title: Prostaglandins and chemotherapy-induced ulcers in dogs.
abstract: About 50% of patients receiving intrahepatic infusion of 5-fluorouracil deoxyriboside (5-FUDR) for colorectal cancer with hepatic metastasis develop significant gastroduodenal lesions. This paper reviews two studies on the effect of 16,16 dimethyl prostaglandin E2 (DMPGE2) on 5-fluorouracil-induced mucosal lesions in dogs. DMPGE2 at high doses (2 micrograms X kg-1 X h-1), which reduced histamine-stimulated gastric acid secretion by 65%, reduced gastric mucosal injury. Interestingly, DMPGE2 at much lower doses (0.02 micrograms X kg-1 X h-1), which had no effect on histamine-stimulated gastric acid secretion, was also effective in lowering gastric mucosal injury. These animal studies, if supported by the results of a larger patient study, would provide a rational basis for the use of prostaglandins in the prophylaxis and treatment of chemotherapy-induced ulcers.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bright-Asare
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Giannikopoulos
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Whiten
mesh_terms: D015064:16,16-Dimethylprostaglandin E2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004285:Dogs; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005467:Floxuridine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D005773:Gastroscopy; D011459:Prostaglandins E, Synthetic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D011459:Prostaglandins E, Synthetic; D005467:Floxuridine; D002927:Cimetidine; D015064:16,16-Dimethylprostaglandin E2