title: Effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on gastric alkaline secretion in rats.
abstract: The effects of NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), the nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor, on gastric HCO3- secretion were examined in anesthetized rats. Intravenous administration of L-NAME (1, 2.5, 5 mg/kg) increased HCO3- secretion in a dose-related manner. This effect of L-NAME was mimicked by NG-mono-methyl-L-arginine (50 mg/kg, i.v.) and was antagonized significantly by concurrent administration of L-arginine but not D-arginine (200 mg/kg, i.v.). These results indicate that gastric HCO3- secretion is stimulated by inhibition of NO biosynthesis.
mesh_terms: D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000378:metabolism*; D005744:Gastric Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D009853:Omeprazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates; D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D001120:Arginine; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases; D009853:Omeprazole; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester