title: Effect of rebamipide on liver damage and increased tumor necrosis factor in a rat model of endotoxin shock.
abstract: We investigated the effect of rebamipide, a novel antiinflammatory agent, on liver damage in a rat model of circulatory shock induced by bacterial endotoxin (E. coli lipopolysaccharide, LPS). Endotoxemia for 6 hr resulted in a 5.9-fold rise in the serum levels of nitrite (P < 0.05) with a significant rise in the serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), suggestive of liver dysfunction. The increased activities of serum ALT, AST, and LDH, but not serum nitrite were significantly inhibited by rebamipide (100 mg/kg, orally for five days). Myeloperoxidase activity in the liver was significantly elevated in the rats with endotoxemia by 2.4-fold (P < 0.05), which was also significantly inhibited by rebamipide. Upon LPS injection, serum TNF-alpha levels peaked at 1 hr after LPS (from 167.4 +/- 20.0 to 1570.0 +/- 100.0 pg/ml) and thereafter rapidly declined. The increased TNF-alpha level measured at 1 hr was significantly inhibited by pretreatment with rebamipide (100 mg/kg for five days). It is suggested that rebamipide exerts a strong protective effect on the LPS-induced liver damage through inhibition of activation of neutrophils and TNF-alpha production.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: B Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Rhim
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004926:Escherichia coli; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D015363:Quinolones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D015363:Quinolones; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D009195:Peroxidase; C052785:rebamipide; D000409:Alanine