Inducible nitric oxide synthase and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in delayed gastric emptying and gastrointestinal transit induced by lipopolysaccharide in mice
Braz. j. med. biol. res
; 39(11): 1425-1434, Nov. 2006. graf
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ABSTRACT
Gastrointestinal motility disturbances during endotoxemia are probably caused by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced factors candidates include nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1ß, and interleukin-6. Flow cytometry was used to determine the effects of LPS and these factors on gastric emptying (evaluated indirectly by determining percent gastric retention; percentGR) and gastrointestinal transit (GIT) in male BALB/c mice (23-28 g). NO (300 æg/mouse, N = 8) and TNF-alpha (2 æg/mouse, N = 7) increased (P < 0.01) GR and delayed GIT, mimicking the effect of LPS (50 æg/mouse). During early endotoxemia (1.5 h after LPS), inhibition of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) by a selective inhibitor, 1400 W (150 æg/mouse, N = 11), but not antibody neutralization of TNF-alpha (200 æg/mouse, N = 11), reversed the increase of GR ( percentGR 78.8 ± 3.3 vs 47.2 ± 7.5 percent) and the delay of GIT (geometric center 3.7 ± 0.4 vs 5.6 ± 0.2). During late endotoxemia (8 h after LPS), both iNOS inhibition (N = 9) and TNF-alpha neutralization (N = 9) reversed the increase of GR ( percentGR 33.7 ± 2.0 vs 19.1 ± 2.6 percent (1400 W) and 20.1 ± 2.0 percent (anti-TNF-alpha)), but only TNF-alpha neutralization reversed the delay of GIT (geometric center 3.9 ± 0.4 vs 5.9 ± 0.2). These findings suggest that iNOS, but not TNF-alpha, is associated with delayed gastric emptying and GIT during early endotoxemia and that during late endotoxemia, both factors are associated with delayed gastric emptying, but only TNF-alpha is associated with delayed GIT.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Trânsito Gastrointestinal
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Lipopolissacarídeos
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Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa
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Endotoxemia
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Óxido Nítrico Sintase Tipo II
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Esvaziamento Gástrico
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. med. biol. res
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão
País de publicação:
Brasil