The Preventive Effect on Ethanol-Induced Gastric Lesions of the Medicinal Plant Plumeria rubra: Involvement of the Latex Proteins in the NO/cGMP/KATP Signaling Pathway

The Preventive Effect on Ethanol-Induced Gastric Lesions of the Medicinal Plant Plumeria rubra: Involvement of the Latex Proteins in the NO/cGMP/KATP Signaling Pathway

Plumeria rubra (Apocynaceae) is frequently used in folk medicine for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, hepatitis, and tracheitis, among other infirmities. The aim of this study was to investigate the gastroprotective potential of a protein fraction isolated from the latex of Plumeria rubr...

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Main Authors: Nylane Maria Nunes de Alencar, Rachel Sindeaux Paiva Pinheiro, Ingrid Samantha Tavares de Figueiredo, Patrícia Bastos Luz, Lyara Barbosa Nogueira Freitas, Tamiris de Fátima Goebel de Souza, Luana David do Carmo, Larisse Mota Marques, Marcio Viana Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/706782

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/706782

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