Role of Gastric Acid and Bile Acids in the Pathogenesis of Compound 48/80-induced Gastric Lesions in Rats

Abstract

We studied the effects of various agents, which influence gastric acidity and bile acids, on compound 48/80 (48/80)-induced gastric lesions in rats. 48/ 80-Induced gastric lesions were produced by repeated intraperitoneal administration of 48/80 at 0.75 mg/kg once daily for 4 days. Test agents were given orally twice daily (30 min before and 9 hr after 48/80 administration) for 4 days. Al(OH)₃ and sucralfate at 2000 mg/kg/day, a weak antacid dose, significantly inhibited (about 50-60%) the development of 48/80-induced lesions. Propantheline at 60 mg/kg/day and omeprazole at 60 or 200 mg/kg/day, which reduced gastric secretion for more than 12 hr, also significantly inhibited (about 30-40%) these lesions. Cimetidine at 200 mg/kg/day, which reduced gastric secretion for only 5 hr, had little effect on the lesion formation. Cholestyramine, which is a potent bile acids binding agent, had no effect on 48/80-induced lesions in doses of 600 or 2000 mg/kg/day. These results suggest that gastric acid, but not bile acids, is partly involved in the pathogenesis of 48/80-induced gastric lesions.