Effect of quercetin, flavonoids and α-tocopherol, an antioxidant vitamin on experimental reflux oesophagitis in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 589, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 233-238

  Rao, Chandana Venkateswara ^a   Vijayakumar, Madhavan ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

tocopherol; Antioxidant; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Oesophagitis; Quercetin

Indexed keywords

ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; FLAVONOID; GLUTATHIONE; HEXOSE; MALONALDEHYDE; OMEPRAZOLE; PEPSIN A; QUERCETIN; SIALIC ACID; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; STOMACH CONTENT; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; COLLAGEN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; ESOPHAGUS; GASTRIC ACID; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; GLUTATHIONE; HEXOSES; HISTAMINE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; OMEPRAZOLE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEPSIN A; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS; QUERCETIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 47549111114     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.04.062     Document Type: Article

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