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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2015

Nitric oxide released from luminal s-nitroso-N-acetylcysteine increases gastric mucosal blood flow.

Gabriela F P de Souza, Patricia Taladriz-Blanco, Lício A Velloso, Marcelo G de Oliveira

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gabriela F P de SouzaInstitute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, CP 6154, Campinas, SP 13083-970, Brazil. hbee_quimica@yahoo.com.br.
Patricia Taladriz-BlancoInstitute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, CP 6154, Campinas, SP 13083-970, Brazil. patricia.taladriz@iqm.unicamp.br.
Lício A VellosoFaculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, CP, Campinas, SP 13084-970, Brazil. lavelloso.unicamp@gmail.com.
Marcelo G de OliveiraInstitute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, CP 6154, Campinas, SP 13083-970, Brazil. mgo@iqm.unicamp.br.
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nitric oxide (NO)-mediated vasodilation plays a key role in gastric mucosal defense, and NO-donor drugs may protect against diseases associated with gastric mucosal blood flow (GMBF) deficiencies. In this study, we used the ex vivo gastric chamber method and Laser Doppler Flowmetry to characterize the effects of luminal aqueous NO-donor drug S-nitroso-N-acetylcysteine (SNAC) solution administration compared to aqueous NaNO2 and NaNO3 solutions (pH 7.4) on GMBF in Sprague-Dawley rats. SNAC solutions (600 μM and 12 mM) led to a rapid threefold increase in GMBF, which was maintained during the incubation of the solutions with the gastric mucosa, while NaNO2 or NaNO3 solutions (12 mM) did not affect GMBF. SNAC solutions (600 μM and 12 mM) spontaneously released NO at 37 °C at a constant rate of 0.3 or 14 nmol·mL-1·min-1, respectively, while NaNO2 (12 mM) released NO at a rate of 0.06 nmol·mL-1·min-1 and NaNO3 (12 mM) did not release NO. These results suggest that the SNAC-induced GMBF increase is due to their higher rates of spontaneous NO release compared to equimolar NaNO2 solutions. Taken together, our data indicate that oral SNAC administration is a potential approach for gastric acid-peptic disorder prevention and treatment.

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AcetylcysteineAnimalsGastric MucosaLaser-Doppler FlowmetryLuminescent MeasurementsMaleNitratesNitric OxideNitrogenRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRegional Blood FlowAcetylcysteineNitratesNitric OxideNitrogenS-nitroso-N-acetylcysteinesodium nitratesodium nitride

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PMID25749680
PMCPMC6272716
OpenAlexW1968508708

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