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Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 279: G341-G346, 2000;
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Vol. 279, Issue 2, G341-G346, August 2000

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase modulates gastric ulcer healing in rats

Li Ma and John L. Wallace

Mucosal Inflammation Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1

Nitric oxide has been shown to be beneficial for gastric ulcer healing. We determined the relative effects of endothelial and inducible nitric oxide synthases on gastric ulcer healing in rats. Ulcers were induced by serosal application of acetic acid. Ulcer severity, angiogenesis, and nitric oxide synthase expression were assessed 3-10 days later. The effects of inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase were also examined. Inducible nitric oxide synthase mRNA was only detected in ulcerated tissue (maximal at day 3), whereas the endothelial isoform mRNA was detected in normal tissue and increased during ulcer healing. Inducible nitric oxide synthase was expressed in inflammatory cells in the ulcer bed, whereas endothelial nitric oxide synthase was found in the vascular endothelium and in some mucosal cells in both normal and ulcerated tissues. Angiogenesis changed in parallel with endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression. N6-(iminoethyl)-L-lysine did not affect angiogenesis or ulcer healing, while NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester significantly reduced both. In conclusion, endothelial nitric oxide synthase, but not the inducible isoform, plays a significant role in gastric ulcer healing.

angiogenesis; wound healing; vascular endothelial growth factor


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