Influence of extra-intestinal inflammation on the in vitro absorption of 14C-glucose and the effects of anti-inflammatory drugs in the jejunum of rats.

Inflammation was induced in the hind legs of rats by formalin injection and the in vitro jejunal absorption of 14C-glucose was studied. Treatment of rats with formalin caused a reduction in the in vitro absorption of glucose from the jejunum. Oral administration of oxyphenbutazone or a herbal anti-inflammatory drug (Withania somnifera) prior to formalin injection, resulted in no alteration in the jejunal absorption of glucose.