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Abstract Title:

The effects of baicalein on gastric mucosal ulcerations in mice: Protective pathways and anti-secretory mechanisms.

Abstract Source:

Chem Biol Interact. 2016 Oct 22 ;260:33-41. Epub 2016 Aug 22. PMID: 27780710

Abstract Author(s):

Ana Roseli S Ribeiro, José Diego do Nascimento Valença, Jeferson da Silva Santos, Thaise Boeing, Luisa Mota da Silva, Sérgio Faloni de Andrade, Ricardo L C Albuquerque-Júnior, Sara Maria Thomazzi

Article Affiliation:

Ana Roseli S Ribeiro

Abstract:

Many flavonoids have been shown to present good results for the treatment of gastric ulcers. Baicalein, a bioactive flavonoid derived from the Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi root, possesses several biological effects, such as anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. This study was conducted to assess the gastroprotective properties of baicalein. Anti-ulcerogenic assay was performed using the protocol of ulcer induced by ethanol/HCl in mice; then, the role of presynapticα2-receptors, sulfhydryl (SH) compounds, nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin (PG) and ATP-sensitive K(+) (KATP) channels in gastroprotection of baicalein was investigated. The levels of reduced glutathione (GSH) and the myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity were measured in the gastric mucosa. Parameters ofgastric secretion (volume, [H(+)] and pH) were determined with or without the presence of the secretagogue agent histamine, as well as mucus in gastric contents, by the pylorus ligation model. In vitro H(+),K(+)-ATPase activity was also determined. Baicalein (10, 30 and 100 mg/kg) exhibited a doserelated gastroprotective effect (P < 0.001) against acidified ethanol-induced lesions. The intraperitoneal treatment of mice with a α2-adrenoreceptor antagonist (yohimbine; 2 mg/kg), a SH compounds blocker (N-ethylmaleimide, NEM; 10 mg/kg), a non-selective inhibitor of NO synthase (Nw-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride, L-NAME; 10 mg/kg), a non-selective inhibitor of cyclo-oxygenase (indomethacin; 10 mg/kg) or a KATP channel blocker (glibenclamide; 10 mg/kg) was able to reverse (P < 0.001) the gastroprotective response caused by baicalein (30 mg/kg). Baicalein (30 mg/kg; P < 0.05) was able to increase GSH levels and decreasing MPO activity. The intraduodenal treatment with baicalein (30 and 100 mg/kg) significantly increased (P < 0.05) the gastric mucus secretion. Additionally, the treatment with baicalein reduced (30 and 100 mg/kg; P < 0.05) the secretion volume and total acid secretion, and also increased (10, 30 and 100 mg/kg; P < 0.001) the pH value, after pylorus ligature. Baicalein (30 mg/kg) was also effective in inhibiting the effects of histamine on gastric secretion (volume, [H(+)] and pH; P < 0.001). Baicalein at 10 and 30 μg/mL showed anti-H(+),K(+)-ATPase activity. In conclusion, the present results provide convincing evidence that baicalein could be used as a cytoprotective (preventive effect) and anti-ulcerogenic (anti-secretory effect) agent in the gastric ulcers.

Study Type : Animal Study

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