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AIMS Intestinal mucositis is the most common side effect of 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) treatment in cancer patients. Previous research suggested that andrographolide (Andro) attenuated the intestinal injury in colitis or diarrhea in mice. The present study was aimed at investigating the protective effect of Andro against 5-Fu induced intestinal mucositis and the underlying mechanism. MAIN METHODS BALB/C mice were injected 5-Fu at a dose of 100 mg/kg for 5 days to induce intestinal mucositis. Andro at different doses (25, 50, 100 mg/kg/da