Paracetamol [acetaminophen]-induced gastrotoxicity: Revealed by induced hyperacidity in combination with acute or chronic inflammation

Inflammopharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 150-154

  Rainsford, K D ^a,b   Whitehouse, M W ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Acid production; Cholinergic activation; Gastric ulcer; Inflammation; Paracetamol; Phenols

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; CELECOXIB; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; EUGENOL; GUAIACOL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; KETOPROFEN; KETOROLAC; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SALICYLATE SODIUM; SALICYLIC ACID; SALIGENIN; ZYMOSAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTRITIS; HYPERACIDITY; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH DISEASE; STOMACH FUNDUS; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; STOMACH IRRITATION; STOMACH MUCOSA LESION; STOMACH PH; STOMACH ULCER; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 33748497386     PISSN: 09254692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10787-006-1389-8     Document Type: Article

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