ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of tissue glue on mast cells (MC) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in rat peptic ulcer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: SD rats were used to establish peptic ulcer model. Cimetidine gavage was adopted in the positive control, while cimetidine and endoscopic tissue glue therapy were applied in the experimental group. The ulcer inhibition rate and ulcer index were measured to evaluate healing quality. Real-time PCR was performed to test EGFR mRNA in the ulcer surrounded gastric mucosa. Immunohistochemistry was selected to determine MC quantity. HE staining and apoptosis detection were used to evaluate cell apoptosis. RESULTS: Tissue glue significantly reduced MC number in the peptic ulcer rat compared with control with dose dependence (p < 0.05). Tissue glue significantly decreased ulcer area, and elevated ulcer index and inhibition rate (p < 0.05). EGFR mRNA in the mucosa markedly declined after modeling. Tissue glue upregulated EGFR mRNA to a certain extent (p > 0.05). Tissue glue induced MC apoptosis with dose dependence. CONCLUSIONS: Endoscopic application of tissue glue accelerated ulcer mucosa healing via up-regulating EGFR mRNA, enhancing gastrointestinal mucous membrane regeneration and repair ability, and decreasing MC number.
