Abstract
We examined the mechanism of the protective effect of San-huang-xie-xin-tang (SHXT), a traditional oriental drug, on the gastric mucosa. SHXT, given intraduodenally, inhibited the gastric secretion in pylorus-ligated rats. SHXT, given orally 30 min before the administration of aspirin, HCl-aspirin and ethanol, protected the gastric mucosa from these agent-induced gastric lesions, although it had no effect on the gastric lesions induced by indomethacin and water immersion stress. Oral administration of SHXT increased gastric contents (muscle relaxation) when they were measured 30 min after SHXT administration. SHXT also inhibited carbachol-contracted gastric muscle in vitro. Neither increased gastric contents nor inhibited ethanol lesions of SHXT were observed when these were tested 4 h after SHXT administration. Pretreatment with indomethacin which is a prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor, and N-ethylmaleimide which is a sulfhydryl blocker did not influence either the increased gastric contents or inhibited ethanol lesions of SHXT. These results indicate that gastric muscle relaxation plays an important role in the gastric protective mechanisms of SHXT, and the endogenous prostaglandins and the sulfhydryl compounds are not necessary for the action of SHXT.
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