title: Antiulcer mechanism of action of rebamipide, a novel antiulcer compound, on diethyldithiocarbamate-induced antral gastric ulcers in rats.
abstract: The mechanism of the inhibitory action of rebamipide, a new mucosal protective drug, was studied using rats with diethyldithiocarbamate-induced gastric antral ulcers. Rebamipide reduced ulcer formation and inhibited the elevation in lipid peroxide concentration in the gastric mucosa. Rebamipide inhibited both luminol- and lucigenin-dependent chemiluminescence of neutrophils activated by formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine. Rebamipide did not alter the reduction of cytochrome c induced by the xanthine-xanthine oxidase system or the NADPH-dependent microsomal lipid peroxidation in the liver. These findings suggest that rebamipide prevents diethyldithiocarbamate-induced gastric ulcer formation by inhibiting neutrophil activation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine, Ube, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hobara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishiyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oka
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003574:Cytochrome c Group / Q000378:metabolism; D004050:Ditiocarb; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D015363:Quinolones / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D003574:Cytochrome c Group; D015363:Quinolones; D004050:Ditiocarb; C052785:rebamipide; D000409:Alanine