Abdominal aorta anastomosis in rats and stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157, prophylaxis and therapy

J Physiol Pharmacol. 2009 Dec:60 Suppl 7:161-5.

Abstract

We focused on abdominal aorta, clamped and transected bellow renal arteries, and aortic termino-terminal anastomosis created in Albino male rats. We suggested stomach cytoprotection theory holding endothelium protection and peptidergic anti-ulcer cytoprotection therapy to improve management of abdominal aorta anastomosis and thrombus formation. The stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 (GEPPPGKPADDAGLV, MW 1419) is a small anti-ulcer peptide efficient in inflammatory bowel disease trials (PL 14736) and various wound treatment, no toxicity reported. After 24 h following aortic termino-terminal anastomosis, we shown that BPC 157 (10 microg/kg) may also decrease formation of cloth after aortic termino-terminal anastomosis and preserved walking ability and muscle strength when given as a bath immediately after aortic anastomosis creation. This may be important since aortic termino-terminal anastomosis is normally presenting in rats with a formed cloth obstructing more than third of aortic lumen, severely impaired walking ability, painful screaming and weak muscle strength. Thereby, the effect of BPC 157 (10 microg/kg) was additionally studied at 24 h following aortic termino-terminal anastomosis. Given at the that point, intraperitoneally, within 3 minutes post-application interval the pentadecapeptide BPC 157 rapidly recovered the function of lower limbs and muscle strength while no cloth could be seen in those rats at the anastomosis site.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Anastomosis, Surgical / rehabilitation*
  • Animals
  • Aorta, Abdominal / pathology
  • Aorta, Abdominal / surgery*
  • Drug Administration Routes
  • Endothelium, Vascular / injuries
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Hindlimb
  • Intraoperative Care / methods
  • Male
  • Muscle Strength / drug effects
  • Pain, Postoperative / drug therapy
  • Paresis / drug therapy
  • Paresis / etiology
  • Paresis / prevention & control
  • Peptide Fragments / administration & dosage
  • Peptide Fragments / therapeutic use*
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
  • Proteins / administration & dosage
  • Proteins / therapeutic use*
  • Random Allocation
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Thrombosis / complications
  • Thrombosis / drug therapy*
  • Thrombosis / pathology
  • Thrombosis / prevention & control*
  • Time Factors
  • Vascular Diseases / drug therapy
  • Walking

Substances

  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Proteins
  • BPC 157