Prevention of gastric mucosal lesions in rats by tri-potassium di-citrato bismuthate

Arzneimittelforschung. 1984;34(1):30-1.

Abstract

Tri-potassium di-citrato bismuthate given intragastrically to rats 60 min before administration of necrotizing agents such as 85% ethanol, 0.2 N sodium hydroxide or acidified indomethacin, reduced the formation of mucosal lesions dose-dependently. Prostaglandin I2 (PGI2)-like material, determined by bioassay, was higher in the gastric mucosa of animals treated with bismuth subcitrate complex than in control animals.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Ulcer Agents*
  • Bismuth / pharmacology*
  • Epoprostenol / metabolism
  • Ethanol / pharmacology
  • Gastric Mucosa / drug effects*
  • Gastric Mucosa / metabolism
  • Indomethacin / pharmacology
  • Male
  • Organometallic Compounds*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred Strains
  • Sodium Hydroxide / pharmacology
  • Stomach Ulcer / chemically induced

Substances

  • Anti-Ulcer Agents
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Ethanol
  • Sodium Hydroxide
  • Epoprostenol
  • bismuth tripotassium dicitrate
  • Bismuth
  • Indomethacin