<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Manal Mohamed Elhassan Taha</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rashad Elsanousi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bassem Y. Sheikh</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mahmood Ameen Abdulla</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Saif Eldeen Babiker</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Husham Elraih</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Eldaw Mohamed</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Effectiveness of Sidr Honey on the prevention of ethanol-induced gatroulcerogenesis: role of antioxidant and antiapoptotic mechanism</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antiapoptotic Mechanism</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">antioxidant agents</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gastro protection</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">monofloral nectar</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sidr Honey.</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">13th Feb, 2015</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">7</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">157-164</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Sider &lt;em&gt;(Ziziphus spina-christi&lt;/em&gt; (L.) Desf.) Honey has been used for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders including peptic ulcer. &lt;strong&gt;Aim of the study:&lt;/strong&gt; The mechanism of the antiulcer effect of sider honey was studied placing emphasis on its role to block oxidative damage and apoptosis during ethanol-induced gastric ulceration in rats. The mechanism of the antiulcer effect of sider honey was studied placing emphasis on its role to block oxidative damage and apoptosis during ethanol-induced gastric ulceration in rats. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and methods: &lt;/strong&gt;Experimental animals were orally treated with sidr honey (100, 250 and 500 mg/kg, respectively) or omeprazole and subsequently exposed to 95%ethanol (5 mL/Kg, orally) to induce acute gastroulcerogenesis. Effectiveness of sidr honey was evaluated using ulcer index, pH of gastric juice, mucus content, morphological analyses, glutathione assay and malondialdehyde level. The anti-apoptotic role of sidr honey was studied using immunohistochemical staining of gastric tissues using monoclonal antibodies of Bax pathway. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;Dose-response studies in ethanol-induced ulcer indicate that sidr honey significantly blocks gastric lesions at lower dose (100 mg/kg). Lipid peroxidation and glutathione depletion were significantly inhibited by sidr honey. Sidr honey modulated the immuno-expression of mitochondrial associated protein (Bax).&lt;strong&gt; Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Thus, sider honey plays a considerable role in gastro protection by acting as a potent antioxidant and antiapoptotic agent. Future study is required to explore its potential clinical usage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key words: &lt;/strong&gt;Antiapoptotic Mechanism, Antioxidant Agents, Gastro protection, Monofloral Nectar, Sidr Honey.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">157</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manal Mohamed Elhassan Taha&lt;sup&gt;1*&lt;/sup&gt;, Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Rashad Elsanousi&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Bassem Y. Sheikh&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Mahmood Ameen Abdulla&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Saif Eldeen Babiker&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Husham Elraih&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Eldaw Mohamed&lt;sup&gt;1 &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Medical Research Centre, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;MABL Scientific Chair, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>