Aqueous Tulsi leaf (Ocimum sanctum L.) extract protects against piroxicam-induced gastric ulceration in rats: Involvement of antioxidant mechanisms

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 438-447

  Basu, Anjali ^a   Mitra, Elina ^a   Mukherjee, Debasri ^a   Ghosh, Arnab K ^a   Firdaus, Syed Benazir ^a   Ghosh, Debosree ^a   Chattopadhyay, Aindrila ^b   Pattari, Sanjib K ^c   Dutta, Santanu ^d   Jana, Kuladip ^e   Bandyopadhyay, Debasish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b VIDYASAGAR COLLEGE   (India)

^c Narayana Health   (India)

^d INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^e BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Gastric ulceration; Gastroprotection; Piroxicam; Tulsi leaf aqueous extract

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE 2; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; OXOGLUTARATE DEHYDROGENASE; PEROXIDASE; PIROXICAM; PROTEIN; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; XANTHINE DEHYDROGENASE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 84875472074     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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