title: Effect of prostaglandins and capsaicin on gastric vascular flow and mucosal injury in endothelin-1-treated rats.
abstract: Infusion of endothelin-1 reduced vascular flow in the isolated perfused rat stomach. Concurrent infusion of iloprost and capsaicin, respectively, did not counteract the flow-reduction caused by endothelin-1. Infusion of prostaglandin (PG)F2 alpha caused vasoconstriction and significantly augmented the endothelin-1-induced flow reduction. In vivo, i.v. infusion of endothelin-1 (50 pmol/kg//min for 10 min) did not cause gastric mucosal damage, but enhanced injury produced by intragastric instillation of 20% ethanol. Intragastric administration of iloprost or PGF2 alpha prevented the pro-ulcerogenic effect of endothelin-1. Similarly, stimulation of afferent sensory neurons by intragastric capsaicin (0.5 mg/kg) protected against damage caused by endothelin-1 and 20% ethanol. Functional ablation of afferent sensory neurons by s.c. administration of 125 mg/kg capsaicin markedly enhanced gastric mucosal damage by intraluminal 20% ethanol. This damage was, however, not further increased by infusion of endothelin-1. These findings show that protection against the proulcerogenic effect of endothelin-1 can occur without antagonism of vasoconstriction. The findings also show that parameters involved in protection such as afferent sensory neurons do not contribute to the pro-ulcerogenic effects of endothelin-1 suggesting that protection against and potentiation of damage rely on different mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Clinical Medicine, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Peskar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lambrecht
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002211:Capsaicin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000494:pharmacology; D016232:Endothelins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects*; D016285:Iloprost / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000502:physiology; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D011453:Prostaglandins; D015237:Dinoprost; D016285:Iloprost; D002211:Capsaicin