title: Effect of prostaglandin F3 alpha on gastric mucosal injury by ethanol in rats: comparison with prostaglandin F2 alpha.
abstract: In humans eicosapentaenoic acid can be converted to 3-series prostaglandins (PGF3 alpha, PGI3, and PGE3). Whether 3-series prostaglandins can protect the gastric mucosa from injury as effectively as their 2-series analogs is unknown. Therefore, we compared the protective effects of PGF3 alpha and PGF2 alpha against gross and microscopic gastric mucosal injury in rats. Animals received a subcutaneous injection of either PGF3 alpha or PGF2 alpha in doses ranging from 0 (vehicle) to 16.8 mumol/kg and 30 min later they received intragastric administration of 1 ml of absolute ethanol. Whether mucosal injury was assessed 60 min or 5 min after ethanol, PGF3 alpha was significantly less protective against ethanol-induced damage than PGF2 alpha. These findings indicate that the presence of a third double bond in the prostaglandin F molecule between carbons 17 and 18 markedly reduces the protective effects of this prostaglandin on the gastric mucosa.
authors: Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Texas South Western Medical Center, Dallas.
authors: T W
authors: TW
authors: Faust
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Lee
authors: J S
authors: JS
authors: Redfern
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Feldman
mesh_terms: D000527:Alprostadil / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D000818:Animals; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D000431:Ethanol / Q000633:toxicity*; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D011458:Prostaglandins E; D000431:Ethanol; C033246:prostaglandin E3; D015237:Dinoprost; D000527:Alprostadil