Abstract |
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs often cause development of significant GI lesions. Selective inhibitors of prostaglandin G/H synthase/ cyclooxygenase-2 (PGHS-2) enzyme and some dual inhibitors of PGHS/ 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) enzymes have been reported to be potent anti-inflammatory compounds that carry a much lower risk of having GI irritating effects. We have evaluated the anti-inflammatory effect and the GI safety profile of three new anti-inflammatory compounds: the selective PGHS-2 inhibitors NS-398 and PD 138387 and the PGHS/5-LO dual inhibitor PD 137968. All the compounds tested showed an anti-inflammatory activity in the carragenan footpad edema test in rats. None of these compounds caused either gastric damage 4 h after p.o. administration of 100 mg/kg in rats or inhibition of PGE2 synthesis in the stomach. However, when administered p.o. at an effective anti-inflammatory dose to rats with pre-existing acetic acid-induced gastric ulcer, NS-398 caused a statistically significant delay of ulcer healing. No impairment of the ulcer healing was observed with the other compounds evaluated. Derivatives of 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, whose members may act as PGHS-1/PGHS-2 inhibitors, selective PGHS-2 inhibitors or PGHS/5-LO dual inhibitors, are novel anti-inflammatory compounds that are devoid of GI irritating effects and do not affect the rate of pre-existing gastric ulcer healing.
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Authors | C A Lesch, R B Gilbertsen, Y Song, R D Dyer, D Schrier, E R Kraus, B Sanchez, A Guglietta |
Journal | The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics
(J Pharmacol Exp Ther)
Vol. 287
Issue 1
Pg. 301-6
(Oct 1998)
ISSN: 0022-3565 [Print] United States |
PMID | 9765350
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors
- Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
- Isoenzymes
- Lipoxygenase Inhibitors
- Membrane Proteins
- Nitrobenzenes
- Sulfonamides
- N-(2-cyclohexyloxy-4-nitrophenyl)methanesulfonamide
- Cyclooxygenase 1
- Cyclooxygenase 2
- Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases
- Ptgs1 protein, rat
- Dinoprostone
- Acetic Acid
- Indomethacin
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Topics |
- Acetic Acid
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
(pharmacology, toxicity)
- Cyclooxygenase 1
- Cyclooxygenase 2
- Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors
- Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
(pharmacology)
- Dinoprostone
(biosynthesis)
- Gastric Mucosa
(drug effects)
- Indomethacin
(pharmacology)
- Isoenzymes
(drug effects)
- Lipoxygenase Inhibitors
- Male
- Membrane Proteins
- Nitrobenzenes
(pharmacology)
- Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases
(drug effects)
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Rats, Wistar
- Stomach Ulcer
(physiopathology)
- Sulfonamides
(pharmacology)
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