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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-22
pubmed:abstractText
To elucidate the mechanism of the anti-ulcer effect of rebamipide (2-(4-chlorobenzoylamino)-3-[2-(1H)-quinolinon-4-yl] propionic acid), changes in glycosaminoglycan (GAG), uronic acid and hexosamine contents of stomach tissue were examined in rats treated with the ulcer-inducing agents and/or rebamipide. Uronic acid and hexosamine contents in acid hydrolysates of stomach tissue were increased after diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC, 800 mg/kg, s.c.) or histamine (300 mg/kg, i.p.) treatment, and similar changes in the GAG, uronic acid, and hexosamine levels were observed in stomach tissue extracts. Pretreatment with rebamipide (60 mg/kg, i.p.) resulted in an additional increase in the contents of the above components after DDC or histamine treatment. However, rebamipide treatment alone did not increase the gastric contents of GAG and GAG components in normal rats. Gel filtration chromatography of extracted GAGs suggested that DDC, histamine and rebamipide treatments do not cause a change in the aggregated forms of gastric GAGs. These results suggest that rebamipide stimulates the GAG synthesis in the ulcerated stomach and that this effect may contribute to the healing process of gastric ulcer.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0767-3981
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
546-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of rebamipide on the glycosaminoglycan content of the ulcerated rat stomach.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, Chonnam University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article