ABSTRACT
Objective To determine the relationship between endothelin-l(ET-1)with blood flow of gastric mucosa and gastric mucosal injury (GMI) in obstructive jaundice rats induced by coldly restrainting stress. Methods 161 rats were randomly assigned into the experimental (obstructive jaundice) group (n=70), the control (sham operative) group (n=70) and the anti-ET-1 preconditioning group (n=21). The obstructive jaundice model was set up in the experimental group and the anti-ET-1 preconditioning group. Both the experimental group and the control group were re-assigned into 5 subgroups which underwent non-coldly restraint and coldly restraint for 10, 30, 60 and 120 min respectively. The anti-ET-1 preconditioning group underwent anti-ET-1 serum precondition 30,60 or 120min before the coldly restraint. The ET-1 was detected by radioimmunologic method and the gastric mucosal blood flow (GMBF) by laser Doppler flowmeter. Results The concentrations of ET-1 in gastric mucosa and ulcer index significantly increased (P