Background: The exposure of gastric mucosa to damaging factors, such as ethanol, water
restraint stress, or ischemia followed by reperfusion, produces pathological changes …

Abstract l-Arginine (l-arg) exhibits multiple biological properties and plays an important role
in the regulation of different functions in pathological conditions. Many of these effects could …

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), such as aspirin (ASA), naproxen, sulindac or
piroxicam, are widely used in a variety of diseases due to their analgesic, anti-inflammatory …

The maintenance of gastric mucosal integrity depends on the rapid alarm of protective
mechanisms in the face of pending injury. Afferent neurons of extrinsic origin constitute an …

The balance between the protective and aggressive factors is determinant in the regulation
of gastric mucosal integrity. In the last decade more and more regulatory mechanisms …