Gastroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects of resin from Protium heptaphyllum in mice and rats

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-111

  Oliveira, Francisco A ^a   Vieira Júnior, Gerardo M ^b   Chaves, Mariana H ^b   Almeida, Fernanda R C ^b   Florêncio, Mariana G ^b   Lima Jr , Roberto C P ^a   Silva, Regilane M ^a   Santos, Flavia A ^a   Rao, Vietla S N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Gastroprotection; Protium heptaphyllum; Resin; , Amyrins

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALCOHOL; ALPHA AMYRIN; ANTIULCER AGENT; BETA AMYRIN; CARRAGEENAN; INDOMETACIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTIUM HEPTAPHYLLUM EXTRACT; RESIN; THIOL DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GASTRITIS; GRANULOMA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS LIGATION; RAT; STOMACH PH; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH SECRETION; STOMACH ULCER;

PROTIUM HEPTAPHYLLUM;

EID: 0344010211     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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