Açaí berries (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) dried extract improves ethanol-induced ulcer in rats.

Objectives: Açaí (Euterpe oleracea) is widely consumed in Brazil and known for its numerous health-beneficial properties. This study investigated the gastroprotective potential of the dried açaí berries extract (DAE).

Methods: Dried açaí berries extract effect was evaluated against ethanol-induced gastric ulcer in rats.

Gastroprotective and anti-secretory mechanisms of 2-phenylquinoline, an alkaloid isolated from Galipea longiflora.

Background: We previously described the gastroprotective effect of 2-phenylquinoline (2-PQ), the main alkaloid isolated from the bark of Galipea longiflora (Rutaceae). However, despite the significant and promising results, the pharmacological mechanisms of the gastroprotection induced by 2-PQ have not been investigated.

Purpose: To evaluate the mechanisms underlying the gastroprotective effects of 2-PQ.