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  • Title: Interactions between the vascular peptide endothelin-1 and sensory neuropeptides in gastric mucosal injury.
    Author: Whittle BJ, Lopez-Belmonte J.
    Journal: Br J Pharmacol; 1991 Apr; 102(4):950-4. PubMed ID: 1855123.
    Abstract:
    1. The interactions between endogenous and exogenous sensory neuropeptides on gastric mucosal injury induced by endothelin-1 (ET-1) have been investigated in the anaesthetized rat. 2. Close intra-arterial infusion of ET-1 (4-20 pmol kg-1 min-1) dose-dependently induced vasocongestion and haemorrhagic necrosis in the gastric mucosa. 3. Capsaicin-pretreatment, two weeks earlier to deplete sensory neuropeptides from primary afferent neurones, augmented the mucosal damage induced by ET-1, as assessed by both macroscopic and histological examination. 4. The damage induced by threshold doses of ET-1 alone or in capsaicin-pretreated rats was further enhanced by administration of indomethacin (5 mg kg-1, i.v.), indicating a modulatory influence of endogenous prostanoids. 5. Morphine administration (3 mg kg-1, i.v.), which can prevent neuropeptide release, augmented the damage induced by threshold doses of ET-1, this effect being reversed by naloxone (1 mg kg-1, i.v.). 6. Concurrent local intra-arterial infusion of rat alpha-calcitonin gene-related peptide (10-50 pmol kg-1 min-1) dose-dependently reduced the mucosal injury induced by ET-1. 7. These findings suggest interactions between ET-1 and sensory neuropeptides, which may reflect an important influence of these peptide mediators in the regulation of mucosal integrity.
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