cAMP在急性胃粘膜损害中的作用的研究

本研究应用ＲＩＡ法,观察了大鼠胃组织的ｃＡＭＰ含量与急性胃粘膜损害之间的关系。结果表明：（１）由消炎痛或失血性休克引起的急性胃粘膜损害时,胃组织ｃＡＭＰ含量明显降低;事先使用异搏定（１０ｍｇ／ｋｇ）可使胃组织ｃＡＭＰ含量明显增加,并使由消炎痛引起的急性胃粘膜损害相应减轻。（２）在正常情况下,胃窦、、胃体组织间ｃＡＭＰ含量并非相等,胃窦部组织ｃＡＭＰ含量高于胃体部组织,与此相应的是急性胃粘膜损害主要     

头端延髓腹外侧区血管加压素在刺激中脑dPAG区诱发防御性升压反应中的…

雄性Ｓｐｒａｇｕｅ－Ｄａｗｌｅｙ大鼠,用乌拉坦（７００ｍｇ／ｋｇ）和氯醛糖（３０ｍｇ／ｋｇ）腹腔麻醉。在双侧头端延髓腹外侧区（ｒＶＬＭ区）每侧微量注射血管加压素（ＡＶＰ）（１０ｐｍｏｌ／０．１μｌ）可引起平均动脉压（ＭＢＰ）升高,心率（ＨＲ）变化不明显,每侧微量注射ＡＶＰ的Ｖ１受体拮抗剂ｄ（ＣＨ２）５［Ｔｙｒ（Ｍｅ）＾２］ＡＶＰ（０．１ｎｍｏｌ／０．１μｌ）后ＭＢＰ和ＨＲ无明显变化。若预先在ｒＶＬ     

维拉帕米对大鼠浸水应激性胃溃疡的影响

目的和方法：尖激性胃溃疡模型,研究维拉帕米ｉｐ对大鼠应激性溃疡的影响及其作用机制。结果：（１）给拉帕米（５～２０ｍｇ／ｋｇ）可抑制大鼠浸水应激性胃溃疡的发生。（２）维拉帕米（１０ｍｇ／ｋｇ）可抑制浸水应激大鼠胃液,胃酸的分泌及胃的运动,而对胃粘液的分泌无影响;（３０浸水庆激后大鼠胃粘膜一氧化氮合成酶（ＮＯＳ）活性和一氧化氮（ＮＯ）含量均明显降人氏,维拉帕米（１０ｍｇ／ｋｇ）可抑制应激导致的ＮＯＳ活     

外源性肺表面活性物质替代治疗对烟雾吸入所致肺组织细胞损害的影响

目的：探讨使用外源性肺表面活性物质（ＰＳ）治疗能否减轻烟雾吸入所致肺组织细胞损害。方法：Ｗｉｓｔａｒ大鼠随机分为５组：Ⅰ组,正常对照;Ⅱ组,烟雾吸入;Ⅲ组,烟雾＋ＰＳ＋机械通气（ＭＶ）;Ⅳ组,烟雾＋盐水＋ＭＶ;Ⅴ组,烟雾＋ＭＶ,伤后５ｍｉｎ经气管导管注入ＰＳ（１００ｍｇ／ｋｇ）或等量盐水,ＭＶ４ｈ,观察２４ｈ,检测动脉血气、肺水量、支气管肺泡灌洗液（ＢＡＬＦ）中白细胞分类计数及乳酸脱氢酶（ＬＤＨ）、血管紧张素转换酶（ＡＣＥ）和碱性磷酸酶（ＡＫＰ）活性、胎盘型碱性磷酸酶（ＰＬＡＰ）含量、肺泡壁纤维成分含量及病理检查等。结果：Ⅱ组伤后发生呼吸衰竭、肺水肿及肺部急性炎症反应,ＢＡＬＦ中ＬＤＨ、ＡＫＰ、ＡＣＥ和ＰＬＡＰ水平均明显升高,肺泡壁纤维成分含量显著减少。Ⅲ组血气较Ⅱ组明显改善,但ＢＡＬＦ中各酶水平、肺泡壁纤维成分含量及肺部炎症、水肿等无显著减轻。Ⅳ、Ⅴ组治疗无效。结论：烟雾吸入伤早期外源性ＰＳ治疗能一定程度改善呼吸功能,但对肺组织细胞损害无明显保护作用,不能减轻继发性炎症反应和急性肺水肿     

