title: Generation of endogenous prostaglandins and thromboxanes in taurocholate-induced gastric mucosal lesions.
abstract: This study demonstrates that the suppression of thromboxane biosynthesis by OKY-1581, a selective inhibitor of thromboxane biosynthesis, prevents dose-dependently taurocholate-induced gastric mucosal necrosis and enhances the cytoprotective effect of low dose of taurocholate against mucosal necrosis by large dose of this agent. In all animals treated with OKY-1581, a decrease in mucosal generation of thromboxane was accompanied by an increased production of PGs probably due to availability of greater amounts of a common substrate in a cyclooxygenase pathway. This study provides direct evidence that gastric mucosa generates thromboxanes which may be involved in the pathogenesis of taurocholate-induced gastric mucosal lesions.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015232:Dinoprostone; D011464:Epoprostenol / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000494:pharmacology; D009336:Necrosis; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013656:Taurocholic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013930:Thromboxane-A Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D013931:Thromboxanes / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D008689:Methacrylates; D011453:Prostaglandins; D011458:Prostaglandins E; D013931:Thromboxanes; D013929:Thromboxane B2; D013656:Taurocholic Acid; C031517:2-methyl-3-(4-(3-pyridinylmethyl)phenyl)-2-propenoic acid; D011464:Epoprostenol; D013930:Thromboxane-A Synthase; D015232:Dinoprostone; D007213:Indomethacin