Basic Research
Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2006; 12(4): 574-581
Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.574
Table 1 Influences of gastric juice on various gastric biomedical parameters in sham operation and BCAL rats
Acid back-diffusion(μEq/stomach)Glutathione(μmol/gtissue)Lipid peroxide(nmol MDA/gtissue)Hemoglobin(mg/stomach)Erosion(areamm2)Histologicalscore
Sham operation
Saline56.0 ± 6.03.0 ± 0.436.1 ± 4.50.1 ± 0.10.3 ± 0.20.3 ± 0.1
Gastric juice-135.6 ± 4.42.6 ± 0.350.1 ± 6.40.3 ± 0.10.4 ± 0.80.7 ± 0.3
BCAL
Saline30.2 ± 4.1a2.1 ± 0.3a88.1 ± 3.4a0.8 ± 0.2a8.2 ± 0.9a1.8 ± 0.3a
Gastric juice-250.2 ± 10.4c1.4 ± 0.2 c137.6 ± 10.4c2.0 ± 0.4c40.2 ± 7.1c4.5 ± 0.7c
Table 2 Effects of allopurinol or exogenous glutathione on various gastric parameters in sham operation and BCAL rats
mg/kgAcid back-diffusion (μEq/stomach)Glutathione (μmol/g tissue)Lipid peroxide (nmol MDA/g tissue)Histamine (μg/g tissue)Hemoglobin (mg/stomach)Erosion area (mm2)
Sham operation
Vehicle-135.4 ± 4.42.8 ± 0.350.1 ± 4.556.1 ± 5.40.5 ± 0.22.4 ± 3.5
Allopurinol100-112.0 ± 3.8a3.0 ± 0.340.2 ± 4.7a40.5 ± 5.1a0.2 ± 0.1a0.2 ± 0.2a
Glutathione800-98.0 ± 2.4a3.4 ± 0.2a36.1 ± 2.5a38.1 ± 4.6a0.1 ± 0.1a0.4 ± 0.2a
BCAL
Vehicle-250.2 ± 14.41.4 ± 0.2128.0 ± 9.3120.4 ± 9.82.3 ± 0.345.2 ± 6.1
Allopurinol100-181.5 ± 5.8c2.2 ± 0.2c68.4 ± 5.1c77.3 ± 6.9c1.2 ± 0.2c20.3 ± 2.9c
Glutathione800-146.0 ± 3.4c2.7 ± 0.2c56.1 ± 4.5c80.1 ± 4.6c0.1 ±  0.1c12.4 ± 3.5c
Table 3 Effect of L-NAME on L-arginine produced amelioration of various gastric biomedical parameters in sham operation and BCAL rats
mg/kgAcid back-diffusion(μEq/stomach)Glutathione(μmol/g tissue)Lipid peroxides(nmol MDA/g tissue)Histamine(μg/g stomach)Hemoglobin(mg/stomach)Erosionarea (mm2)
Sham operation
Vehicle-125.2 ± 4.42.6 ± 0.348.1 ± 3.452.8 ± 4.60.1 ± 0.13.2 ± 0.7
L-arginine500-96.0 ± 6.0a3.5 ± 0.4a36.1 ± 4.5a38.2 ± 3.6a0 ± 0a0.3 ± 0.2a
L-NAME25
+ L-arginine500-156.0 ± 11.0ac2.3 ± 0.2c60.1 ± 4.5ac72.4 ± 6.3ac0.7 ± 0.1ac12.0 ± 3.5ac
BCAL
Vehicle-245.2 ± 14.41.6 ± 0.2127.8 ± 9.3110.4 ± 9.81.6 ±  0.336.2 ± 5.1
L-arginine
25-216.1 ± 9.6a2.0 ± 0.280.8 ± 7.8a98.7 ± 10.41.3 ± 0.228.2 ± 5.4
250-189.4 ± 3.6a2.3 ± 0.3a66.7 ± 4.4a84.3 ± 7.4a1.0 ± 0.1a20.0 ± 4.8a
500-144.0 ± 11.0a2.6 ± 0.2a46.1 ± 8.5a54.1 ± 8.6a0.7 ± 0.1a12.0 ± 3.5a
L-NAME25
+ L-arginine500-287.6 ± 16.4ac1.2 ± 0.2ac157.6 ± 11.3ac110.4 ± 9.8ac2.8 ± 0.3ac56.2 ± 6.0ac