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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-3-2
pubmed:abstractText
Pretreatment with aluminium-containing antacids at their original pH or after acidification is known to protect the gastric mucosa against the damaging action of strong irritants and this protection is accompanied by an increase in gastric blood flow (GBF) but the mechanisms underlying these effects have not been elucidated. We investigated the role of endogenous nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandins (PS) in the prevention of ethanol-induced gastric damage and the alteration of GBF by Maalox and its active component Al(OH)3. Maalox and Al(OH)3 at their original and acidic pH induced dose-dependent gastroprotection accompanied by attenuation of the reduction in GBF caused by 100% ethanol; similar protective and hyperemic effects were recorded after treatment with nocloprost, a locally active PGE2 analog, and nitroglycerin, a donor of NO. Pretreatment with indomethacin that suppressed mucosal PGE2 by about 90%, failed to affect the protective influence of Maalox or Al(OH)3 at their original or acidic pH. On the contrary, pretreatment with NG-nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA), a potent selective inhibitor of NO synthase, reversed the gastroprotective and hyperemic effects of Maalox or Al(OH)3 at original and acidic pH and this reversal was significantly antagonized by L-arginine but not D-arginine. The gastroprotective and hyperemic effects of nocloprost were not influenced by the pretreatment with L-NNA. We conclude that aluminium-containing antacids activate the NO system, which may contribute to the gastroprotective activity of these drugs through an increase in mucosal microcirculation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Aluminum Hydroxide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antacids, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Arginine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Dinoprostone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Drug Combinations, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ethanol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Magnesium Hydroxide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitric Oxide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitroarginine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitroglycerin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Prostaglandins F, Synthetic, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/aluminum hydroxide, magnesium..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/nocloprost
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0014-2999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
229
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
155-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Nitric oxide in gastroprotection by aluminium-containing antacids.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Physiology, University Medical School, Krakow, Poland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article