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Further study of experimental gastritis in rats: endocrine and neurocrine profile.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7904287     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We conducted this study to identify the endocrine and neurocrine mechanisms of gastric mucosal protection in rats with experimental atrophic gastritis (erosive atrophic antritis) induced by prolonged exposure to taurocholate. This resulting gastritis was characterized by a significant reduction of parietal cell mass, a decrease in mucosal thickness, decreased numbers of pyloric glands, infiltration by inflammatory cells, and fibrotic proliferation in the gastric mucosa. Mucosal erosions were also prominent. These morphologic and morphometric findings indicate the presence of erosive atrophic gastritis, as previously described. Fasting levels of serum gastrin increased significantly in the rats with gastritis versus controls, whereas the mucosal gastrin levels did not differ significantly from those of controls. Mucosal levels of somatostatin decreased significantly, and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) increased significantly in the pyloric sphincter region. These findings suggest that these peptides and neuropeptides are involved in the induction of this form of gastritis. The peptides may play an important role in the mechanisms of gastric mucosal protection (i.e., gastrin is an aggressive and somatostatin is a defensive factor, and VIP promotes the reflux of bile into the stomach by relaxing the pyloric sphincter).
Authors:
S Kishimoto; H Kobayashi; S Shimizu; G Kajiyama; A Miyoshi; K Sakurai
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of clinical gastroenterology     Volume:  17 Suppl 1     ISSN:  0192-0790     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Clin. Gastroenterol.     Publication Date:  1993  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-02-17     Completed Date:  1994-02-17     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7910017     Medline TA:  J Clin Gastroenterol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S53-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Gastric Mucosa / drug effects*,  pathology
Gastrins / physiology*
Gastritis, Atrophic / chemically induced*,  pathology
Male
Parietal Cells, Gastric / drug effects,  pathology
Radioimmunoassay
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Somatostatin / physiology*
Taurocholic Acid / toxicity*
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Gastrins; 37221-79-7/Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; 51110-01-1/Somatostatin; 81-24-3/Taurocholic Acid

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