title: Anti-ulcer activity of higher primary alcohols of beeswax.
abstract: The anti-ulcer effects of a natural mixture of higher aliphatic primary alcohols, designated D-002, isolated from beeswax, were compared with those of cimetidine on indomethacin-, ethanol-, water-immersion-induced ulcers and on gastric secretion in rats. D-002 (25-50 mg kg-1 p.o.) was similar to cimetidine in dose-dependently reducing the duration of indomethacin-induced ulcers while also being effective in preventing ethanol-induced ulcers, which are not affected by cimetidine. On the other hand, D-002 (100 mg kg-1) moderately decreased the volume of gastric basal secretion in pylorus-ligated rats, but not the acidity. Nevertheless, it inhibited gastric ulcer induced by pylorus-ligation at doses (50 mg kg-1) that were ineffective in decreasing the volume. In addition, 100 mg kg-1 of D-002 prevented the formation of acute gastric ulcers induced in rats by water-immersion stress. The results demonstrate the anti-ulcer activity of the preparation in different experimental models suggesting its potential value for ulcer therapy.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Scientific Research, Havana, Cuba.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carbajal
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valdés
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arruzazabala
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Más
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000438:Alcohols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D000431:Ethanol; D005744:Gastric Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D007213:Indomethacin; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014885:Waxes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D014885:Waxes; C038228:beeswax; D000431:Ethanol; D002927:Cimetidine; D007213:Indomethacin