Molecules 2009, 14, 979-1012; doi:10.3390/molecules14030979 OPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules Review Flavonoids with Gastroprotective Activity Kelly Samara de Lira Mota 1, Guilherme Eduardo Nunes Dias 1, Meri Emili Ferreira Pinto 1, Ânderson Luiz-Ferreira 2, Alba Regina Monteiro Souza-Brito 2, Clélia Akiko Hiruma-Lima 3, José Maria Barbosa-Filho 1 and Leônia Maria Batista 1,* 1 Laboratório de Tecnologia Farmacêutica Prof. Delby Fernandes de Medeiros – LTF, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Cx. Postal 5009, 58051-970, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil; E-mails:
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[email protected] (A-M.S-B.) 3 Departamento de Fisiologia, Instituto de Biosciência, São Paulo, Universidade Estadual de São Paulo-UNESP, c.p. 510, Zip Code: 18618-000, Botucatu, SP, Brazil; E-mail:
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[email protected]. Received: 30 November 2008; in revised form: 7 January 2009 / Accepted: 6 February 2009 / Published: 3 March 2009 Abstract: Peptic ulcers are a common disorder of the entire gastrointestinal tract that occurs mainly in the stomach and the proximal duodenum. This disease is multifactorial and its treatment faces great difficulties due to the limited effectiveness and severe side effects of the currently available drugs.