title: Acetic acid-induced colitis in normal and essential fatty acid deficient rats.
abstract: Eicosanoids and platelet-activating factor (PAF) production increases in experimental colitis. Both eicosanoids and PAF seem to arise from similar membrane phospholipids. To support both these suggestions we have investigated whether a fat-free diet, which should alter production of eicosanoids and PAF, affects experimental colitis. Essential fatty acid deficient (EFAD) rats were obtained by putting 4-week-old animals on a fat-free diet for 3 months. Experimental colitis was induced by a single intracolonic administration of 2 ml of 4% acetic acid. One to seven days later the animals were sacrificed and the colon removed to assess macroscopically and histologically intestinal damage. Eicosanoids and PAF levels were also measured in the mucosa scrapings by specific radioimmunoassay. The injury to the colon was more evident in control rats compared with EFAD rats. Besides colonic tissue of control rats showed a highly significant increase of PGE2, LTB4 and PAF, compared with levels in EFAD rats. Our results indicate that fat-free diet reduces tissue damage, and at the same time PGE2, LTB4 and PAF colonic content.
authors: Department of Experimental Pharmacology, University of Naples, Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Mascolo
authors: A A
authors: AA
authors: Izzo
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Autore
authors: F M
authors: FM
authors: Maiello
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Di Carlo
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Capasso
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000633:toxicity*; D019342:Acetic Acid; D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D003092:Colitis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004041:Dietary Fats; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000502:physiology*; D007975:Leukotriene B4 / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D007975:Leukotriene B4; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D015232:Dinoprostone; D019342:Acetic Acid