Vc稀土对肉兔生长性能影响试验研究

本文研究Ｖｃ稀土对肉兔生长性能的影响。实验结果表明饲料中添加３５ｍｇ／ｋｇ对肉兔有明显增重效果（Ｐ〈０．０１）。其残留量仅为０．２８５ｍｇ／ｋｇ。６０ｍｇ／ｋｇ以下剂量没有引起肉兔体内组织病变。Ｖｃ稀土在肉兔体内以骨骼分布为主,其次是分布国胃、肺、脾、肝、肠等组织器官,而在肌肉、心脏组织中含量非常低。     

肾上腺素受体拮抗剂对大鼠急性肝损害影响的研究

雄性ＳＤ大鼠３３只,体重１８０—２５０ｇ,随机分成四组。正常对照组６只;哌唑嗪组８只,于实验第１、２、３日上午用哌唑嗪灌胃（１ｍｇ／ｋｇ体重）共３次,第２日下午腹腔注射半乳糖胺（６００ｍｇ／ｋｇ体重）１次,第４日上午处死动物,取肝脏及血清作有关检查;普萘洛尔组及Ｎ．Ｓ对照组分别用普萘洛尔（２ｍｇ／ｋｇ体重）及Ｎ．Ｓ（１０ｍｌ／ｋｇ体重）代替哌唑嗪灌胃,处理程序同哌唑嗪组。结果表明：一、哌唑嗪能显著减轻肝脏病变及血清ＡＬＴ的升高。二、哌唑嗪对肝损害后肝组织ＳＤＨ、Ｍｇ２＋－ＡＴ－Ｐａｓｅ、ＣｈＥ、ＡＣＰ、ＣＣｏ等酶活性的恢复有显著效果。三、哌唑嗪组ＬＰＯ明显低于Ｎ．Ｓ对照组（Ｐ＜０．０１）而ＳＯＤ活性明显高于Ｎ．Ｓ对照组（Ｐ＜０．０１）。普萘洛尔组各项指标同对照组比较均无显著差异（Ｐ＞０．０５）。提示：哌唑嗪对大鼠实验性肝损害有一定的保护作用。     

反复摄取烟碱对脑肌醇含量的影响

急性实验中,间隔５ｍｉｎ反复注射烟碱０．５,１．０,１．０,２．０,２．０ｍｇ／ｋｇｉｐ,３０ｍｉｎ后大鼠大脑皮层及海马中肌醇含量升高,但纹状体中肌醇含量无显著变化;相同条件下,氯化锂１０ｍｍｏｌ／ｋｇｉｐ３０ｍｉｎ后大脑皮层和海马中肌醇含量显著降低;慢性实验中,烟碱２．０－１０．０ｍｇ／ｋｇｓｃｂｉｄ１４ｄ后,大鼠大脑皮层中肌醇含量显著增高;烟碱２．６９－１１．５３ｍｇ／ｋｇ／ｄｐｏ６４ｄ后,大鼠大脑皮层中肌醇含量也显著增高。表明烟碱的作用不同于氯化锂,反复给予烟碱可使大鼠大脑皮层中肌醇含量增加。     

消炎痛致胃粘膜损伤时胃组织胺含量变化及甲氰咪胍的影响

消炎痛可引起小鼠胃粘膜损伤,在一定剂量范围内,其剂量和胃粘膜损伤程度之间有明显的量效关系。在引起胃粘膜损伤时,胃组织胺含量相应增加,大剂量重度损伤时尤为明显。预先用甲氰咪胍灌胃,可明显减轻损伤并降低组织胺含量。提示组织胺参与消炎痛致胃粘膜损伤过程并对损伤产生一定影响。     

氨茶碱,环磷酸泉苷葡甲胺（MCA）对兔膈肌功能的影响

目的：观察氨茶碱、环磷酸腺苷葡甲胺对兔跨膈压及膈肌电活动的影响,以中肌疲劳的治疗效果提供实难依据。方法：刺激双侧膈神经４０ｍｉｎ复制膈肌疲劳（ＤｉＦ）动物模型,动物随机分三组（ｎ＝６）：氨茶碱组（１０ｍｇ／ｋｇ）、ＭＣＡ组（１０ｍｇ／ｋｇ）,合用组（氨茶碱１０ｍｇ／ｋｇ＋葡甲胺ｃＡＭＰ（１０ｍｇ／ｋｇ）。于ＤｉＦ前、ＤｉＦ及给药后３０、６０ｍｉｎ记录中压（Ｐｄｉ）;记录膈肌肌电图（ＥＭＧｄｉ）并输     

