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Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11090259

ABSTRACT

To determine whether cure of Helicobacter pylori infection influences the expression of COX-2 and nitrotyrosine in the distal stomach of humans, biopsy specimens were examined immunohistochemically. H. pylori infection was determined using a rapid urease test, culture and histology. Positive staining of COX-2/nitrotyrosine in the epithelium was expressed as the percentage of stained cells to the total epithelial cells. There was a significant increase in COX-2/nitrotyrosine staining in H. pylori -positive subjects compared with H. pylori -negative subjects. Cure of the infection resulted in a significant decrease in both COX-2/nitrotyrosine staining in all patients (52.1+/-12.1% vs 15. 4+/-7.2%, P<0.001; and 57.3+/-13.6% vs 36.1+/-18.0%, P<0.01, respectively). However, immunoreactivity of COX-2/nitrotyrosine was observed in all cases with intestinal metaplasia even after the cure of H. pylori infection.Thus, cure of H. pylori infection may decrease the risk of gastric carcinogenesis due to COX-2 and NO-related compounds in gastric mucosa but not in those patients with intestinal metaplasia.


Subject(s)
Gastric Mucosa/metabolism , Gastric Mucosa/microbiology , Helicobacter pylori/metabolism , Isoenzymes/biosynthesis , Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases/biosynthesis , Tyrosine/analogs & derivatives , Tyrosine/biosynthesis , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Biopsy , Cyclooxygenase 2 , Endoscopy , Gastritis/metabolism , Gastritis/microbiology , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , Membrane Proteins , Middle Aged , Ulcer/metabolism , Ulcer/microbiology , Urease/metabolism
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J Pharmacol Exp Ther ; 295(2): 447-52, 2000 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11046075

ABSTRACT

Recent studies indicate an expression of mitogen-inducible cyclooxygenase (COX-2) in gastric mucosa. Rebamipide, a mucoprotective agent enhances prostaglandin (PG) synthesis. The present study was designed to clarify the mechanism for rebamipide-induced mucosal protection. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were administered 5, 15, or 50 mg/kg/day rebamipide for 14 days. The expression of constitutive cyclooxygenase (COX-1) and COX-2 in gastric mucosa was determined using Western blot analysis. Another series of rats was used to examine 1) the levels of PGE(2) in stomach with and without pretreatment with a COX-2 inhibitor; 2) the protective action of rebamipide against gastric damage caused by 0.6 N HCl; and 3) the effects of a COX-2 inhibitor on rebamipide-induced gastric mucosal protection. COX-2 expression was enhanced, whereas COX-1 expression did not change significantly in the gastric mucosa of rats after treatment with rebamipide. The gastric mucosal PGE(2) was higher in the rebamipide groups than in the vehicle-treated group. Rebamipide also suppressed gastric damage induced by HCl in a dose-dependent manner. A COX-2 inhibitor blocked the rebamipide-induced increase in mucosal PGE(2), and mucosal protection induced by rebamipide. The results indicate that rebamipide induces COX-2 expression, increases PGE(2) levels, and enhances gastric mucosal defense in a COX-2-dependent manner. Thus, COX-2 has an important role in the effects of rebamipide on gastric mucosal protection.


Subject(s)
Alanine/analogs & derivatives , Alanine/pharmacology , Anti-Ulcer Agents/pharmacology , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Gastric Mucosa/drug effects , Isoenzymes/biosynthesis , Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases/biosynthesis , Quinolones/pharmacology , Alanine/antagonists & inhibitors , Animals , Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/pharmacology , Anti-Ulcer Agents/antagonists & inhibitors , Cyclooxygenase 1 , Cyclooxygenase 2 , Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors , Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors/pharmacology , Dinoprostone/metabolism , Drug Interactions , Enzyme Induction/drug effects , Gastric Mucosa/enzymology , Gastric Mucosa/metabolism , Hydrochloric Acid , Male , Membrane Proteins , Nitrobenzenes/pharmacology , Quinolones/antagonists & inhibitors , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Stomach Ulcer/chemically induced , Stomach Ulcer/prevention & control , Sulfonamides/pharmacology , Up-Regulation/drug effects
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J Gastroenterol Hepatol ; 15(7): 752-61, 2000 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10937680

