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GASTROPROTECTION: THE ROLE OF NITRIC OXIDE
OWONIKOKO, W. MATHEW
PHYSIOLOGY DEPARTMENT,
IGBINEDION UNIVERSITYOKADA, EDO STATE.
(owonikoko.mathew@yahoo.com) 1
OUTLINEOUTLINEThe functional anatomy of the stomachGastric defence mechanismsMechanisms of gastropathyGastric physiological conditionGastric pathological conditionNitric Oxide (NO)NO in physiological gastroprotectionNO in healing processesConclusion
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THE STOMACHTHE STOMACHLocated in the upper left quadrant of the abdominal cavity to the left of the liver and in front of the spleen, the stomach has the following functions, namely;StorageDigestionMix the stomach’s contentInhibit bacterial growthProvide intrinsic factor for Vitamin B12 absorptionRegulate the rate of emptying to the small intestineConstant exposure of the stomach to detrimental agents in foods and other substances predisposes the stomach to gastropathies.
William, 2009 3
BICARBONATE-RICH MUCOUS FROM SURFACE EPITHELIAL CELLBICARBONATE-RICH MUCOUS FROM SURFACE EPITHELIAL CELL
Silva and Sousa, 2011 5
GASTROPATHYGASTROPATHY• Gastropathies e.g. peptic ulcer is a deep
defect in the gastric wall penetrating the entire mucosal thickness and the muscularis mucosa (Tarnawski, 2000).
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HelicobacterHelicobacter pyloripylori AND ULCER AND ULCER FORMATIONFORMATION
Silva and Sousa, 2011 8
NITRIC OXIDENITRIC OXIDEFirst gas known to act as a biological messenger; it serves different
functions depending on body system. i.e. neurotransmitter, vasodilator, bactericide.
Nitric oxide is a diatomic free radical consisting of one atom of nitrogen and one atom of oxygen.
Its one of the smallest molecules in nature and the natural form is a gas
NO can be transported to the target cell due to its following features It is small, lipid-soluble, uncharged and the half life is less than
30sec in living systems, hence capable of diffusing through the cellmembrane
It interact with thiol groups forming Nitrosothiols (SNO) (Nitin et al, 2011).
N O
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SOURCES OF NITRIC OXIDESOURCES OF NITRIC OXIDE1. NO can be produced from L-arginine by NOS (Nitin et al, 2011)
2. Also dietary nitrate is reduced in the oral cavity to nitrite by bacterial reductase (Duncan et al, 1995) yielding NO after acidification in gastric lumen (McKnight et al, 1997)
3. NO can as well be produced from nitrite and nitrate during hypoxic condition by Xanthine oxidoreductase enzyme.
4. H2O2 react with arginine producing NO (Nagase et al, 1997)
5. NO is produced in the colon by anaerobic bacteria (Brittain et al, 1992).
1,2 and 3 above are enzyme dependent while 3 and 4 are non-enzyme dependent.
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TARGETS FOR THE GASTROPROTECTIVE ROLE OF NO ON NSAID-TARGETS FOR THE GASTROPROTECTIVE ROLE OF NO ON NSAID-INDUCED GASTRIC DAMAGEINDUCED GASTRIC DAMAGE
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ULCER HEALING“CONDIMENTS”ULCER HEALING“CONDIMENTS”Gastric Ulcer healing is an active and complicated
process: • Inflammation, granulation tissue formation, • Tissue remodeling, Angiogenesis, • Cell division, • Fibroblast migration, • Mucosal regeneration,• Reconstruction of gastric glands, etc. (Tarnawski,
2000).Processes controlled by factors: • TNF-alpha, COX-2, PGE2, • Serum Response Factor (SRF), • Nitric Oxide (NO), Angiopoietins,• Endothelin, Metalloproteinases, • Transcription factors, Cytokines, etc. (Schmassmann,
2005).
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MOLECULAR UPREGULATIONS IN WOUND HEALING PROCESSES MOLECULAR UPREGULATIONS IN WOUND HEALING PROCESSES
Gould et al, 2008 19
RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSIONRECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSIONNSAIDs and H. pylori are capable of enormous erosion of gastro-protective agents and should best be avoided.
The mechanism of NO protection in normal gastric conditions include mucus, acid, bicarbonate and prostaglandins secretion, while re-epithelialization, tissue remodelling, angiogenesis etc which are the major processes involved in gastric injury healing remains the same target for NO gastro-protections.
Hence, clinical development of NO-NSAIDs has newly been introduced but still has to be completed before its potentials in human can be fully validated; even though the available pre-clinical and clinical data are encouraging.
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