title: Prophylactic effect of lafutidine against the adverse reaction induced in rat stomach by repeated administration of 5-fluorouracil.
abstract: We examined the prophylactic effect of lafutidine, a histamine H2 receptor antagonist, on the morphological and functional derangement of the rat stomach after the administration of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in the absence or presence of taurocholate Na (TC). Rats were given 5-FU p. o. once daily for 5 days. After 18 hr fasting, the animals were given omeprazole to inhibit acid secretion. Under urethane anesthesia, the stomach was mounted on an ex-vivo chamber, perfused with 100 mM HCl, and both the transmucosal potential difference (PD) and gastric mucosal blood flow (GMBF) were simultaneously measured before and after exposure of the mucosa to 20 mM TC for 30 min. The 5-FU treatment lowered the basal PD with a decrease in the mucosal height and caused few haemorrhagic lesions in the stomach when perfused with 100 mM HCl for 2 hr. The 5-FU treatment had no influence on the reduced PD response caused by TC, but significantly impaired the increase in GMBF after exposure to TC, resulting a marked aggravation of gastric lesions. Lafutidine, given together with 5-FU for 5 days, significantly antagonized the deleterious effect of 5-FU on the basal PD and the GMBF response to TC, and prevented the aggravation of gastric lesions. These effects of lafutidine were not mimicked by cimetidine and disappeared due to the chemical ablation of capsaicin-sensitive afferent neurons. We conclude that 1) 5-FU treatment caused the morphological and functional derangement of the stomach and increased the mucosal vulnerability against acid, and 2) lafutidine prevents such changes caused by 5-FU treatment, probably mediated through capsaicin-sensitive afferent neurons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Yamashina, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kotani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakagiri
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Murashima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D004347:Drug Interactions / Q000502:physiology; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013656:Taurocholic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D010880:Piperidines; D011725:Pyridines; C076948:lafutidine; D013656:Taurocholic Acid; D002927:Cimetidine; D015232:Dinoprostone; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid; D005472:Fluorouracil