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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-5-4
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of the nitric oxide (NO) synthesis inhibitor, NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, on carbachol-induced diarrhoea, fluid accumulation and motility changes were studied. Pretreatment of mice with NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (1-25 mg/kg i.p.) and NG-nitro-L-arginine (2.5-50 mg/kg i.p.) but not NG-nitro-D-arginine methyl ester (25 mg/kg i.p.) prevented in a dose-related manner the carbachol (0.5 mg/kg i.p.)-induced diarrhoea in mice. L-Arginine (150-1500 mg/kg i.p.) administered to mice pretreated with NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester counteracted the antidiarrhoeal activity of NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester in a dose-related manner. Pretreatment of rats with NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (2.5-25 mg/kg i.p.) decreased the intestinal fluid accumulation induced by carbachol in rats. NG-Nitro-D-arginine methyl ester was without effect. Intraperitoneal pretreatment of rats with NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (2.5-25 mg/kg) reduced the increase in small intestinal transit induced by carbachol. NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester had no effect. These results provide evidence that nitric oxide may play a role in diarrhoea, intraluminal fluid accumulation and motility changes induced by carbachol.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0014-2999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
271
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
31-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester modulates intestinal secretion and motility produced by carbachol.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Experimental Pharmacology, University of Naples, Federico II Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article