Studies on gastroprotection induced by capsaicin and papaverine

• Autorzy: Brzozowski T , Drozdowicz D. , Majka J. , Konturek S.J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Capsaicin and papaverine are potent vasorelaxants with strong gastroprotective activity against damage induced by absolute ethanol. This protection was originally attributed to the increase in gastric mucosal blood flow (GBF) but the possibility that NO mediates the protective and hyperemic effects of capsaicin and papaverine has been little studied. Using N-nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA), a selective blocker of NO synthase, and L-arginine as a substrate for NO, we investigated the role of NO in protective action of capsaicin and papaverine against ethanol-induced gastric damage and in GBF. Pretreatment with capsaicin (0.1-0.5mg/kg i. g.) or papaverine (0.1-2mg/kg i.g.) reduced dose-dependently the area of ethanol- induced lesions, the LD50 being 0.3 and 1 mg/kg, respectively. This protection was accompanied by a gradual increase in the GBF. Intravenous (i. v.) injection of L-NNA (1.2-5 mg/kg), which by itself caused only a small increase in ethanol lesions, reversed dose-dependently the protective and hyperemic effects of capsaicin and papaverine against ethanol-induced damage and attenuated the increase in GBF induced by each of these agents alone. This deleterious effect of L-NNA on the gastric mucosa and the GBF was fully antagonized by L-arginine (200 mg/kg i. v.) but not by D-arginine. L-arginine partly restored the decrease in GBF induced by L-NNA. Pretreatment with indomethacin (5 mg/kg i.p.), which suppressed the generation of PG by 85%, slightly enhaced the mucosal lesions induced by ethanol but failed to affect the fall in GBF induced by this irritant. Gastroprotective and hyperemic effects of capsaicin and papaverine were partly reversed by indomethacin suggesting that endogenous PG are also implicated in these effects. Addition of L-NNA to indomethacin completely eliminated both the protective and hyperemic effects of capsaicin and papaverine. We conclude that both NO and PG contribute to the gastroprotective and hyperemic effects of capsaicin and papaverine on the gastric mucosa.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

cytoprotection; capsaicin; prostaglandin; nitric oxide; blood flow; gastric mucosa; papaverine; gastroprotection; rat

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
• Rocznik: 1992
• Tom: 43
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.309-322,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Brzozowski T

• University Medical School, 31-531 Krakow, Grzegorzecka 16, Poland

autor

Drozdowicz D.

autor

Majka J.

autor

Konturek S.J.

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