1. Adrenomedullin modulates COX-2 and HGF expression in reserpine-injuried gastric mucosa in the rat.
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Cantarella G, Martinez G, Cutuli VM, Loreto C, D'Alcamo M, Prato A, Amico-Roxas M, Bernardini R, and Clementi G
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- Adrenomedullin, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Blotting, Western, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide pharmacology, Cyclooxygenase 2, Gastric Mucosa metabolism, Gastric Mucosa pathology, Immunohistochemistry, Male, Peptide Fragments pharmacology, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Gastric Mucosa drug effects, Hepatocyte Growth Factor biosynthesis, Peptides pharmacology, Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases biosynthesis, Reserpine toxicity
- Abstract
Here we show the increased hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression in gastric mucosa of rats which have developed a reserpine-induced ulcer. Such an increase of HGF and COX-2 expression was blunted in rats pretreated with adrenomedullin. Pretreatment with adrenomedullin and the adrenomedullin22-52 fragment did not result in changes of HGF and COX-2 expression, compared to the reserpine and adrenomedullin treated group. Pretreatment with adrenomedullin and the calcitonin gene-related peptide8-37 fragment (CGRP8-37) increased HGF and COX-2 expression, compared to the reserpine and adrenomedullin treated group. Our results suggest that the inhibitory effect of adrenomedullin on the expression of HGF and COX-2 is mediated by CGRP receptors.
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- 2005
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