In normal rats, BPC‑157 inhibited cysteamine-induced duodenal ulcers through gastric acid-independent mechanisms.
In plain wordsIn normal rats, BPC‑157 reduced duodenal ulcers caused by cysteamine.
- Peptide
- BPC-157
- Outcome
- DecreaseCysteamine duodenal ulcer in normal rats
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
cysteamine-induced duodenal ulcer- Outcome group
- Gastrointestinal protection · Gastrointestinal
- Studied dose
- 10 µg/kg or 10 ng/kg · intraperitonealAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
in normal or gastrectomized rats all agents tested, gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 [currently in clinical trials for inflammatory bowel disease (PL-10, PLD-116, PL-14736, Pliva) (10.0 microg or 10.0 ng), ranitidine (10 mg), atropine (10 mg), omeprazole (10 mg)] inhibited cysteamine-induced duodenal ulcers
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
We tested antiulcer agents on cysteamine-induced duodenal ulcer in rats (agents/kg i.p.) simultaneously with cysteamine 400 mg/kg s.c., rat killed 24 h thereafter subjected to no surgery (normal), to gastrectomy (24 h before) or sialoadenectomy, acute (24 h before) or chronic (21 days before).