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Published on: July 11, 2016
[The protective effect of IL-1 beta on stress-induced gastric mucosal damage in rat]
Abstract:
The effect of recombinant IL-1 beta on stress-induced gastric mucosal lessions was studied in rats. Pretreatment with IL-1 beta prevented formation of gastric mucosal damage in a dose-dependent manner. IL-1 receptor antagonist peptide (IRAP) could totally reverse the protective effect of IL-1 beta. IL-1 fragment peptide (163-171) had no effect on gastric ulcer formation in the experimental model, whereas sulfhydryl blocker N-ehtylmaleimide partially blocked the protective effect of IL-1 beta. The concentration of protein and noneprotein sulfhydryls in the gastric mucosa was significantly decreased 3 h after stress, and this decrease was partially prevented by IL-1 beta. IL-1 beta also decreased the concentration of molondialdehyde (MDA) in the gastric mucosa after 3 h stress. The results suggest that IL-1 beta could effectively lessen the degree of stress-induced gastric mucosal damage, due possibly to the production of endogenous sulfhydryl compounds in the gastric mucosa.
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