Antiulcer activity of Muntingia calabura leaves involves the modulation of endogenous nitric oxide and nonprotein sulfhydryl compounds

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 410-418

  Balan, Tavamani ^a   Mohd Sani, Mohd Hijaz ^a   Suppaiah, Velan ^a   Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah ^a   Suhaili, Zarizal ^b   Ahmad, Zuraini ^a   Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Gastroprotection; leaves; methanol extract; Muntingia calabura; nitric oxide; peptic ulcers; sulfhydryl group

Indexed keywords

ANTIULCER AGENT; MUNTINGIA CALABURA EXTRACT; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; RANITIDINE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIULCER ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ETHANOL-INDUCED GASTRIC ULCER; EXPERIMENTAL GASTRIC ULCER; INDOMETACIN INDUCED GASTRIC ULCER; LD 50; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUNTINGIA CALABURA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STOMACH PROTECTION;

ANIMALIA; MUNTINGIA CALABURA; MUNTINGIACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 84896712897     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2013.839713     Document Type: Article

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