title: Aggravating action of clonidine on ethanol-induced gastric lesions: probable mechanism of action.
abstract: Large doses of the imidazoline alpha 2 adrenoreceptor agonist clonidine aggravate ethanol-induced gastric lesions. The alpha 2 adrenoceptor antagonist phentolamine, the opioid antagonist naloxone and the H2 antagonist cimetidine do not prevent this action of clonidine suggesting that it is not mediated by alpha 2, opioid or H2 receptors. Further, like clonidine, high doses of phentolamine and cimetidine aggravate gastric lesions per se, suggesting that all three may be acting at a common 'receptor' site, possibly the imidazoline-preferring receptor (IPR).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Goa Medical College, Bambolim, St. Cruz.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: D'Souza
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Bhandare
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Dhume
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D003000:Clonidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D000431:Ethanol; D008297:Male; D009270:Naloxone / Q000494:pharmacology; D010646:Phentolamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011970:Receptors, Histamine H2 / Q000187:drug effects; D011957:Receptors, Opioid / Q000187:drug effects; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D011970:Receptors, Histamine H2; D011957:Receptors, Opioid; D009270:Naloxone; D000431:Ethanol; D002927:Cimetidine; D003000:Clonidine; D010646:Phentolamine