Thymoquinone: Novel gastroprotective mechanisms

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 697, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 126-131

  Magdy, Mahmoud Awny ^a   Hanan, El Abhar ^b   Nabila, El Maraghy ^c  

^a OCTOBER 6 UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Zagazig University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Ischemia Reperfusion; Mucin; Myeloperoxidase; Nitric oxide; Proton pump; Thymoquinone

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDE; MUCIN; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE; OMEPRAZOLE; PEPSIN A; PROTON PUMP; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THYMOQUINONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ISCHEMIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PYLORUS; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZOQUINONES; CYTOPROTECTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GASTRIC ACID; GASTRIC MUCINS; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GLUTATHIONE; H(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE; LIPID PEROXIDES; MALE; NEUTROPHIL INFILTRATION; NITRIC OXIDE; OMEPRAZOLE; PEPSIN A; PEROXIDASE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPERFUSION INJURY; STOMACH ULCER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84869495785     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.09.042     Document Type: Article

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