全蝎抗癫痫发作敏感性的阿片肽机制

红藻氨酸（ＫａｉｎｉｃＡｃｉｄ,ＫＡ）癫痫模型,探讨全蝎抗癫痫发作敏感性长期增强的阿片肽机制。本实验选用ＳＤ大鼠,随机分为两组,分别给予生理盐水（ＮＳ）和全蝎粗提液灌胃１０天,１０天后两组均分别颈部皮下注射ＮＳ和惊厥剂量（１０ｍｇ／ｋｇ）的ＫＡ,再分别继续给予ＮＳ和全蝎粗提液灌胃１０天后,用阈下剂量（５ｍｇ／ｋｇ）的ＫＡ检测癫痫敏感性;用Ｆｏｓ免疫反应活性检测海马结构中神经元的兴奋性;用原位杂交技术检测海马脑啡肽原（ＰＥＮＫ）ｍＲＮＡ的动态变化过程。结果显示：实验对照组大鼠癫痫行为敏感性明显增强,脑内癫痫敏感性相关脑区海马齿状回颗粒细胞（ＤＧＣｓ）ｃ－Ｆｏｓ免疫反应阳性细胞数目明显增加,同时海马内具有致癫痫作用的脑啡肽原（ＰＥＮＫ）ｍＲＮＡ表达也明显增加;而实验组动物未见上述改变。本工作证实中药全蝎有明显降低海马神经元兴奋性及抗癫痫发作敏感性形成的作用,并提示这很可能与其抑制ＰＥＮＫｍＲＮＡ表达增加有关     

Salicylic acid blocks indomethacin-induced cyclooxygenase inhibition and lesion formation in rat gastric mucosa

Salicylic acid has been shown to decrease gastric mucosal lesions induced by indomethacin in the rat. In vitro, it has also been shown to counteract the inhibitory effect of indomethacin and aspirin on the cyclooxygenase enzyme system in seminal vesicle microsomes and in platelets and vascular tissue. The hypothesis that the mechanism of salicylic acid "protection" against indomethacin-induced gastric lesions involves interference with indomethacin-induced mucosal cyclooxygenase inhibition was tested. Male, fasted rats were treated with intragastric salicylic acid in doses of 50, 100, 200, 300, or 400 mg/kg concomitantly with a sc injection of 20 mg/kg of indomethacin. Gastric mucosal lesions and mucosal cyclooxygenase activity (as measured by ex vivo prostaglandin F2 alpha synthesis) were examined 3 hr later. Intragastric salicylic acid, 200-400 mg/kg, significantly reduced indomethacin-induced lesion formation, while counteracting significantly indomethacin inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis. Salicylic acid alone did not significantly change cyclooxygenase activity. It is concluded that topical salicylic acid can decrease indomethacin-induced gastric mucosal lesion in the rat, in part, by counteracting the inhibitory effect of indomethacin at the cyclooxygenase level.     

Effect of indomethacin, tiaprofenic acid and dicrofenac on rat gastric mucosal damage and content of prostacyclin and prostaglandin E2

Gastric ulcerogenicity and depletion of endogenous prostaglandins (PGs) content induced by tiaprofenic acid, dicrofenac and indomethacin were examined using the same antiinflammatory effective doses. Male Wistar rats were given each of these drugs intragastrically 24, 18, and 3 hrs before sacrifice in the following doses (mg/kg): indomethacin (0.8, 4 and 20); tiaprofenic acid (1.2, 6 and 30); dicrofenac (0.8, 4 and 20). Endogenous prostacyclin (PGI2) and PGE2 in fundic mucosa were determined by radioimmunoassay. The three compounds produced fundic mucosal lesions in a dose-dependent manner. However, tiaprofenic acid and dicrofenac were both less potent than indomethacin in producing gastric mucosal lesions at similar antiinflammatory doses. Mucosal PGE2 content was abolished by the three compounds in the following doses (mg/kg): indomethacin (4 and 20); tiaprofenic acid (6 and 30); dicrofenac (20). Mucosal PGI2 was maintained around 50% of the control value in rats given tiaprofenic acid in a dose of 6 mg/kg or dicrofenac in a dose of 4 mg/kg, while indomethacin in a dose of 4 mg/kg markedly reduced mucosal PGI2 to 17% of the control value. In larger doses, tiaprofenic acid and dicrofenac were also significantly less potent in reducing mucosal PGI2 than indomethacin. These results suggest that the difference in ulcerogenicity between indomethacin and the other two compounds was closely related to their potency in decreasing PGI2 in the gastric (fundic) mucosa.     

