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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
1. The effect of a new antiulcer agent, ebrotidine, on the synthesis and secretion of sulfomucin in gastric mucosa was investigated. Rat gastric mucosal segments were incubated in DMEM containing [3H]proline, [3H]glucosamine and [35S]Na2SO4 as markers for mucin synthesis, glycosylation and sulfation, in the presence of 0-150 microM ebrotidine. 2. The drug, while showing no discernible effect on the apomucin synthesis, evoked a dose-dependent increase in mucin glycosylation and sulfation, which at 100 microM ebrotidine, attained its maximum of 2.4 and 2.7-fold stimulation, respectively. 3. The analysis of mucin secretory responses revealed that ebrotidine caused a concentration-dependent enhancement in sulfomucin secretion which attained its maximum increase of 3.3-fold at 100-120 microM ebrotidine. Furthermore, the sulfomucin elaborated in the presence of ebrotidine exhibited a higher content of a large molecular-weight mucus glycoprotein form, the assembly of which is intimately associated with the sulfation event. 4. The results suggest that the ability of ebrotidine to enhance gastric sulfomucin synthesis and secretion may play an important role in the gastroprotective mechanism of action of this agent.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0306-3623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
611-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of ebrotidine on the synthesis and secretion of gastric sulfomucin.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark 07103.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro