title: Antiulcer activity of Utleria salicifolia rhizome extract.
abstract: The effect of 50% ethanolic extract of Utleria salicifolia (USE) was assessed in different acute and chronic gastric ulcer models in rats. USE, 50-200 mg/kg administered orally, twice daily for 5 days showed dose-dependent ulcer protective effect in pylorus ligation (14.48-51.03% protection, P < 0.5 to P < 0.01), aspirin (28.80-56.52% protection, P < 0.5 to P < 0.001), ethanol (13.22-60.74% protection, P < 0.5 to P < 0.001), cold-restraint stress (21.22-77.14% protection, P < 0.05 to P < 0.001), and acetic acid (20.0-84.37% protection, P < 0.5 to P < 0.001)-induced acute and chronic ulcers. USE also significantly (P < 0.001) reduced the ulcer incidence (50 and 10%) and severity (67.83 and 91.34% protection) of duodenal ulcer, induced by cysteamine. Besides USE offered protection (53.52 and 60.58%) against ethanol-induced depletion of gastric wall mucus. However, USE reduced the ulcer index with significant decrease in plasma corticosterone (25.53 and 39.52% protection, P < 0.1 and P < 0.05), lipid peroxidation (18.75 and 47.92% protection, P < 0.01 and P < 0.001), superoxide dismutase (15.80 and 26.61% protection, P < 0.05 and P < 0.001) and increased in catalase (28.42 and 71.0% protection, P < 0.05 and P < 0.001) activity, respectively. Preliminary phytochemical screening of the USE gave the positive test for steroids, alkaloids, terpenoids, saponins and tannins. The HPTLC studies in the toluene: ethyl acetate: formic acid and the densitometric scanning at 254 nm gave three major spots with area corresponding to 28.16, 17.17, and 13.79% at 0.69, 0.78, and 0.88 R(f) values, respectively. The results indicate that USE possesses antiulcer activity.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacology Division, National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Rana Pratap Marg, P.O. Box 436, Lucknow 226 001, Uttar Pradesh, India. chvrao72@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ch V
authors.initials: ChV
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ojha
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Radhakrishnan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Govindarajan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rastogi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pushpangadan
mesh_terms: D019342:Acetic Acid; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000431:Ethanol; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D027343:Rhizome; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D010936:Plant Extracts; D000431:Ethanol; D019342:Acetic Acid; D001241:Aspirin