2, 4-Diamino-6- hydroxy pyrimidine inhibits NSAIDs induced nitrosyl-complex EPR signals and ulcer in rat jejunum

BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that one aspect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs induced intestinal damage is due to either uncoupling of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation or inhibition of electron transport. We investigated the latter possibility using electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. RESULTS: Electron paramagnetic studies of NSAIDS on sub-mitochondrial particles revealed that indomethacin, but not with nabumetone, bound to a site near to Complex I and ubiquinone to generate a radical species. Normal rats exhibited prominent [3Fe-4S]ox signals (g ~ 2.01) at 20 K. One hour after indomethacin there was a prominent, intense and broad absorption pattern at (g ~2.07) suggesting, appearance of radical species overlapping [3Fe-4S]ox and was unaffected by pretreatment with 2,4 diamino -6-hydroxy pyrimidine. At 24 hrs, when macroscopic ulcers were seen, there was a new signal due to a nitric oxide radical (NO•). In contrast, nabumetone and 2,4 diamino-6-hydroxy pyrimidine pre-treated animals receiving indomethacin exhibited electron paramagnetic resonance spectra identical to those of controls at 24 hrs and neither was associated with small intestinal ulcers. Indomethacin and 2,4 diamino hydroxy pyrimidine pre-treated rats, but not nabumetone, had increased intestinal permeability. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that the in vivo effects of indomethacin modulate the mitochondrial respiratory chain directly at 1 h and 24 h through formation of nitric oxide. NO• appears to play an important role in the late pathogenic stages of NSAID enteropathy and may be the site for targeted treatment to reduce their toxicity

B-type natriuretic peptide limits infarct size in rat isolated hearts via K ATP

B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) has been reported to be released from the myocardium during ischemia. We hypothesized that BNP mediates cardioprotection during ischemia-reperfusion and examined whether exogenous BNP limits myocardial infarction and the potential role of ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel opening. Langendorff-perfused rat hearts underwent 35 min of left coronary artery occlusion and 120 min of reperfusion. The control infarct-to-risk ratio was 44.8 ± 4.4% (means ± SE). BNP perfused 10 min before ischemia limited infarct size in a concentration-dependent manner, with maximal protection observed at 10−8 M (infarct-to-risk ratio: 20.1 ± 5.2%,P < 0.01 vs. control), associated with a 2.5-fold elevation of myocardial cGMP above the control value. To examine the role of KATP channel opening, glibenclamide (10−6 M), 5-hydroxydecanoate (5-HD; 10−4 M), or HMR-1098 (10−5 M) was coperfused with BNP (10−8 M). Protection afforded by BNP was abolished by glibenclamide or 5-HD but not by HMR-1098, suggesting the involvement of putative mitochondrial but not sarcolemmal KATP channel opening. We conclude that natriuretic peptide/cGMP/KATPchannel signaling may constitute an important injury-limiting mechanism in myocardium