Acute Toxicity and Gastroprotective Role of M. pruriens in Ethanol-Induced Gastric Mucosal Injuries in Rats
Figure 5
Immunohistochemical expression of Hsp70 in the gastric mucosa (20x). The negative control group (a); the extract control group (b); the ulcer control group (c); the reference control group (d); the experimental groups pretreated with 62.5, 125, 250, and 500 mg/kg ((e), (f), (g), and (h) resp.). Upregulation of Hsp70 protein in rats pretreated with omeprazole (d) or M. pruriens extract ((b) and (e)–(h)) compared with the ulcer control (c).