title: Inhibition of gastric cell proliferation by acetaldehyde.
abstract: Helicobacter pylori possesses alcohol dehydrogenase activity and is capable of producing acetaldehyde from ethanol in vitro. Acetaldehyde is a toxic and reactive compound and has been shown to inhibit the proliferation of many different cell lines in vitro. To study the effects of acetaldehyde on the proliferation of gastric epithelial cells in vivo, we employed an immunohistochemical method after labelling proliferating cells with 5'-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine in rats receiving acetaldehyde intragastrically. Chronic (16 weeks) exposure of gastric mucosa to acetaldehyde given to rats in their drinking water in concentrations of 10 or 20 mM resulted in significant (P < 0.05) inhibition of gastric epithelial cell proliferation, expressed as 332 +/- 36, 348 +/- 8, and 695 +/- 15 proliferating cells per ten high-power (x 400) fields in the groups drinking 10 mM acetaldehyde, 20 mM acetaldehyde, and in controls respectively. In an acute study, significant inhibition of proliferation was observed after as few as 4 days of exposure to acetaldehyde, but only when a higher dose (50 mM) of acetaldehyde was given (438 +/- 44 versus 615 +/- 19 in controls, P < 0.05). The inhibition of gastric cell renewal by acetaldehyde may play a role in the pathogenesis of ethanol- and/or H. pylori-associated gastric diseases by inhibiting normal gastric mucosal protection and repair.
authors.affiliation: Research Unit of Alcohol Diseases, University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matysiak-Budnik
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kärkkäinen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Methuen
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Roine
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salaspuro
mesh_terms: D000079:Acetaldehyde / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine; D000079:Acetaldehyde