Effect of indomethacin, tiaprofenic acid and dicrofenac on rat gastric mucosal damage and content of prostacyclin and prostaglandin E2

Gastric ulcerogenicity and depletion of endogenous prostaglandins (PGs) content induced by tiaprofenic acid, dicrofenac and indomethacin were examined using the same antiinflammatory effective doses. Male Wistar rats were given each of these drugs intragasrically 24, 18, and 3 hrs before sacrifice in the following doses (mg/kg): indomethacin (0.8, 4 and 20); tiaprofenic acid (1.2, 6 and 30); dicrofenac (0.8, 4 and 20). Endogenous prostacyclin (PGI₂) and PGE₂ in fundic mucosa were determined by radioimmunoassay. The three compounds produced fundic mucosal lesions in a dose-dependent manner. However, tiaprofenic acid and dicrofenac were both less potent than indomethacin in producing gastric mucosal lesions at similar antiinflammatory doses. Mucosal PGE₂ content was abolished by the three compounds in the following doses (mg/kg): indomethacin (4 and 20); tiaprofenic acid (6 and 30); dicrofenac (20). Mucosal PGI₂ was maintained around 50% of the control value in rats given tiaprofenic acid in a dose of 6 mg/kg or dicrofenac in a dose of 4 mg/kg, while indomethacin in a dose of 4 mg/kg markedly reduced mucosal PGI₂ to 17% of the control value. In larger doses, tiaprofenic acid and dicrofenac were also significantly less potent in reducing mucosal PGI₂ than idomethacin. These results suggest that the difference in ulcerogenicity between idomethacin and the other two compounds was closely related to their potency in decreasing PGI₂ in the gastric (fundic) mucosa.     

Endothelin-1, interleukin-4 and nitric oxide synthase modulators of gastric mucosal injury by indomethacin: effect of antiulcer agents.

Endothelin-1 (ET-1), nitric oxide, and cytokines are recognized mediators of the inflammatory processes associated with gastric mucosal injury. In this study, we investigated mucosal expression of ET-1, interleukin-4 (IL-4), and the activity of constitutive nitric oxide synthase (cNOS) during indomethacin-induced gastric mucosal injury, and evaluated the effect of antiulcer agents on this process. The experiments were conducted with groups of rats pretreated intragastrically with ranitidine (100 mg/kg), ebrotidine (100 mg/kg), sulglycotide (200 mg/kg) or vehicle, followed 30 min later by an intragastric dose of indomethacin (60 mg/kg). The animals were killed 2 h later and their mucosal tissue subjected to macroscopic damage assessment and the measurements of epithelial cell apoptosis, ET-1, IL-4, and cNOS. In the absence of antiulcer agents, indomethacin caused multiple hemorrhagic lesions and extensive epithelial cell apoptosis, accompanied by a 20.7% reduction in IL-4, a 3.1-fold increase in mucosal expression of ET-1 and a 4.2-fold decline in cNOS. Pretreatment with H2-receptor antagonist, ranitidine produced a 15.7% reduction in the mucosal damage caused by indomethacin, 29.5% decrease in epithelial cell apoptosis and a 19.6% reduction in ET-1, while the expression of IL-4 increased by 10.8% and that of cNOS showed a 2-fold increase. The H2-blocker, ebrotidine, also known for its gastroprotective effects, reduced the indomethacin-induced lesions by 90.2%, epithelial cell apoptosis decreased by 61% and ET-1 showed a 58.2% decline, while IL-4 increased by 30.6% and that of cNOS showed a 3.1-fold increase. Pretreatment with gastroprotective agent, sulglycotide, led to a 51.2% reduction in the extent of mucosal damage caused by indomethacin, a 43.9% decrease in apoptosis, and a 63.5% decrease in ET-1, while the expression of cNOS increased by 3.4-fold and the level of IL-4 showed a 32.2% increase. The results suggest that an increase in vasoconstrictive ET-1 level combined with a decrease in regulatory cytokine, IL-4, and a loss of compensatory action by cNOS may be responsible for gastric mucosal injury caused by indomethacin. Our findings also point to a value of ebrotidine and sulglycotide in countering the untoward gastrointestinal side effects of NSAID therapy.     

