title: Gastric cytoprotection of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory sesquiterpene, beta-caryophyllene.
abstract: The gastric cytoprotective effect of beta-caryophyllene, an anti-inflammatory sesquiterpene, was investigated in rats. The oral administration of beta-caryophyllene to rats significantly inhibited gastric mucosal injuries induced by necrotizing agents such as absolute ethanol and 0.6 N HCl, although it failed to prevent water immersion stress- and indomethacin-induced gastric lesions. In addition, this compound hardly affected the secretion of gastric acid and pepsin. Thus, beta-caryophyllene elicited anti-inflammatory effects without any indication of gastric mucosal damage typical of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents. Furthermore, this compound manifested cytoprotective effects, rendering the two-dimensional efficacious beta-caryophyllene to be a clinically safe and potentially useful agent.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tambe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsujiuchi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikeshiro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000633:toxicity; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000633:toxicity; D008297:Male; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D000431:Ethanol; C024714:caryophyllene; D007213:Indomethacin