| Title | Role of cytoprotectants and nitric oxide inhibition in nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced gastroduodenal injury in the rat. | | Author(s) | Turner PV, Albassam MA, Percy DH, Lillie LE, Macallum GE | | Institution | Parke-Davis Research Institute, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. | | Source | Comp Med 2000 Apr; 50(2):140-6. | | MeSH | Administration, Oral
Alprostadil
Animals
Antacids
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Anti-Ulcer Agents
Comparative Study
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
Cysteamine
Cytoprotection
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Therapy, Combination
Enzyme Inhibitors
Injections, Subcutaneous
Male
Misoprostol
NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester
Nitric Oxide
Nitric Oxide Synthase
Phenols
Ranitidine
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sucralfate
Thiazoles
| | Abstract | BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) induce gastroduodenal injury and ulceration. The pathogenesis is uncertain, although reductions in cytoprotective prostaglandins and nitric oxide (NO) have been proposed. The effects of several cytoprotective agents on inhibition of gastroduodenal ulcerogenesis induced by CI-987, a novel NSAID, were evaluated in Wistar rats.
METHODS: Male Wistar rats were given CI-987 orally (p.o.) at a dosage of 300 or 450 mg/kg of body weight or subcutaneously (s.c.) (3 x 50 mg/kg), alone or with misoprostol pretreatment (2 x 1 mg/kg, p.o.). In a second experiment, rats were pre-treated with 2 ml of gelusil p.o., 500 mg of sucralfate/kg, p.o., 100 mg of ranitidine/kg s.c., or 200 mg of N omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME)/kg, s.c.. Duodenal injury was induced by administration of 450 mg of CI-987/kg, p.o., 3 x 50 mg of CI-987/kg, s.c., or 300 mg of cysteamine/kg, s.c. Animals were euthanized within 24 to 48 hours, and the gastrointestinal tract was examined for evidence of gross or microscopic change.
RESULTS: The L-NAME significantly reduced the incidence and severity of gastroduodenal injury induced by CI-987 and cysteamine. Prostaglandin ameliorated duodenal lesions induced by CI-987 given s.c., and Gelusil, ranitidine, and sucralfate were without effect on duodenal lesions induced by NSAID.
CONCLUSIONS: Preemptive blockade of NO synthase is important in preventing NSAID-induced duodenal injury in rats. Inhibition of cytoprotective prostaglandins and enhanced acid-induced damage are unlikely to be primary mechanisms underlying NSAID-induced duodenal injury in rats. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 10857004 |
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