ABSTRACT
Peptic ulcers are caused by an unbalance among endogenous, exogenous damaging agents and protective agents. In this study we evaluated the in vivo antiulcerogenic activity for the aqueous extract of Salvia officinalis (EAS). After treatments (n = 6; v.o) with control (C) water; pantoprazole (30 mg/kg) and EAS (100, 250 and 400 mg/kg, respectively) the rats received a 0.3 M HCl solution in ethanol 60% (v.o) and it were performed morphological evaluations of the stomachs through the use of a table of injury scores (ANOVA, one way and Tukey). The EAS (400 mg/kg) showed an antiulcerogenic activity (32.53%). Similar to the pantoprazole (29.91%), in comparison with (p<0.0001) the group C. The phytochemical analysis through high performance liquid chromatography revealed high acid rosmarinic (3.53%) for the EAS. The flavonoids (0.25%) and the total phenolics (GAE 309.0) were quantified by spectrophotometry UV/Vis. The EAS and the rosmarinic acid exhibited elevated antioxidant activities by DPPH (Effective Concentration 50% -EC50 9.2 and 0.7 mg/mL, respectively,) at least partially explaining the antiulcerogenic effect of the extract.
Keywords
Salvia officinalis; antiulcerogenic activity; polyphenols; antioxidants
