ANTIOXIDANTS AS AGENTS REDUCING THE TOXICITY OF INDOMETHACIN

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 39  (6) , 717-721
Abstract
Simultaneous oral administration of butylhydroxytoluene (BHT) (50 or 100 mg/kg) with indomethacin [a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent, IND] (3, 6 or 20 mg/kg) prevented the damaging effect of IND on the rat gastric mucosa. Butylhydroxyanisole and nordihydroguiaretic acid rather potentiated than prevented the noxious action of IND. A reduction of IND toxicity without affecting its anti-inflammatory action may be possible by concomitant administration of IND with BHT.