title: Aggravating action of hydralazine on ethanol-induced gastric lesions.
abstract: Endogenous nitric oxide has been proposed as one of the mediators of gastric cytoprotection. We studied the effect of the vasodilator hydralazine which acts via nitric oxide and thus is expected to have a gastroprotective action. However, hydralazine aggravates ethanol-induced gastric lesions. This effect is not influenced by pretreatment with the selective alpha 1 adrenergic antagonist prazosin but is abolished by the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, captopril suggesting the involvement of the renin-angiotensin system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Goa Medical College, Tiswadi.
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Bhandare
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Rataboli
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Diniz D'Souza
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Dhume
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002216:Captopril / Q000494:pharmacology; D004347:Drug Interactions; D000431:Ethanol / Q000633:toxicity*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006830:Hydralazine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D011224:Prazosin / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013270:Stomach / Q000187:drug effects*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D006830:Hydralazine; D000431:Ethanol; D002216:Captopril; D011224:Prazosin