scholar, CNKI, SciFinder, and Web of Science in the past 5 years and discussed the experimental animals, modeling methods, and pathogenic mechanisms. Results.… Show more
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