Temporal Relationship Between Cyclooxygenase Inhibition, as Measured by Prostacyclin Biosynthesis, and the Gastrointestinal Damage Induced by Indomethacin in the Rat
Temporal Relationship Between Cyclooxygenase Inhibition, as Measured by Prostacyclin Biosynthesis, and the Gastrointestinal Damage Induced by Indomethacin in the Rat
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通过前列环素生物合成测量的环加氧酶抑制与大鼠吲哚美辛引起的胃肠道损伤之间的时间关系
DOI:
10.1016/0016-5085(81)90196-7
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发表时间:
1981
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影响因子:
29.4
通讯作者:
B. Whittle
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作者:
B. Whittle
Inhibition of cyclooxygenase in the rat small intestine and gastric mucosa after subcutaneous administration of indomethacin has been investigated using prostacyclin (PGI2) production ex vivo as an index of prostaglandin biosynthesis. This has been compared with the formation of intestinal lesions and gastric erosions. Indomethacin caused marked inhibition of prostacyclin formation in the gastric mucosa, and this was accompanied by the development of gastric erosions, although after 48 h both inhibition of cyclooxygenase and gastric erosions were no longer apparent. There was no such temporal relationship between prostaglandin inhibition and the formation of lesions in the small intestine since the lesions became macroscopically apparent and developed at a time when cyclooxygenase inhibition was already declining. Aspirin caused a prolonged inhibition of small-intestinal cyclooxygenase activity, yet failed to cause intestinal damage. Thus, inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis alone may not be sufficient to initiate the processes which ultimately result in intestinal lesions. The prostaglandin-independent processes affected by indomethacin which lead to intestinal damage are as yet unknown.