title: Sources of superoxide radicals involved in the pathogenesis of diethyldithiocarbamate-induced gastric antral ulcer in rats.
abstract: The production of superoxide radicals as a result of decreased Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase activity is considered to be the most important factor in the pathogenesis of diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC)-induced gastric antral ulcers in rats. The aim of the present study was to identify possible sources of superoxide radicals and the role of platelet-activating factor (PAF) in DDC-induced ulcer formation. Groups of rats were pretreated with a drug or antiserum before DDC (800 mg/kg) administration. The size of the DDC-induced gastric antral ulcers was measured. Pretreatment with anti-rat polymorphonuclear leukocyte serum or CV-3988 (a specific antagonist of PAF) 20 mg/kg significantly reduced the size of DDC-induced gastric antral ulcers. The results confirmed that superoxide radicals play an important role in the pathogenesis of DDC-induced gastric ulcer in rats and suggested that NADPH (reduced nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate) oxidase in PAF-activated polymorphonuclear leukocytes may be involved in the generation of these radicals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical College, Taiwan.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004050:Ditiocarb / Q000633:toxicity*; D005609:Free Radicals; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism*; D011706:Pyloric Antrum; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D013481:Superoxides; D004050:Ditiocarb