curcumin and Esophagitis--Peptic

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is induced by the reflux of stomach contents or gastric acid, pepsin into the esophagus for prolonged periods of time due to defection of the lower esophageal sphincter. Reflux esophagitis is a disease found in less than 50% of GERD patients. This study is aimed at evaluating the protective effect of Curcumae longae Rhizoma 30% EtOH extract (CLR) in acute reflux esophagitis (ARE) rats. CLR measured antioxidant activity through

Topics: Animals; Curcuma; Esophagitis, Peptic; Esophagus; Male; Plant Extracts; Protective Agents; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley