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ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2025

In Vivo Evidence for the Preventive Role of Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton in Indomethacin-Induced Gastric Ulcer: Focusing on Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Apoptotic Mechanisms.

Ismail Cagri Aydin, Irmak Ferah Okkay, Ufuk Okkay, Mustafa Ozkaraca, Fatma Yesilyurt, Aysegul Yilmaz, Betul Cicek, Ozhan Karatas, Hilal Kadioglu Kalkandelen, Bilge Aydin and 4 more

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Combined Omeprazole andInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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14 authors.

Ismail Cagri AydinDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Erzincan, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-2632-4324
Irmak Ferah OkkayDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-8836-9547
Ufuk OkkayDepartment of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Mustafa OzkaracaDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey.
Fatma YesilyurtDepartment of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Aysegul YilmazDepartment of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Amasya University, Amasya, Turkey.
Betul CicekDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Erzincan, Turkey.
Ozhan KaratasDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-2778-8059
Hilal Kadioglu KalkandelenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey.
Bilge AydinDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Erzincan, Turkey.
Ahmet HacimuftuogluDepartment of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Songul KarakayaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Zuhal GüvenalpDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
A M Abd El-AtyDepartment of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study aimed to unveil the gastroprotective potential of Vaccinium macrocarpon (VM) extract and its mechanism of action against indomethacin (INDO)-induced gastric ulcers in rats. To achieve this goal, rats were pretreated with either omeprazole (20 mg/kg) or VM (100 mg/kg) orally for 14 consecutive days. Gastric tissue samples were collected and various parameters were evaluated to understand the mechanism of VM's action, including the levels of superoxide dismutase, malondialdehyde, glutathione, CAT and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), as well as the mRNA expression levels of tumour necrosis factor alpha, interleukin 1 beta, nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and inhibitor kappa B (IκB). Additionally, the immunopositivity of cyclooxygenase (COX)-1, COX-2, PGE2, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and caspase-3 was assessed. The total amount of phenolic compounds present in the VM extract was high (58.08 µg/mL gallic acid equivalent/mg extract). The healing effect of VM was demonstrated by an increase in the expression of PCNA. Furthermore, the level of TGF-β was found to increase upon treatment with VM. Analyses of COX-1, COX-2 and PGE2 expression in gastric tissue confirmed the gastroprotective effect of VM. Notably, the expression of NF-κB was markedly reduced, whereas that of IκB was substantially increased. Overall, the findings of this study demonstrate that VM extract has gastroprotective and curative effects against INDO-induced ulcers through its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, mucosal regenerative and anti-apoptotic activities. Therefore, VM may serve as a useful adjuvant treatment for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs-induced gastric ulcer disease.

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Anti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsApoptosisIndomethacinPlant ExtractsStomach UlcerAnimalsAnti-Ulcer AgentsMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRats, WistarAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsAnti-Ulcer AgentsIndomethacinPlant Extractscyclooxygenase (COX)nuclear factor kappa B (NF‐κB)/inhibitor kappa B (IκB)oxidative stressulcervaccinium macrocarpon

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PMCPMC11694502

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