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Role of neutrophil elastase in stress-induced gastric mucosal injury in rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9823937     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Activated neutrophils play an important role in tissue injury by releasing various inflammatory mediators capable of damaging endothelial cells. To investigate whether neutrophil elastase (NE) is involved in stress-induced gastric mucosal injury, we examined the effects of 2 NE inhibitors (ONO-5046 and L-658 758) as well as nitrogen mustard-induced leukocytopenia on the formation of gastric mucosal lesions, gastric mucosal blood flow, gastric mucosal microvascular permeability, and gastric neutrophil accumulation in rats subjected to water immersion-restraint stress (WIR). Gastric mucosal injury peaked 8 hours after WIR. Gastric mucosal blood flow, as measured by laser-Doppler flow cytometry, decreased to 45% of its initial level 8 hours after WIR. Gastric mucosal microvascular permeability, evaluated by Evans blue dye leakage to the gastric mucosa, showed an increase, peaking 8 hours after WIR. Gastric accumulation of neutrophils, determined by measuring gastric myeloperoxidase activity and by histologic examination, was also significantly increased 8 hours after WIR. Both of the NE inhibitors markedly prevented the formation of gastric mucosal lesions. They also decreased the reduction in gastric mucosal blood flow seen in animals subjected to WIR while preventing increases in gastric mucosal microvascular permeability. Gastric neutrophil accumulation was significantly reduced in animals given either inhibitor 8 hours after WIR. Leukocytopenia produced effects similar to those produced by the inhibitors. Taken together, these observations strongly suggest that NE promotes stress-induced gastric mucosal injury in rats by reducing gastric mucosal blood flow and increasing neutrophil accumulation.
Authors:
W Liu; K Okajima; K Murakami; N Harada; H Isobe; T Irie
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of laboratory and clinical medicine     Volume:  132     ISSN:  0022-2143     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Lab. Clin. Med.     Publication Date:  1998 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-12-03     Completed Date:  1998-12-03     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375375     Medline TA:  J Lab Clin Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  432-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM; S    
Affiliation:
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Capillary Permeability
Cephalosporins / pharmacology
Disease Models, Animal
Gastric Mucosa / blood supply,  enzymology*,  pathology
Glycine / analogs & derivatives,  pharmacology
Leukocyte Elastase / antagonists & inhibitors,  metabolism*
Leukopenia / physiopathology
Male
Mechlorethamine / pharmacology
Neutrophils / drug effects,  enzymology*
Peptic Ulcer / enzymology*,  etiology,  pathology
Peroxidase / metabolism
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Restraint, Physical
Serine Proteinase Inhibitors
Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
Stress, Physiological / enzymology*,  pathology
Sulfonamides / pharmacology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cephalosporins; 0/Serine Proteinase Inhibitors; 0/Sulfonamides; 116507-04-1/L 658758; 127373-66-4/ONO 5046; 51-75-2/Mechlorethamine; 56-40-6/Glycine; EC 1.11.1.7/Peroxidase; EC 3.4.21.37/Leukocyte Elastase

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