title: Effects of dosmalfate, a new cytoprotective agent, on acute and chronic trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid-induced colitis in rats.
abstract: Activated neutrophils and proinflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) are clearly involved in the pathogenesis of bowel disease. Increased expression of epidermal growth factor-receptor (EGF receptor) has been reported for the colon mucosa surrounding areas of ulceration, suggesting a pivotal role in mucosal defence and repair. In this study, we examined the effects of dosmalfate, a new flavonoid derivative compound (diosmin heptakis) with antioxidant and cytoprotective properties, on acute and chronic experimental trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis in rats. The inflammation response was assessed by neutrophil infiltration as evaluated by histology and myeloperoxidase activity. Mucosal TNF-alpha production and histological analysis of the lesions was also carried out. In addition, we studied the expression of the EGF receptor inmunohistochemically during the healing of TNBS-induced chronic colitis. A 2-day treatment with 400 or 800 mg/kg of dosmalfate ameliorated the colon damage score and the incidence of adhesions. It also significantly (P<0.05) decreased myeloperoxidase activity and colonic mucosal production of TNF-alpha. Chronic treatment (14 days) with 800 mg/kg/day of dosmalfate also had significant protective effects on TNBS-induced colitis which were reflected by significant attenuation (P<0.05) of the damage score while the inflammatory indicators were not improved. The chronic beneficial effect of dosmalfate was apparently related to the enhancement of EGF receptor expression. These findings confirm the protective effects of dosmalfate in acute and chronic experimental colitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, Profesor García González Street, 41012 Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Villegas
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: La Casa
authors.forename: Aurelio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orjales
authors.forename: Catalina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alarcón de la Lastra
mesh_terms: D000210:Acute-Phase Reaction; D000818:Animals; D003092:Colitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003106:Colon / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D004145:Diosmin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007249:Inflammation / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D007322:Instillation, Drug; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D020011:Protective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014302:Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D020011:Protective Agents; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D004145:Diosmin; D014302:Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid; D009195:Peroxidase; D066246:ErbB Receptors; C474240:dosmalfate