Experiment 66885

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismCapsicum annuum (SOLANACEAE)
CitationYEOH,KG: KANG,JY: YAP,I: GUAN,R: TAN,CC: WEE,A: TENG,CH:. (1995). CHILI PROTECTS AGAINST ASPIRIN-INDUCED GASTRODUODENAL MUCOSAL INJURY IN HUMANS.. 40(3)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseEIGHTEEN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS WITH NORMOAL INDEX ENDOSCOPIES UNDERWENT TWO STUDIES 4 WKS. EACH SUBJECT TOOK 20 G CHILI ORALLY WITH 200 ML WATER IN ONE STUDY AND 200 ML WATER IN ANOTHER STUDY. IN EACH CASE THIS WAS FOLLOWED HALF AN HOUR LATER BY 60 MG ASPIRIN BP WITH 200 ML WATER. ENDOSCOPY WAS REPEATED 6 HR LATER. GASTRODUODENAL MUCOSAL DAMAGE WAS ASSESSED BY A PREVIOUSLY VALIDATED SCORING SYSTEM. THE MEDIAN GASTRIC INJURY SCORE AFTER CHILI WAS 1.5 COMPARED TO 4 IN THE CONTROL GROUP, DEMONSTRATING A GASTROPROTECTIVE EFFECT OF CHILI IN HUMAN SUBJECTS.
Dose amount20.0 GM
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractPOWDER
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES