Gedunin and photogedunin of Xylocarpus granatum show significant anti-secretory effects and protect the gastric mucosa of peptic ulcer in rats.

Abstract

In the present study, the gastroprotective mechanism of Xylocarpus granatum fruit and its active constituents gedunin and photogedunin was investigated. Chloroform fraction (Fr-CHCl(3)) of X. granatum fruit was evaluated against cold restraint (CRU), aspirin (AS), alcohol (AL) and pyloric ligation (PL) induced gastric ulcer models in rats and histamine (HA) induced duodenal ulcer model in guinea pigs. Potential anti-ulcer activity of Fr-CHCl(3) was observed against CRU (58.28%), AS (67.81%), AL (84.38%), PL (65.66%) and HA (61.93%) induced ulcer models. The standard drug omeprazole (10mg/kg, p.o.) showed 68.25% protection against CRU, 57.08% against AS and 69.42% against PL model and 70.79% against HA induced duodenal ulcer. Sucralfate, another standard drug (500 mg/kg, p.o.) showed 62.72% protection in AL induced ulcer model. Fr-CHCl(3) significantly reduced free acidity (51.42%), total acidity (30.76%) and upregulated mucin secretion by 58.37% respectively. Phytochemical investigations of Fr-CHCl(3) yielded gedunin (36%), photogedunin (2%). Further, Fr-CHCl(3) and its compounds gedunin and photogedunin significantly inhibited H(+) K(+)-ATPase activity in vitro with IC(50) of 89.37, 56.86 and 66.54 microg/ml respectively as compared to the IC(50) value of omeprazole (30.24 microg/ml) confirming their anti-secretory activity. Conclusively, Fr-CHCl(3) of Xylocarpus granatum was found to possess anti-ulcerogenic activity which might be due to its anti-secretory activity and subsequent strengthening of the defensive mechanism. This study is the first of its kind to show significant anti-secretory effect of gedunin and photogedunin. Therefore it could act as a potent therapeutic agent against peptic ulcer disease.

• Authors: V Lakshmi, N Singh, S Shrivastva, S K Mishra, P Dharmani, V Mishra, G Palit
• Journal: Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology (Phytomedicine) Vol. 17 Issue 8-9 Pg. 569-74 (Jul 2010) ISSN: 1618-095X [Electronic] Germany
• PMID: 19962286 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: (c) 2009 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Acids
• Anti-Ulcer Agents
• Limonins
• Mucins
• Plant Extracts
• Proton Pump Inhibitors
• gedunin
• Sucralfate
• Omeprazole

Topics

• Acids (metabolism)
• Animals
• Anti-Ulcer Agents (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Disease Models, Animal
• Female
• Fruit
• Gastric Mucosa (drug effects, metabolism)
• Guinea Pigs
• Inhibitory Concentration 50
• Limonins (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Male
• Meliaceae (chemistry)
• Mucins (metabolism)
• Omeprazole (therapeutic use)
• Peptic Ulcer (chemically induced, metabolism, prevention & control)
• Phytotherapy
• Plant Extracts (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Proton Pump Inhibitors
• Rats
• Rats, Sprague-Dawley
• Sucralfate (therapeutic use)