Gastroprotective and antioxidant effects of usnic acid on indomethacin-induced gastric ulcer in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-65

  Odabasoglu, Fehmi ^a   Cakir, Ahmet ^a   Suleyman, Halis ^b   Aslan, Ali ^a   Bayir, Yasin ^a   Halici, Mesut ^a   Kazaz, Cavit ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Gastroprotective effect; Neutrophil infiltration; Nitric oxide synthase; Usnea longissima; Usnic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; INDOMETACIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RANITIDINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; USNIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STOMACH ULCER; USNEA;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZOFURANS; CYTOPROTECTION; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; NEUTROPHIL INFILTRATION; NITRIC OXIDE; PEROXIDASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH ULCER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMALIA; USNEA; USNEA LONGISSIMA;

EID: 27944443210     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.06.043     Document Type: Article

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