The present study was designed to investigate the effect of Rubia cordifolia (Rubiaceae) against experimentally induced gastric ulcer and compare activity with its fractions by employing aspirin plus pylorus-ligated ulcer screening model in Wistar rats. Total acidity, volume of gastric acid secretion, total acid output, and pepsin activity show significant reduction, when compared with the control group. The present study confirmed that chloroform fraction showed the significant activity at lower doses compared to parent extract. The mechanism can be attributed to decrease in gastric acid secretary activity along with strengthening of mucosal defensive mechanism by prostaglandin synthesis and antioxidant potential.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3057542 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/541624 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Mucilicious methods: Navigating the tools developed to Arabidopsis Seed Coat Mucilage analysis.
Cell Surf
June 2025
Centro de Biotecnología Vegetal, Laboratorio Mucilab, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago 8370146, Chile.
During the last decades, Arabidopsis seed mucilage has been extensively studied to gain insight into the metabolism of pectin, hemicellulose and cellulose. This review aims to provide a comprehensive examination of the techniques used to understand the composition and structure of mucilage. Moreover, we present novel findings from mucilage analysis, including the separation of pectic domains within the mucilage, offering a fresh perspective on utilizing traditional techniques to analyze mucilage mutant lines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAre fluctuations in physical performance affected by contextual factors in women's handball matches? An analysis using five-minute fixed phases.
Biol Sport
January 2025
Deporte y Entrenamiento Research Group, Departamento de Deportes, Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte (INEF), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, C/Martín Fierro 7, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
The purpose of this study was twofold: to analyse physical performance fluctuations throughout match play in women's handball; and to investigate whether physical performance fluctuations are affected by contextual factors (i.e., level of the opponent and playing positions).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMineral elements of some wild plants of traditional uses in the Moroccan Rif Mountains.
Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig
December 2024
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco.
Background: Wild edible plants (WEPs) that are part of the Mediterranean diet and used in Moroccan traditional food and therapy are now less or not used. This requires their valorization to avoid the threat of their disappearance. The objective of this work was therefore to determine the mineral content in the parts of some WEPs species used for their health benefits in the Rif in Morocco.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAntibacterial and antifungal activities of Moroccan wild edible plants selected based on ethnobotanical evidence.
Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig
December 2024
Laboratory of Anthropogenetic, Biotechnologies and Health, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco.
Background: Despite the extensive literature focusing on identifying novel antimicrobials of plant origin, little work has been undertaken to examine the antimicrobial activity of wild edible plants.
Objective: The current research aimed to determine the in vitro antimicrobial activity of methanolic extract of some common wild edible plants.
Material And Methods: Disc diffusion and broth micro dilution methods were used to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of extracts of , , , , , , and against known human microorganisms' pathogens.
Agropine-type rolA modulates ROS homeostasis in an auxin-dependent manner in rolA-expressing cell cultures of Rubia cordifolia L.
Planta
December 2024
Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity of the Russian Academy of Sciences Far Eastern Branch, FGBUN FNC Bioraznoobrazia Nazemnoj Bioty Vostocnoj Azii Dal'nevostocnogo Otdelenia Rossijskoj Akademii Nauk, Vladivostok, 690022, Russia.
Long-term cultured calli may experience a biosynthetic shift due to the IAA-dependent expression of the rolA gene, which also affects ROS metabolism. The "hairy root" syndrome is caused by the root-inducing Ri-plasmid of Rhizobium rhizogenes, also known as Agrobacterium rhizogenes. The Ri-plasmid contains genes known as rol genes or root oncogenic loci, which promote root development.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!