title: Effects of the synthesized prostaglandin E2-analogue arbaprostil on gastric mucosal lesions in rats.
abstract: The effects of arbaprostil (CU-83), a newly synthesized prostaglandin (PG) E2 analogue, on gastric lesions were investigated. Experiment 1: The animals were divided into 3 groups: 1. the control group: untreated, 2. 50% ethanol group: rats were given 1 ml of 50% ethanol intragastrically, and 3. arbaprostil + 50% ethanol group: arbaprostil (10 micrograms/kg) was administered p.o. 30 min before 50% ethanol administration. 1 h after ethanol administration, stomachs were isolated, and gastric mucosal lesions were observed. Experiment 2: Rats were divided into 4 groups; 1. the control group; untreated, 2. 6 h stress group; animals were placed in a stress cage and immersed into a water bath (23 degrees C) for 6 h, 3. arbaprostil (10 micrograms/kg) + 6 h stress group, and 4. arbaprostil (100 micrograms/kg) + 6 h stress group; arbaprostil 10 micrograms/kg or 100 micrograms/kg was administered 30 min before 6 h of water immersion stress, respectively. In each experiment, stomachs were isolated and gastric mucosal lesions were observed. Immediately after the observation of lesions, the fundic mucosal layer was separated from the muscle layer, and mucosal PGs levels were measured by high performance liquid chromatography. Four kinds of PGs, i.e., 6-keto-PG F1 alpha, PGF2 alpha, PGE2, and PGD2 were detected in gastric mucosa. Administration of 50% ethanol and water immersion stress induced gastric lesions and decreased all 4 mucosal PGs levels. Arbaprostil, 10 micrograms/kg, reduced ethanol-induced gastric lesions and maintained mucosal PGs levels, concomitantly, however, the same doses of arbaprostil did not show a protective effect against water immersion stress-induced gastric lesions or decreases in PGs levels.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawabe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuroiwa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001101:Arbaprostil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D000431:Ethanol; D007101:Immersion; D008297:Male; D011459:Prostaglandins E, Synthetic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D011459:Prostaglandins E, Synthetic; D000431:Ethanol; D001101:Arbaprostil