Prostaglandin E2 formation by rat gastroduodenal tissue following intragastric acid perfusion

Rat gastroduodenal mucosa forms prostaglandin (PG) E2. However, little is known about regional differences in PGE2 formation or the effect of gastric hydrochloric acid (HC1) perfusion on regional PGE2 formation. In this study, the rats were divided into 3 groups. Group 1 received intravenous (i.v.), 1 Ml/h, and intragastric (i.g.), 8 ml/h, perfusions of saline simultaneously for 3 h. Group 2 received saline i.v. and 0.15 N HC1 i.g., 8 ml/h. Group 3 was injected with a bolus of asprin (ASA), 60 mg/kg, followed by ASA, 40 mg/kg/h i.v., and 0.15 N HC1 i.g.. The gastric aspirates were analyzed for volume and pH. Segments of gastroduodenal tissue from the fundus, corpus, antrum, and duodenum were minced and then incubated in 1 ml of 5 mM Tris buffer, pH 8.4, for 30 sec with mixing; the incubate was assayed for PGE2 by radioimmunoassay. Intragastric HC1 decreased the pH of aspirate without producing gastric mucosal lesions. However, when combined with i.v. ASA, ulcer formation was present in all animals (p less than 0.05). PGE2 was formed by isolated tissue from four different gastroduodenal regions. The duodenum formed significantly greater amounts than the fundus, antrum, or corpus, which were similar. Intragastric HC1 produced a trend toward increased PGE2 formation (pmol PGE2/mg tissue) in the fundus, 143 +/- 36 to 237 +/- 57; corpus, 87 +/- 13 to 200 +/- 57; antrum, 157 +/- 28 to 224 +/- 65; and duodenum, 235 +/- 56 to 338 +/- 51. However, statistical significance was not reached.     

The key-role of vagal nerve and adrenals in the cytoprotection and general gastric mucosal integrity.

BACKGROUND: Our laboratory group observed earlier that the gastric mucosal cytoprotective effect of prostacyclin (PGI(2)) disappeared after surgical vagotomy in rats. Similarly to this, the beta-carotene induced gastric cytoprotection disappeared in adrenalectomized rats too. AIMS: In these studies we aimed to investigate the possible role of vagal nerve and adrenals in the development of gastric mucosal lesions induced by exogenously administered chemicals (ethanol, HCl, NaOH, NaCl and indomethacin), and on the effects of cytoprotective and antisecretory drugs (atropine, cimetidine), and scavengers (vitamin A and beta-carotene). METHODS: The observations were carried out in fasted CFY strain rats. The gastric mucosal lesions were produced by intragastric (i.g.) administration of narcotising agents (96% ethanol; 0.6 M HCl; 0.2 M NaOH; 25% NaCl) or subcutaneously (s.c.) administered indomethacin (20 mg/kg) in intact, surgically bilaterally vagatomized, and adrenalectomized rats without or with glucocorticoid supplementation (Oradexon, 0.6 mg/kg given i.m. for 1 week). The gastric mucosal protective effect of antisecretory doses of atropine (0.1-0.5-1.0 mg/kg i.g.) and cimetidine (10-25-50 mg/kg i.g.), and vitamin A and beta-carotene (0.01-0.1-1.0-10 mg/kg i.g.) was studied. The number and severity of mucosal gastric lesions was numerically or semiquantitatively measured. In other series of observations the gastric acid secretion and mucosal damage were studied in 24 h pylorus-ligated rats without and with acute bilateral surgical vagotomy. RESULTS: It was found that: (1) the chemical-induced gastric mucosal damage was enhanced in vagotomized and adrenalectomized rats, meanwhile the endogenous secretion of gastric acid, and the development of mucosal damage can be prevented by surgical vagotomy; (2) the gastric cyto- and general protection produced by the drugs and scavengers disappeared in vagotomized and adrenalectomized rats; (3) the gastric mucosal protective effects of drugs and of scavengers returned after sufficient glucocorticoid supplementation of the rats. CONCLUSION: It has been concluded that the intact vagal nerve and adrenals have a key role in the gastric mucosal integrity, and in drugs- and scavengers-induced gastric cyto- and general mucosal protection.     

Roles of capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerves, endogenous nitric oxide, sulfhydryls, and prostaglandins in gastroprotection by momordin Ic, an oleanolic acid oligoglycoside, on ethanol-induced gastric mucosal lesions in rats.

