The anti-ulcer activities of bisabolangelone from Angelica polymorpha

Evaluate the anti-ulcer effects of bisabolangelone from Angelica polymorpha Maxim and provide the basic data to further study for the Angelica polymorpha and bisabolangelone.

Bisabolangelone was isolated from Angelica polymorpha Maxim collected from Shennongjia Forest District of China. The structure of bisabolangelone was elucidated by NMR and MS spectrums. The anti-ulcer effects were evaluated with length of lesion (mm) and activity of H(+)/K(+)-ATPase in two models induced by ethanol and Pylorus ligation. Experimental groups were administered with different doses of bisabolangelone (3.8, 7.6 and 15.3 mg/kg). The positive control group was administered omeprazole with a dose of 3.3 mg/kg.

Bisabolangelone significantly reduced the length of lesion (3.8, 7.6 and 15.3 mg/kg, P<0.01), inhibited the activity of H(+)/K(+)-ATPase (3.8, 7.6 and 15.3 mg/kg, P<0.01), decreased the volume of gastric juice (7.6 and 15.3 mg/kg, P<0.05), and increased the pH value of gastric juice (7.6 and 15.3 mg/kg, P<0.01, 3.8 mg/kg, P<0.05).

Bisabolangelone is the main anti-ulcer active compound of Angelica polymorpha, and remarkably preventive and therapeutic action on gastric ulcer. It is possible that bisabolangelone inhibited the activity of the H(+)/K(+)-ATPase, then reducing the secretion of H(+), and the anti-ulcer mechanism of bisabolangelone was deserved to be further studied.