The role of erythropoietin in the protection of gastric mucosa from indometacin induced gastric injury and its relationship with oxidant and antioxidant parameters in rats
 
Yazarlar (11)
Fatih Albayrak Atatürk Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Zekai Halıcı Atatürk Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Beyzagül Polat Atatürk Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Hakan Dursun Atatürk Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Abdullah Uyanık Atatürk Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Yasin Bayır Atatürk Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Feride Koç Erciyes Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Halis Süleyman Erzincan Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Dergi ISSN 0022-3573 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 01-2010
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 62 / 1 / 85–90 DOI 10.1211/jpp.62.01.0009
Makale Linki http://doi.wiley.com/10.1211/jpp.62.01.0009
Özet
Abstract

Objectives
Erythropoietin has anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory activity. We wanted to evaluate its activity in preventing damage to the gastric mucosa.


Methods
We examined the protective effect of erythropoietin on indometacin-induced gastric mucosa damage in the rat stomach and compared its potency with that of famotidine. We also measured effects on oxidant and antioxidant parameters in the rat stomach.


Key findings
Famotidine and erythropoietin 2500 and 5000 IU/kg reduced the ulcer area by 98%, 31% and 58%, respectively, compared with the indometacin group. Superoxide dismutase activity and glutathione level were decreased and myeloperoxidase activity increased in the indometacin group compared with healthy rats. Famotidine and erythropoietin at all doses increased superoxide dismutase and glutathione levels significantly compared with the indometacin group. Myeloperoxidase activity was decreased by erythropoietin and famotidine.


Conclusions
These results support the view that erythropoietin counteracts the effects of indometacin in inducing gastric ulcer and could be used as a an antiulcer compound. Its antiulcer effect is less potent than that of famotidine. The antiulcerogenic effects of erythropoietin may be related to its intrinsic ability to sustain the activities of free-radical scavenging enzymes and the bioavailability of glutathione.
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