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The gastro protective effects of Cibotium barometz hair on ethanol-induced gastric ulcer in Sprague-Dawley rats

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Title
The gastro protective effects of Cibotium barometz hair on ethanol-induced gastric ulcer in Sprague-Dawley rats
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BMC Veterinary Research, January 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12917-017-0949-z
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Nahla Saeed AL-Wajeeh, Maryam Hajerezaie, Suzita Mohd Noor, Mohammed Farouq Halabi, Nawal Al-Henhena, Ainnul Hamidah Syahadah Azizan, Sareh Kamran, Pouya Hassandarvish, Abdrabuh N. Shwter, Hamed karimian, Hapipah Mohd Ali, Mahmood Ameen Abdulla

Abstract

Cibotium barometz is a medical herb used traditionally in the Malaysian peninsula for several ailments, including gastric ulcer. The aim of this study was assessment the anti-ulcer effects of C. barometz hair on ethanol-induced stomach hemorrhagic abrasions in animals. Seven groups of Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were administered 10% Tween 20 in the normal control and ulcer control groups, and omeprazole 20 mg/kg and 62.5, 125, 250, and 500 mg/kg of C. barometz hair extract in the experimental groups. After 60 min, the normal control group of rats was orally administered 10% Tween 20, while absolute ethanol was orally administered to the groups of ulcer control, omeprazole and experimental groups. Stomachs of the rats were examined macroscopically and histologically. Homogenates of stomachs were used to evaluate endogenous antioxidant enzyme activities. Rats pre-fed with plant extract presented a significant decrease in the sore area, increased pH of gastric contents and preserved stomach wall mucus compared to the ulcer group. Histologically, rats pre-fed with C. barometz hair extract showed mild to moderate disruptions of the surface epithelium while animals pre-fed with absolute ethanol showed severe disruptions of the stomach epithelium with edema and leucocyte penetration of the submucosal layer. A Periodic acid Schiff (PAS) staining revealed that each rat pre-treated with the plant extract displayed an intense uptake of stomach epithelial glycoprotein magenta color compared to the ulcer control group. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that rats pre-fed with the plant extract showed an up-regulation of the heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and down-regulation of Bax proteins compared to ulcer control rats. Homogenates of the stomach tissue demonstrated significant increases in the endogenous antioxidant enzymatic activity and decreased lipid peroxidation (MDA) in rats pre-treated with C. barometz hair extract compared with the ulcer control rats. In acute toxicity, the liver and kidney revealed no hepatotoxic or nephrotoxic effects histologically. The gastric cytoprotective action of C. barometz hair extract might be attributed to antioxidants, an increase in gastric pH, stomach mucus preservation, increased endogenous antioxidant enzymes, decreased lipid peroxidation, up-regulation of HSP70 and down-regulation of Bax proteins.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 52 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 11 21%
Student > Master 10 19%
Professor > Associate Professor 5 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 8%
Lecturer 3 6%
Other 8 15%
Unknown 11 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 16 31%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 12%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 10%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 6%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 6%
Other 5 10%
Unknown 14 27%
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#15,484,498
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