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Gastroprotective effect of Kahweol against ethanol-induced gastric ulcer by employing in silico, in vitro and in vivo approaches.

Shahid Khan, Abdul Qadir, Jawad Azam, Muhammad Noman, Nadeem Ahmad, Zaheer Ul-Haq, Kashif Bashir, Tajamul Hussain, Salman Alrokayan, Muhammad Latif and 3 more

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Shahid KhanDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Abdul QadirDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Jawad AzamDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad NomanDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Nadeem AhmadH. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
Zaheer Ul-HaqH. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
Kashif BashirDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Tajamul HussainCenter of Excellence in Biotechnology Research, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Salman AlrokayanResearch Chair for Biomedical Application of Nanomaterials, Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad LatifCentre for Genetics and Inherited Diseases (CGID), Taibah University, 42353, Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Hussain AliSchool of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China.
Yousaf KamalDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hamdard University, Islamabad Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan. yousaf.kamal@hamdard.edu.pk.
Nadeem IrshadDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. nirshad@qau.edu.pk.

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Gastric ulcer (GU) is primarily caused by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, ethanol-induced oxidative stress, and excessive gastric acid secretion. This is a significant global health burden. Lifetime prevalence of peptic ulcer disease (including GU and duodenal ulcer) in the general population has been estimated to be about 5-10%, and incidence 0.1-0.3% per year. Kahweol (a coffee-derived diterpene) exhibits broad pharmacological effects. Although Kahweol has strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective effects, its gastroprotective potential against ethanol-induced GU has remained unexplored. This is the first study demonstrating the multifaceted gastroprotective effects of Kahweol using an integrated computational, in vitro, and in vivo approaches, including direct comparison with omeprazole and evidence of dual acid-suppressive and anti-H. pylori activity. Molecular docking and 100 ns molecular dynamics simulations demonstrated stable Kahweol binding to H⁺/K⁺-ATPase, nuclear factor-kappa B, NOD-like receptor protein 3, and cyclooxygenase-2. Kahweol exhibits inhibition of inflammatory pathways and acid secretion, having the highest affinity for H

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Anti-Ulcer AgentsDiterpenesStomach UlcerAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCyclooxygenase 2EthanolGastric MucosaHelicobacter pyloriH(+)-K(+)-Exchanging ATPaseHumansMaleMolecular Docking SimulationNF-kappa BOmeprazoleAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAnti-Ulcer AgentsCyclooxygenase 2DiterpenesEthanolH(+)-K(+)-Exchanging ATPaseNF-kappa BOmeprazoleEthanol-induced injuryGastric ulcerGastroprotectionHelicobacter pyloriKahweol

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