Antiulcer and Antioxidant Activity of a Lectin from Mucuna pruriens Seeds on Ethanol- induced Gastropathy: Involvement of Alpha-2 Adrenoceptors and Prostaglandins

Isabela Ribeiro Pinto, Hellíada Vasconcelos Chaves, Auriana Serra Vasconcelos, Francisca Cléa Florenço de Sousa, Tatiane Santi‐Gadelha, José Thalles Lacerda, Kátia Alves Ribeiro, Raul Sousa Freitas, Lara Mendes Maciel, Samuel Mateus Pereira Filho,

Current Pharmaceutical Design · 2019 · 22 citations · 32 references

Abstract

MpLec does not present toxicity signs and shows gastroprotective and antioxidant activities via alpha-2 adrenoceptors and prostaglandins in the ethanol-induced gastropathy model.

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