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Efficacy of Brown Seaweed Hot Water Extract Against Hcl-ethanol Induced Gastric Mucosal Injury in Rats  

Raghavendran Hanumantha Rao Balaji (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Madras)
Sathivel Arumugam (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Madras)
Devaki Thiruvengadam (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Madras)
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Archives of Pharmacal Research / v.27, no.4, 2004 , pp. 449-453 More about this Journal
Abstract
Effect of pre-treatment with hot water extract of marine brown alga Sargassum polycystum C.Ag. (100 mg/kg body wt, orally for period of 15 days) on HCI-ethanol (150 mM of HCI-etha-not mixture containing 0.15 N HCI in $70\%$ v/v ethanol given orally) induced gastric mucosal injury in rats was examined with respect to lipid peroxides, antioxidant enzyme status, acid/pepsin and glycoproteins in the gastric mucosa. The levels of lipid peroxides of gastric mucosa and volume, acidity of the gastric juice were increased with decreased levels of antioxidant enzymes and glycoproteins were observed in HCI-ethanol induced rats. The rats pre-treated with seaweed extract prior to HCI-ethanol induction reversed the depleted levels of antioxidant enzymes and reduced the elevated levels of lipid peroxides when compared with HCI-ethanol induced rats. The levels of glycoproteins and alterations in the gastric juice were also maintained at near normal levels in rats pre-treated with seaweed extract. The rats given seaweed extract alone did not show any toxicity, which was confirmed by histopathological studies. These results suggest that the seaweed extract contains some anti-ulcer agents, which may maintain the volume/acidity of gastric juice and improve the gastric mucosa antioxidant defense system against HCI-ethanol induced gastric mucosal injury in rats.
Keywords
Sargassum poiycystum; Gastric injury; Antioxidants; HCI-ethanol; Lipid peroxides; Gastric mucosa;
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