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The Protective Effects of 18β-Glycyrrhetinic Acid on Helicobacter pylori-Infected Gastric Mucosa in Mongolian Gerbils.
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BioMed research international [Biomed Res Int] 2016; Vol. 2016, pp. 4943793. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Feb 24. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- 18β-Glycyrrhetinic acid (GRA), a major component of Glycyrrhiza glabra, is widely used therapeutically in clinic. In this study, the effect of GRA on Helicobacter pylori- (H. pylori-) infected gastritis was investigated in Mongolian gerbils in vivo. The gerbils were randomly divided into groups: uninfected; H. pylori-infected; H. pylori + antibiotics (clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and esomeprazole); and H. pylori + GRA. The gastric intraluminal pH value, histopathological changes, and the expression levels of inflammation-related cytokines (IL-1β, TNF-α, COX-2, and iNOS) were investigated. The results showed that, in the H. pylori + GRA group, the intraluminal gastric pH value was lower (2.14 ± 0.08 versus 3.17 ± 0.23, P < 0.05), erosion and hyperplasia were alleviated, the infiltration of neutrophils and mononuclear cells was attenuated (P < 0.05), and the expression levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, COX-2, and iNOS were decreased (P < 0.05) compared with the H. pylori-infected group. There was no significant difference in results between the H. pylori + GRA group and the H. pylori + antibiotics group. This study indicated that GRA significantly attenuated H. pylori-infected gastritis in gerbils and has the potential to be developed as a new therapeutic drug.
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Cyclooxygenase 2 metabolism
Gastric Mucosa microbiology
Gerbillinae
Glycyrrhetinic Acid pharmacology
Interleukin-1beta metabolism
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha metabolism
Gastric Mucosa metabolism
Glycyrrhetinic Acid analogs & derivatives
Helicobacter Infections prevention & control
Helicobacter pylori metabolism
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2314-6141
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- 2016
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- MEDLINE
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- BioMed research international
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27006947
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/4943793