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The present study examined the effects of NS-398, a specific cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor, on gastric mucosal cell kinetics and gastric wound healing following acid-induced injury. METHODS: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fasted for 24 h and then 0.6 mol/L hydrochloric acid (HCl; 1 mL) was administered into the stomach; NS-398 or indomethacin was administered to the animals 10 min after the acid. Levels of constitutive cyclo-oxygenase (COX-1) and mitogen-inducible cyclo-oxygenase (COX-2) in the gastric mucosa were analysed using western blotting and immunohistochemical staining. The grade of the lesion was assessed using planimetry and histological examination, including immunohistochemistry for proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). RESULTS: Although there was strong expression of COX-1, there was minimal expression of COX-2 in the gastric mucosa. Expression of COX-2 was enhanced mainly in surface epithelial cells and neck cells following HCl administration. Gastric mucosal ulcers and erosions healed within 48 h, during which time the proliferative zone expanded in the control animals. Indomethacin and NS-398 suppressed the expansion of the proliferative zone and delayed the healing of the gastric injury. CONCLUSION: The present study demonstrated that cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors delay gastric wound healing by suppressing expansion of the mucosal proliferative zone. These results provide evidence that cyclo-oxygenase-2 has an important role in gastric mucosal regeneration.


Subject(s)
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors/pharmacology , Epithelial Cells/cytology , Epithelial Cells/drug effects , Indomethacin/pharmacology , Nitrobenzenes/pharmacology , Stomach/surgery , Sulfonamides/pharmacology , Wound Healing/drug effects , Animals , Cell Division/drug effects , Cyclooxygenase 1 , Cyclooxygenase 2 , Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors , Gastric Mucosa/drug effects , Gastric Mucosa/metabolism , Isoenzymes/biosynthesis , Male , Membrane Proteins , Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases/biosynthesis , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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J Med Virol ; 48(1): 1-7, 1996 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8825703

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship between human leukocyte antigen DR allele distribution and the degree of liver cell injury of hepatitis C virus (HCV) carriers in Japan. The subjects, 68 HCV carriers, were divided into two groups according to the laboratory data and liver histology. Those in the asymptomatic carrier group (n = 19) had normal ALT levels persistently for 8-153 months (mean 25.7 months) and were diagnosed histologically as normal liver, nonspecific reactive hepatitis or chronic persistent hepatitis. Those in the chronic active hepatitis group (n = 49) had elevated ALT levels and were diagnosed histologically with chronic active hepatitis. The human leukocyte antigen DR alleles of all subjects were defined using the polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism method. The expression of human leukocyte antigen class I antigen and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 on the hepatocyte membrane were also examined in 14 patients from each group using an indirect immunohistochemical method. The frequency of DR13 (42.1%) in the asymptomatic carrier group was significantly higher (Pc < 0.003) than that of the chronic active hepatitis group (4.1%). There were no significant differences for the other DR alleles. The frequencies of expression of human leukocyte antigen class I antigen and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 on the hepatocyte membrane of the asymptomatic carrier group were significantly less than those of the chronic hepatitis group (64% vs. 100% P < 0.05, 29% vs. 71% P < 0.05, respectively), although there was no significant difference in the serum HCV-RNA titer between the two groups (10(6.4 +/- 1.1) vs. 10(6.5 +/- 0.7) copies/mL). These results demonstrate that the cellular immune response of the asymptomatic carrier group is less activated than the response of the chronic active hepatitis group and that HLA DR13 may be closely associated with this low activity of hepatitis among HCV carriers.


Subject(s)
Carrier State/immunology , HLA-DR Antigens/genetics , Hepacivirus/genetics , Hepatitis, Chronic/immunology , Adult , Aged , Alanine Transaminase/metabolism , Base Sequence , Carrier State/virology , DNA Primers , Female , Genotype , HLA-DR Serological Subtypes , Hepatitis, Chronic/virology , Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/analysis , Histocompatibility Testing , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1/analysis , Male , Middle Aged , Molecular Sequence Data
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