Gastroprotective effects of thymol on acute and chronic ulcers in rats: The role of prostaglandins, ATP-sensitive K+ channels, and gastric mucus secretion

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 244, Issue , 2016, Pages 121-128

  Ribeiro, Ana Roseli S ^a   Diniz, Polyana B F ^a   Pinheiro, Malone S ^b   Albuquerque Júnior, Ricardo L C ^b   Thomazzi, Sara M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^b TIRADENTES UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ATP Sensitive K+ channels; Gastric ulcer; Gastroprotection; Prostaglandins; Thymol

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SENSITIVE POTASSIUM CHANNEL; ALCOHOL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PROPARGYLGLYCINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; THYMOL; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROTECTIVE AGENT; STOMACH MUCIN;

ADULT; AGAR DIFFUSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STOMACH CONTENT; STOMACH PH; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH SECRETION; STOMACH ULCER; ULCER; YOUNG ADULT; ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MUCUS; SECRETION (PROCESS); STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; WISTAR RAT;

ACETIC ACID; ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCINS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; KATP CHANNELS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUCUS; PROSTAGLANDINS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH ULCER; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; THYMOL;

EID: 84951159963     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: 18727786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2015.12.004     Document Type: Article

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