| Literature DB >> 6658004 |
F Capasso, N Mascolo, G Autore, M R Duraccio.
Abstract
The effect of aloin and 1,8 dioxyanthraquinone on the release of prostaglandin-like material (PG) from rat isolated colon has been investigated. Orally administered aloin and 1,8 dioxyanthraquinone stimulates PG production by subsequently isolated segments of colon. Indomethacin was able to prevent this increased production of PG. These results suggest that the laxative properties of aloin and 1,8 dioxyanthraquinone may depend, at least in part, on increased prostaglandin synthesis by the intestinal tissue.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6658004 DOI: 10.1016/0090-6980(83)90193-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Prostaglandins ISSN: 0090-6980