title: Role of oxygen-derived free radicals in the mechanism of cysteamine-induced duodenal ulcer in rats.
abstract: In this study, the possible role of oxygen-derived free radicals in cysteamine-induced duodenal ulcers in rats was investigated. Separate groups of rats were treated with 350 mg/kg cysteamine subcutaneously. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and thiobarbituric acid (TBA) reactants in the duodenal mucosa were analyzed one, three, six, 12 and 24 hours after treatment, respectively. Cu,Zn-SOD activity significantly decreased from 41.79 +/- 3.53 NU/mg protein to 29.56 +/- 3.62, 27.23 +/- 3.02 and 24.64 +/- 3.07 NU/mg protein at three, six and 12 hours, respectively. TBA reactants, indicators of tissue injury by oxygen-derived free radicals, significantly increased from 0.18 +/- 0.10 nmol/mg protein to 1.31 +/- 0.12 and 1.57 +/- 0.09 nmol/mg protein at six and 12 hours after cysteamine treatment, respectively. We conclude that an increase of oxygen-derived free radicals and a decrease of Cu,Zn-SOD activity in the duodenal mucosa may be involved in the pathogenesis of cysteamine-induced duodenal ulcers in rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical College, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takemoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003543:Cysteamine; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism*; D005609:Free Radicals; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D003543:Cysteamine; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D010100:Oxygen