title: The effect of gastric cytoprotective drugs (atropine, cimetidine, vitamin-A) on the indomethacin induced intestinal ulcers in rats.
abstract: The effect of various gastric cytoprotective drugs was studied on the development of indomethacin induced intestinal ulcers. CFY strain rats weighing 200-250 g were used. Indomethacin in a single dose of 20 mg/kg was given intragastrically in 1.5 ml. The animals received atropine (0.025-0.2-1.0 mg/kg), cimetidine (2.5-10-50 mg/kg) or vitamin-A(0.1-1.0-10 mg/kg) intraperitoneally in a single dose 15 min before the administration of indomethacin. In another study the animals received the same doses of atropine twice a day for 3 days. The small intestine was examined for lesions consisting of: (a) palpable nodules on the mesenteric attachement: (b) ulcers in the jejunum and ileum: (c) adhesions as a consequence of ulcer perforation. Neither histamin H2 receptor antagonists, anticholinergics, nor vitamin-A affected the number and the severity of the indomethacin induced intestinal ulcers. These results suggest that, whereas atropine, cimetidine and vitamin-A have a cytoprotecting effect in the stomach, it appears that they have no role in intestinal cytoprotection.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001285:Atropine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000633:toxicity*; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D014456:Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A; D001285:Atropine; D002927:Cimetidine; D007213:Indomethacin