The influence of a novel pentadecapeptide, BPC 157, on N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methylester and L-arginine effects on stomach mucosa integrity and blood pressure

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 332, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-33

  Sikirić, Predrag ^a   Seiwerth, Sven ^a   Grabarević, Željko ^a   Ručman, Rudolf ^a   Petek, Marijan ^a   Jagić, Vjekoslav ^a   Turković, Branko ^a   Rotkyić, Ivo ^a   Miše, Stjepan ^a   Zoričić, Ivan ^a   Konjevoda, Paško ^a   Perović, Darko ^a   Jurina, Ljubica ^a   Šeparović, Jadranka ^a   Hanževački, Miro ^a   Artuković, Branka ^a   Bratulić, Mirna ^a   Tišljar, Marina ^a   Gjurašin, Miro ^a   Miklić, Pavao ^a   Stančić Rokotov, Dinko ^a   Slobodnjak, Zoran ^a   Jelovac, Nikola ^a   Marović, Anton ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Blood pressure maintenance; Gastric lesion; Gastrointestinal mucosal integrity; Hypotension; L Arginine; N(G) Nitro L arginine methylester; Nitric oxide (NO); Pentadecapeptide BPC 157; Peptide BPC; Stomach mucosa

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIULCER AGENT; ARGININE; DEXTRO ARGININE; GLYCYLGLUTAMYLPROLYLPROLYLPROLYLGLYCYLLYSYLPROLYLALANYLASPARTYLASPARTYLALANYLGLYCYLLEUCYLVALINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PENTADECAPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STOMACH MUCOSA LESION; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; ARGININE; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ETHANOL; GASTRIC MUCOSA; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030788304     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01033-9     Document Type: Article

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