RESEARCH ARTICLE
Analgesic and Anti-Gastropathic Effects of Salidroside Isolated from Acer tegmentosum Heartwood
Yeong-Min Yooa, e, Jung-Hwan Namb, Min-Young Kima, Jongwon Choic, Kyung-Tae Leed, Hee-Juhn Parka, *
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2009Volume: 2
First Page: 1
Last Page: 7
Publisher Id: TOBCJ-2-1
DOI: 10.2174/1874847300902010001
Article History:
Received Date: 20/5/2008Revision Received Date: 10/10/2008
Acceptance Date: 13/12/2008
Electronic publication date: 26/1/2009
Collection year: 2009
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Abstract
The heartwood of Acer tegmentosum(Acereaceae) has been used as a Korean traditional medicinal drug against alcohol poisoning and hepatitis. To find the biologically active substance in A. tegmentosum heartwood, we investigated the protective effects of the heartwood extract and its constituents on pain and gastropathy in mouse. In these experiments, salidroside, a major compound, significantly reduced gastric lesion and pain in mice. Oral administration of salidroside at the 10 and 20 mg/kg doses greatly reduced the gastric lesion induced by HCl/ethanol (inhibitory effect, 51.5 and 68.8%, respectively) and by indomethacin/bethanechol (inhibitory effect, 31.3 and 38.8%, respectively). Salidroside also stabilized pH of gastric juice and the increase of gastric juice secretion and total acid output. Taken together, these results demonstrated that salidroside is the main ingredient of A. tegmentosum heartwood to prevent gastric lesion and pain that can be caused by drinking alcohol.