SUMMARY The intragastric infusion of red chilli powder in dosage of 1.6 and 0X8 g/hr caused a marked increase in the DNA content of the gastric aspirate compared with basal values for DNA. This observation suggests a rapid and marked exfoliation of gastric surface epithelialcellsinhuman subjects given red chilli powder.The surface epithelial cells of human gastric mucosa are continuously exfoliated. Since the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) content in each of these somatic nuclei is identical, the measurement of the DNA content in gastric aspirate over a fixed period of time indicates the rate at which gastric surface epithelial cells are extruded (Croft, Pollock, and Coghill, 1966). Drugs such as aspirin and phenylbutazone were shown to cause increased exfoliation of surface epithelial cells in dogs (Max and Menguy, 1970).

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