REPRESSION OF ACUTE GASTRIC-MUCOSAL LESIONS BY ANTIOXIDANT-CONTAININGFRACTION FROM FERMENTED PRODUCTS OF OKARA (BEAN-CURD RESIDUE)

Authors
YOKOTA T OHAMI H OHISHI H HATTORI T WATANABE K
Citation
T. Yokota et al., REPRESSION OF ACUTE GASTRIC-MUCOSAL LESIONS BY ANTIOXIDANT-CONTAININGFRACTION FROM FERMENTED PRODUCTS OF OKARA (BEAN-CURD RESIDUE), Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology, 42(2), 1996, pp. 167-172
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Nutrition & Dietetics
Journal title
Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03014800
Volume
42
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
167 - 172
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-4800(1996)42:2<167:ROAGLB>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A crude antioxidant preparation from fermented okara (NTX) was examine d for its protection against the pathogenesis of gastric ulcer in wate r-immersed rats. The areas of gastric mucosal lesions as well as the l evels of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances, prostaglandin E(2) a nd hyaluronic acid in the gastric mucosa were measured in relation to the time elapsed after the imposition of stress. Comparison with those parameters in alpha-tocopherol-treated groups revealed that NTX exert ed an anti-inflammatory effect on gastric injury, probably by function ing as a free radical scavenger.