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Article Type

Original Research

Authors

Paseban   M. (1)
Mousavi Fayzabadi   V. (2 )
Tayyebi Meibodi   N. (3)
Yousefi   M. (4)
Hosseini   A. (5)
Rakhshandeh   H. (*)






(*) Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
(1) Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
(2 ) Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Science, Mashhad University of Payam Noor, Mashhad, Iran
(3) Department of Pathology, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad , Iran
(4) Department of Persian Medicine, School of Persian and Complementary Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
(5) Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

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Address: Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ferdowsi University campus, Azadi Square, Mashhad, Iran
Phone: +9155036929
Fax: 05138828565
RakhshandehH@mums.ac.ir

Article History

Received:   February  25, 2018
Accepted:   September 22, 2018
ePublished:   January 27, 2019

ABSTRACT

Aims Plantago major is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of hydro – alcoholic extract of Plantago major on indomethacin-induced gastric ulcer in rats
Materials & Methods 72 male Wistar rats were used in this experimental study. In treatment groups, animals received indomethacin (35 mg/kg) as single dose for induces stomach ulcer, then rats were gavaged by ranitidine (50 mg/kg) and different doses of the extract (200 mg/kg, 400 mg/kg and 800 mg/kg) for 3 days. In preventive groups, animals were treated by ranitidine and different doses of extract for 3 days, and then indomethacin was gavaged on 4th day for stomach ulcer induction. Gastric mucosal damage and acid secretion were evaluated 6 hours later. Statistical analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA.
Findings Acid secretion significantly decreased in therapeutic group that received 200 mg/kg dose of the extract and in preventive groups that received different doses of the extract (p<0.05). Also macroscopic results showed all doses of extract in preventive groups and 200 mg/kg and 800 mg/kg doses of extract in therapeutic groups significantly decreased ulcer index (p<0.05, p<0.01).
Conclusion Hydro – alcoholic extract of Plantago major can protect the gastric mucosa against indomethacin-induced gastric ulcer, via decreasing of gastric acid secretion.


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