Protective effects of glutamine for the morphological and functional damage of gastrointestinal mucosa induced by introperitoneally 5-FU in rats
- VernacularTitle:谷氨酰胺对5-FU致大鼠肠黏膜结构与功能损伤的保护作用
- Author:
Guitang ZHANG
;
Ningqing LIU
;
Yunzhang FENG
;
Jien LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
glutamin;
intestinal mucosal barrier;
bacterial translocation;
intestinal permeability;
fluorouracil;
chemotherapy;
rat;
intestinal injury
- From:
China Oncology
2001;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Background and purpose:Glutamine is the major fuel for the enterocyte and major energy origin of intestinal mucosal cell which prevent gastrointestinal mucosal cell from atrophying.Although there were a lot of studies of how to protect the gastrointestinal mucosal in various stress,such as trauma,burn and complex operation,but the impact of how the glutamine affected the gastrointestinal mucosa in the period of chemotheraphy was rarely reported.Our aim was to investigate the protective effects of glutamine for the morphological and functional damage of gastrointestinal mucosa induced by introperitoneally fluorouracil(5-FU) in rats in order to find the ways to prevent the intestinal mucosa from damage in the period of chemotherapy.Methods:Forty Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups:A:Blank control group,B:5-FU group,C:5-FU + Glycin group,D:5-FU + Glutamine group.The rats in group C were given Glycin,group D glutamine(0.35 g/kg each).Group B,group C and group D received 5-FU(100 mg/kg) injection intraperitoneally on the fourth day respectively to make the model of gastrointestinal barrier injury.The content of endotoxin in peripheral blood was measured in all groups after the rats were killed on the seventh day.The mesenteric lymph nodes(MLN) and liver were harvested for comparison of bacterial translocation incidence among the four groups.Ileum tissue was taken for pathologic examination including comparison of mucosal thickness,villus height and width and morphology change of ileum of each group.Results:The test showed that the weight and the height,the width,the thickness of the villus intestinal mucosa of group D were more than those of groupB and group C.The content of endotoxin in peripheral blood and the positive cases of bacterial translocation in MLN and liver of group D were less than group B and group C.The weight and the height,the width and the thickness of the villus intestinal mucosa of group A were more than those of group B,group C,and group D.The content of endotoxin in peripheral blood and the positive cases of bacterial translocation of MLN and liver of group A were less than group B,group C and group D.Conclusion:There were damage to the rat's gastrointestinal mucosa during the giving of 5-FU intraperitoneally.Glutamine could protect rat's gastrointestinal mucosa from damage during the giving of 5-FU intraperitoneally.Glycin could not protect rat's gastrointestinal mucosa against from damage during the giving of 5-FU intraperitoneally.
