Phytopreventative effects of Gynostemma pentaphyllum against acute indomethacin-induced gastrointestinal and renal toxicity in rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 523-530

  Hesse, Cristina ^a,b   Razmovski Naumovski, Valentina ^a   Duke, Colin C ^a   Davies, Neal M ^a,c   Roufogalis, Basil D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal; Gynostemma pentaphyllum; Gypenosides; Renal; Toxicity; Ulcer

Indexed keywords

GYPENOSIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; INDOMETACIN; LACTOSE; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; GYNOSTEMMA; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE INJURY; INTESTINE ULCER; LD 50; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; ULCER;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GYNOSTEMMA; HAPTOGLOBINS; INDOMETHACIN; INTESTINE, SMALL; KIDNEY; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; ULCER;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GYNOSTEMMA; GYNOSTEMMA PENTAPHYLLUM; RATTUS;

EID: 34250321213     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2086     Document Type: Article

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