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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015

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

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

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Nylane Maria Nunes de AlencarDepartamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, UFC, Coronel Nunes de Melo 1127, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-270 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Rachel Sindeaux Paiva PinheiroDepartamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, UFC, Coronel Nunes de Melo 1127, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-270 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Ingrid Samantha Tavares de FigueiredoCentro Universitário Estácio do Ceará, Via Corpvs, Rua Eliseu Uchoa Becco, No. 600, Bairro Água Fria, 60810-270 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Patrícia Bastos LuzDepartamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, UFC, Coronel Nunes de Melo 1127, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-270 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Lyara Barbosa Nogueira FreitasDepartamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, UFC, Coronel Nunes de Melo 1127, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-270 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Tamiris de Fátima Goebel de SouzaDepartamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, UFC, Coronel Nunes de Melo 1127, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-270 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Luana David do CarmoDepartamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, UFC, Coronel Nunes de Melo 1127, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-270 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Larisse Mota MarquesDepartamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, UFC, Coronel Nunes de Melo 1127, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-270 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Marcio Viana RamosDepartamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, UFC, Campus do Pici, Caixa Postal 6033, 60451-970 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 rubra (PrLP) against ethanol-induced gastric lesions and describe the underlying mechanisms. In a dose-dependent manner, the pretreatment with PrLP prevented ethanol-induced gastric lesions in mice after single intravenous administration. The gastroprotective mechanism of PrLP was associated with the involvement of prostaglandins and balance of oxidant/antioxidant factors. Secondarily, the NO/cGMP/KATP pathway and activation of capsaicin-sensitive primary afferents were also demonstrated as part of the mechanism. This study shows that proteins extracted from the latex of P. rubra prevent gastric lesions induced in experimental animals. Also, the results support the use of the plant in folk medicine.

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PMID26788111
PMCPMC4691623
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