title: The possible role of metabolic acidosis in acetazolamide-induced gastric lesion formation in rats.
abstract: The effects of acetazolamide on blood acid/base balance and the relationship of the latter to gastric lesion formation were studied in rats. Acetazolamide (200 mg/kg, s.c.) produced haemorrhagic gastric lesions which were accompanied by lowered arterial blood pH and HCO3- levels. High dose (6.2%) of NaHCO3 infusion normalised the arterial blood pH and decreased lesion formation. It also markedly raised the blood HCO3- level. However, a lower dose (3.1%) of the drug only raised the HCO3- to a normal level and slightly reduced the severity of ulceration. These results suggest that metabolic acidosis is the main causative factor while depletion of blood HCO3- may play a minor role in acetazolamide-evoked lesion formation in rat stomachs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Ogle
mesh_terms: D000086:Acetazolamide; D000138:Acidosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000818:Animals; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000097:blood; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates; D000086:Acetazolamide