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A Novel Antioxidant and Antiapoptotic Role of Omeprazole to Block Gastric Ulcer through Scavenging of Hydroxyl Radical

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Title A Novel Antioxidant and Antiapoptotic Role of Omeprazole to Block Gastric Ulcer through Scavenging of Hydroxyl Radical
 
Creator Biswas, Kaushik
Bandyopadhyay, Uday
Chattopadhyay, Ishita
Varadaraj, Archana
Ali, Esahak
Banerjee, Ranajit K
 
Subject Cell Biology & Physiology
Infectious Diseases and Immunology
 
Description The mechanism of the antiulcer effect of omeprazole was studied placing emphasis on its role to block oxidative damage and apoptosis during ulceration. Dose-response studies on gastroprotection in stress and indomethacin- induced ulcer and inhibition of pylorus ligation-induced acid secretion indicate that omeprazole significantly blocks gastric lesions at lower dose (2.5 mg/kg) without inhibiting acid secretion, suggesting an independent mechanism for its antiulcer effect. Time course studies on gastroprotection and acid reduction also indicate that omeprazole almost completely blocks lesions at 1 h when acid inhibition is partial. The severity of lesions correlates well with the increased level of endogenous hydroxyl radical (�OH), which when scavenged by dimethyl sulfoxide causes around 90% reduction of the lesions, indicating that �OH plays a major role in gastric damage. Omeprazole blocks stress-induced increased generation of �OH and associated lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation, indicating that its antioxidant role plays a major part in preventing oxidative damage. Omeprazole also prevents stress-induced DNA fragmentation, suggesting its antiapoptotic role to block cell death during ulceration. The oxidative damage of DNA by �OH generated in vitro is also protected by omeprazole or its analogue, lansoprazole. Lansoprazole when incubated in a �OH-generating system scavenges �OH to produce four oxidation products of which the major one in mass spectroscopy shows a molecular ion peak at m/z 385, which is 16 mass units higher than that of lansoprazole (m/z 369). The product shows no additional aromatic proton signal for aromatic hydroxylation in 1H NMR. The product absorbing at 278 nm shows no alkaline shift for phenols, thereby excluding the formation of hydroxylansoprazole. The product is assigned to lansoprazole sulfone formed by the addition of one oxygen atom at the sulfur center following attack by the �OH. Thus, omeprazole plays a significant role in gastroprotection by acting as a potent antioxidant and antiapoptotic molecule.
 
Publisher American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
 
Date 2003
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.eprints.iicb.res.in/608/1/JOURNAL_OF_BIOLOGICAL_CHEMISTRY%2C278(13)%2C_10993%2D11001[74].pdf
Biswas, Kaushik and Bandyopadhyay, Uday and Chattopadhyay, Ishita and Varadaraj, Archana and Ali, Esahak and Banerjee, Ranajit K (2003) A Novel Antioxidant and Antiapoptotic Role of Omeprazole to Block Gastric Ulcer through Scavenging of Hydroxyl Radical. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278 (13). pp. 10993-11000.
 
Relation http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M210328200
http://www.eprints.iicb.res.in/608/