The roles of capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerves (CPSN), endogenous nitric oxide (NO), sulfhydryls (SHs), prostaglandins (PGs) in the gastroprotection by momordin Ic, an oleanolic acid oligoglycoside isolated from the fruit of Kochia scoparia (L.) SCHRAD., on ethanol-induced gastric mucosal lesions were investigated in rats. Momordin Ic (10 mg/kg, p.o.) potentially inhibited ethanol-induced gastric mucosal lesions. The effect of momordin Ic was markedly attenuated by the pretreatment with capsaicin (125 mg/kg in total, s.c., an ablater of CPSN), N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, 70 mg/kg, i.p., an inhibitor of NO synthase), N-ethylmaleimide (NEM, 10 mg/kg, s.c., a blocker of SHs), or indomethacin (10 mg/kg, s.c., an inhibitor of PGs biosynthesis). The attenuation of L-NAME was abolished by L-arginine (300 mg/kg, i.v., a substrate of NO synthase), but not by D-arginine (300 mg/kg, i.v., the enatiomer of L-arginine). The effect of the combination of capsaicin with indomethacin, NEM, or L-NAME was not more potent than that of capsaicin alone. The combination of indomethacin and NEM, indomethacin and L-NAME, or indomethacin and NEM and L-NAME increased the attenuation of each alone. These results suggest that CPSN play an important role in the gastroprotection by momordin Ic on ethanol-induced gastric mucosal lesions, and endogenous PGs, NO, and SHs interactively participate, in rats.     

Prevention of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents induced acute gastric mucosal lesions by carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. An endoscopic study

The present paper studies the effect of acetazolamide, an inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase, on acute gastric mucosal damage induced by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The study was performed on healthy male subjects. The drugs tested were aspirin (1.5 g/day), indomethacin (75 mg/day), phenylbutazone (600 mg/day) and ibuprofen (600 mg/day) given for 7 days in 3 divided doses. Each drug was given to 5 cases in two separate periods, during which they were given acetazolamide 20 mg/kg/day or placebo in random order. Dyspeptic symptoms were evaluated. Endoscopy was performed before, and 3 and 7 days after NOSAC administration. Gastric mucosal lesions were evaluated according to the scale proposed by Lanza (J. Clin. Pharmacol., 24: 1984, 89) and the severity of the lesions was calculated. All drugs tested produced dyspeptic symptoms and acute mucosal damage of the gastric mucosa. Inhibition of gastric mucosa carbonic anhydrase by acetazolamide cessated promptly dyspeptic symptoms and reduced significantly the number and severity of drug-associated mucosal lesions.     

Protective effect of quercetin on ischemia/reperfusion-induced gastric mucosal injury in rats.

This study was designed to determine the gastroprotective properties of quercetin in ischemia/reperfusion-induced gastric mucosal injury and the involvement of endogenous prostaglandins in this process. Oral pretreatment of rats with quercetin (100 mg x kg(-1)) 30 min before surgery significantly decreased the length of gastric mucosal lesions. However, lower doses of quercetin (25 and 50 mg x kg(-1)) only slightly decreased the gastric mucosal injury. Intraperitoneal application of indomethacin (5 mg x kg(-1)) had no effect in control (sham-operated) animals, but significantly worsened gastric injury in non-treated animals after ischemia/reperfusion. Furthermore, indomethacin only slightly reversed protective effect of quercetin. Non-treated animals showed a marked decrease in adherent mucus after ischemia/reperfusion. On the other hand, application of quercetin prevented this significant decrease even in animals pretreated with indomethacin. It can be concluded that antioxidant properties of quercetin and its mucus protective effect might be the main factors responsible for its protective effect against ischemia/reperfusion-induced gastric mucosal injury.     

The effect of rebamipide on gastric xanthine oxidase activity and type conversion in ethanol-treated rats

Rebamipide, a novel antipeptic ulcer drug, 2-(4-chlorobenzoylamino)-3-[2(1H)-quinolinone-4-yl]-propionic acid, was studied for its inhibitory effect on gastric xanthine oxidase activity and type conversion of the enzyme that has a profound role in free radical generation. Intraperitoneal administration of rebamipide at 60 mg/kg body weight reduced gastric mucosal hemorrhagic lesions and lipid peroxidation, which was proportional to the inhibitory effect of rebamipide on alcohol-induced xanthine oxidase-type conversion and enzyme activity. It was also observed that the activity of xanthine oxidase was significantly inhibited by administration of rebamipide at 60 mg/kg body weight, leading to a significant reduction of lipid peroxide content in alcohol-treated rats. The results suggest that alcohol-induced gastric mucosal lesions might be, in part, due to the increased activity of xanthine oxidase and type conversion rate of the enzyme and the protective effect of rebamipide on gastric mucosal lesions would result from its ability to protect against oxidative stress on gastric mucosal lesions of alcohol-treated rats.