Abstract:
:Annona muricata Linnaeus, popularly known as "graviola" and also called soursop, is a species typical of countries with a tropical climate, and it is used in folk medicine as an anticancer, analgesic and antispasmodic agent. The aim of the present study was to validate the gastroprotective activity of the hydroalcoholic extract of the leaves of A. muricata (HEAM) and to investigate the underlying mechanisms of action for this effect. Gastric lesions were induced in mice by absolute ethanol, acidified ethanol or indomethacin. Before, the animals were pretreated with saline, omeprazole or HEAM orally at doses of 50-400 mg/kg. To determine the mechanism of action of the extract, we investigated, using specific inhibitors, the involvement of nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandins (PGEs), ATP-dependent K+ channels and α2-noradrenergic receptors. HEAM showed significant antiulcer activity against lesions induced by absolute ethanol, acidified ethanol or indomethacin, which was mediated by endogenous gastric prostaglandins.
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Saudi J Biol Scijournal_title
Saudi journal of biological sciencesauthors
Bento EB,Júnior FEB,de Oliveira DR,Fernandes CN,de Araújo Delmondes G,Cesário FRAS,Rodrigues CKS,Sales VDS,de Figueiredo FRSDN,Lemos ICS,Monteiro ÁB,de Menezes IRA,da Costa JGM,Kerntopf MRdoi
10.1016/j.sjbs.2016.01.024subject
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2018-05-01 00:00:00pages
609-621issue
4eissn
1319-562Xissn
2213-7106pii
S1319-562X(16)00026-7journal_volume
25pub_type
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