Open AccessEffects of quercetin on hyper-proliferation of gastric mucosal cells in rats treated with chronic oral ethanol through the reactive oxygen species-nitric oxide pathway
Author(s) -
Jingli Liu,
Jie Du,
Liancheng Fan,
Xiaoyan Liu,
Luo Gu,
Yali Ge
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.3242
Subject(s) - quercetin , tbars , chemistry , nitric oxide , nitric oxide synthase , proliferating cell nuclear antigen , reactive oxygen species , gastric mucosa , western blot , flavonoid , thiobarbituric acid , medicine , cyclin d1 , apoptosis , cell growth , biochemistry , pharmacology , endocrinology , microbiology and biotechnology , oxidative stress , antioxidant , biology , stomach , lipid peroxidation , cell cycle , gene
To investigate the effect of quercetin (3,3',4',5,7-pentahydroxy flavone), a major flavonoid in human diet, on hyper-proliferation of gastric mucosal cells in rats treated with chronic oral ethanol.