Effect of gingerol on substance P and NK1 receptor expression in a vomiting model of mink.

BACKGROUND: Gingerol is the generic term for pungent constituents in ginger, which has been reported to be effective for inhibiting vomiting. We attempted to investigate the antiemetic effect of gingerol and its effective mechanism on substance P and NK(1) receptors in minks. METHODS: The antiemetic effect of gingerol was investigated during a 6-hour observation on a vomiting model in minks induced by cisplatin, (7.5 mg/kg, intraperitoneal). The distribution of substance P and NK(1) receptors in the area postrema and ileum were measured by immunohistochemistry, and the expression of NK(1) receptor in the area postrema and ileum were measured by Western blotting. RESULTS: The frequency of cisplatin induced retching and vomiting was significantly reduced by pretreatment with gingerol in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.05). Substance P-immunoreactive was mainly situated in the mucosa and submucosa of the ileum as well as in the neurons of the area postrema. The immunoreactive production of NK(1) receptor was mainly situated in the muscular and submucosa of ileum and the neurons of area postrema, gingerol markedly suppressed the increased immunoreactivity of substance P and NK(1)1 receptor induced by cisplatin in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.05), and exhibited effective inhibition on the increased expression levels of NK(1) receptor in both the ileum and area postrema dose-dependently (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Gingerol has good activity against cisplatin-induced emesis in minks possibly by inhibiting central or peripheral increase of substance P and NK(1) receptors.

Gingerol inhibits cisplatin-induced vomiting by down regulating 5-hydroxytryptamine, dopamine and substance P expression in minks.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the antiemetic effect of gingerol and its multi-targets effective mechanism on 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), dopamine (DA) and substance P (SP). The antiemetic effect of gingerol was investigated on a vomiting model of mink induced by cisplatin (7.5 mg . kg(-1), i.p.) in 6 h observation. The levels of 5-HT, DA and distribution of substance P in the area postrema and ileum were measured by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and immunohistochemistry respectively. The frequency of cisplatin induced retching and vomiting was significantly reduced by pretreatment with gingerol in a dose-dependent manner (P<0.05). Cisplatin produced a significant increase in 5-HT and DA levels in the area postrema and ileum of minks (P<0.05), and this increase was significantly inhibited by gingerol in a dose-dependent manner (P<0.05). Substance P-immunoreactive was mainly situated in the mucosa and submucosa of ileum as well as in the neurons of area postrema, and gingerol markedly suppressed the increase immunoreactivity of substance P induced by cisplatin in a dose-dependent manner (P<0.05). Gingerol has good activity against cisplatin-induced emesis in minks possibly by inhibiting central or peripheral increase of 5-HT, DA and substance P.

[Effects of Tangweian granule on 5-HT(2A)R in rat model with diabetic gastroparesis].

OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of Tangweian granule on 5-HT(2A)R in rat model with diabetic gastroparesis (DGP). METHOD: The rats with diabetic gastroparesis induced by injecting alloxan and giving 200% Radix Rehmanniae preparata were divided into four groups randomly: Tangweian high dosage group, Tangweian low dosage group, motilium control group and the model control group, 10 rats each group. Each group was irrigated with drugs during establishing the model. Additionally, we chose 10 rats by way of normal control group. Further more, Tangweian high dosage group were irrigated stomach with gliclazide 20 mg x kg(-1) and Tangweian granule 31.75 g x kg(-1); Tangweian low dosage group were irrigated stomach with gliclazide 20 mg x kg(-1) and Tangweian granule 15.88 g x kg(-1); motilium control group were irrigated stomach with gliclazide 20 mg x kg(-1) and motilium 3.75 mg x kg(-1) and the model control group were irrigated stomach with distilled water. Then the effects of Tangweian granule on 5-HT(2A)R were observed. RESULT: The curative group had better effects than the control group in lowering the blood sugar and the level of 5-HT(2A)R content (P < 0.01). And there was significant difference between the curative group and control group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: It is verified that Tangweian granule has obvious effects on lowering the blood sugar and improving the level of 5-HT(2A)R.