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  • Title: In vivo assessment of villous microcirculation in the rat small intestine in indomethacin-induced inflammation: role of mast-cell stabilizer Ketotifen.
    Author: Ruh J, Vogel F, Schmidt E.
    Journal: Acta Physiol Scand; 2000 Oct; 170(2):137-43. PubMed ID: 11114951.
    Abstract:
    Indomethacin induces an inflammatory reaction in the small intestine in several rat strains. This animal model is widely used to study the implications of intestinal inflammation. Macroscopically, there is evidence that Indomethacin induces a hyperaemic inflammatory reaction in the mucosa, and in our previous studies, we found a significant increase in villous perfusion in the acutely inflamed small intestine. Mast-cell activation was found to take part in inflammatory reactions in several organ systems in various species. However, no data are available about the effect of mast-cell degranulation on the perfusion of the mucosa in Indomethacin-induced intestinal inflammation. Therefore, we used the mast-cell stabilizer Ketotifen to identify if mast-cell activation may contribute to changes in the perfusion of single villi in the rat ileum. We found that Ketotifen significantly reduced the Indomethacin induced increased blood flow in the main arteriole 60 min after i.v. application, indicating that mast-cell degranulation effects microcirculatory disturbances in the mucosa in Indomethacin-induced intestinal inflammation.
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