Gastric and thymic assay of acute oral treatment of rats with nitric oxide esters of ibuprofen or indomethacin
Gastric and thymic assay of acute oral treatment of rats with nitric oxide esters of ibuprofen or indomethacin
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.06.149
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发表时间:
2005-08-26
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3.1
通讯作者:
Rostron, C
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作者:
Downing, JEG;Madden, JC;Rostron, C
Two common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and their nitric oxide (NO) adducts were evaluated for effects on mol/kg of ibuprofen caused stomach and thymus. Following 4-h duration (acute) oral dosing of fasted male Wistar rats, 1.33 x 10(-4) significant visual irritation score and microscopic thinning, although an ulceration assay proved insensitive. Ibuprofen esterified with NO abolished irritation and significantly reduced thinning. Gastro-protective effects of NO-linked ibuprofen were associated with higher levels of diaphorase by optical density, an enzymatic marker of local synthesis of nitric oxide. Both indomethacin and its congener at 2 x 10(-5) mol/kg produced microscopic signs of thinning only, not visible irritation or alteration of diaphorase staining. Results suggest that NO-linked ibuprofen can promote resistance to mucosal injury, possibly via local synthesis of NO. All NO-congeners and parent NSAIDs produced comparable reductions in the abundance of medullary nitrergic cells, those synthesising NO in thymus, without significantly lowering T-cellularity, the relative size of cortex wherein T-cells are produced. Findings indicate disturbance of T-cell tolerance, consistent with increased risk of autoimmune susceptibility. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.