title: Different pharmacological actions of adenosine on gastric function and mucosal damage in normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats.
abstract: It has been reported that there are functional defects in the purinergic system in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). The following experiments examined the gastric effects of adenosine in these animals. SHR had a significantly higher gastric mucosal blood flow (GMBF), but the secretion of acid and pepsin was not different from that of normotensive counterparts. In SHR, adenosine (s.c. 3.75 or 7.5 mg/kg) time- and dose-dependently decreased gastric acid secretion and GMBF. The nucleoside, however, did not affect the pepsin secretion. In normotensive rats, gastric acid secretion was also reduced, but not to the extent of SHR. The GMBF was increased instead. Adenosine potentiated ethanol-induced mucosal damage in SHR, which was likely caused by GMBF reduction. It is concluded that adenosine produces a greater depressive action on the stomach in SHR. These differential actions are probably due to the genetic difference between the two types of animals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kaan
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D000431:Ethanol / Q000633:toxicity; D005744:Gastric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000098:blood supply / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010434:Pepsin A / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D010434:Pepsin A; D000241:Adenosine