BARC/PUB/09/0160

 
  Biphasic activity of resveratrol on indomethacin-induced gastric ulcers  
     
 
Author(s)

Dey, A.; Guha, P.; Chattopadhyay, S.; Bandyopadhyay, S. K.

ABSTRACT

Resveratrol showed biphasic activity in indomethacin-induced gastric ulcerated mice. A protective effect at a lower dose (2 mg kg -1) and a contraindicative effect at a higher dose of Resveratrol (10 mg kg -1) were observed. This phenomenon was possibly controlled by a COX-1 and eNOS balance, which ultimately maintained angiogenesis in Resveratrol-treated pre-ulcerated mice. The lower dose of Resveratrol (2 mg kg -1) augmented eNOS expression without altering COX-1 expression, but, at a higher dose (10 mg kg-1), Resveratrol predominantly suppressed COX-1 expression, which significantly reduced both PGE2 synthesis and angiogenesis. Thus it ultimately resulted in delay healing of indomethacin-induced gastric ulcers. Hence, it could be concluded that COX-1 and eNOS acted as key regulatory factors switching the biphasic effects of Resveratrol in indomethacin-induced ulcerated mice.

 
 
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