title: Role of alpha-2 adrenergic receptors in anti-ulcer effect mechanism of estrogen and luteinising hormone on rats.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate anti-ulcer effect of estrogen and luteinising hormone (LH) on indomethacin-induced ulcer model in female rats.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ovariectomy in healthy adult famale rats. Acute administration of estradiol to ovariectomised rats. Acute administration of LH to intact rats. Combined administration of tamoxifen with estradiol or LH to intact rats. Combined administration of yohimbin with estradiol or LH to intact rats. Combined administration of piperoxan with estradiol or LH to intact rats. Indomethacin administration to all rats.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results have shown that LH exerted anti-ulcer activity at all doses we used but estradiol at 5 and 10 mg/kg. In rats administered yohimbine and piperoxan estradiol and LH could not prevent indomethacin-induced ulcers. In rats administered tamoxifen, estradiol and LH could prevent indomethacin-induced ulcers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  LH is a very potent endogen anti-ulcer factor, and the anti-ulcerative activities of estrogen and LH are mediated via alpha-2 adrenergic receptors, but not es receptors. The resistance of gastric mucosa to aggressive factors may decrease as a result of LH inhibition when estrogen is secreted chronically in the human body.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bunyamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Borekci
authors.forename: Yakup
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kumtepe
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karaca
authors.forename: Zekai
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Halici
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cadirci
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authors.lastname: Albayrak
authors.forename: Beyzagul
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Halis
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authors.lastname: Suleyman