1. Effects of Rumex patientia root extract on indomethacine and ethanol induced gastric damage in rats.
- Author
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Süleyman H, Demirezer LO, and Kuruüzüm-Uz A
- Subjects
- Animals, Cyclooxygenase 2, Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors, Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors pharmacology, Isoenzymes metabolism, Male, Plant Extracts pharmacology, Plant Roots chemistry, Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases metabolism, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Stomach Ulcer chemically induced, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal toxicity, Central Nervous System Depressants toxicity, Ethanol toxicity, Indomethacin toxicity, Rumex chemistry, Stomach Ulcer prevention & control
- Abstract
The effects of an aqueous root extract from Rumex patientia (D-1) compared to COX-2 selective inhibitors on indomethacine and ethanol induced stomach ulcers were investigated. Adult male Wistar albino rats, weighing between 185-200 g were used. It was determined that D-1 does not show its gastroprotective activity via a COX enzyme in indomethacine induced ulcers. Antioxidant effects protect the gastrointestinal system. The effect of D-1 in ethanol induced ulcers may also be due to its antioxidant effect.
- Published
- 2004