Amira Tarek Rateb

Mrs. Amira Tarek Rateb


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

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28 December 2022 in Marine Drugs
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ARAmira Tarek Rateb
Amira Tarek Rateb
MSMohamed Refaat Shehata
Mohamed Refaat Shehata
HSHader Ibrahim Sakr
Hader Ibrahim Sakr
TATarek A. Atia
Tarek A. Atia
AMAyman Saber Mohamed
Ayman Saber Mohamed
Peptic ulcer is a widespread disease, with a lifetime frequency of 5–10% among the general population and an annual incidence of 0.1–0.3%. Ovothiol A is naturally produced from sea urchin eggs with special antioxidant activity. Gastric ulcers were induced in rats by a single ethanol dose (5 mL/kg). The rats were divided into control, ulcer, and ulcer with 250 and 500 mg/kg ovothiol A doses. Molecular docking studies were used to examine the interactions between ovothiol A and the H+/K+ ATPase active site residues. Ovothiol A led to a significant decline (p < 0.05) in gastric juice volume, ulcer index, MDA, IL-6, and cytochrome c, while levels of gastric juice pH, GSH, CAT, GST, SOD, and NO increased. Histopathological investigation of stomach sections revealed architecture preservation of the gastric mucosa after ovothiol A administration. The anti-ulcerogenic activity of ovothiol A includes scavenging free radicals, inhibition of inflammation, regulation of apoptosis, and stabilization of fibroblast growth factors to promote gastric ulcers healing.