Developmental changes of prostaglandin processing in rat small intestine

Conference · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5384682

Koldovsky, O; Bedrick, A

Cytoprotective prostaglandins are present in milk and can be absorbed intact from the gastrointestinal tract in suckling animals. To examine developmental changes in intestinal metabolism of PGF/sub 2..cap alpha../, everted sacs of small intestinal segments in suckling and weanling rats were prepared. Incubation (60 min) was performed in KRB buffer, pH 7.4 at 37/sup 0/C. Bathing mucosal fluid (MF) contained /sup 3/H-PGF/sub 2..cap alpha../. MF, intestinal wall (IW) and serosal fluid (SF) were analyzed quantitatively for total radioactivity, and qualitatively by organic solvent extraction followed by thin layer chromatography. Changes in MF radioactivity were minimal after incubation. SU had greater capacity for PGF/sub 2..cap alpha../ transfer into SF. Compared to WE, SU had greater proportion of intact, unmetabolized PGF/sub 2..cap alpha../ present in IW of all intestinal segments; i.e., in middle segment: 32.9% +/- 4.5 (mean +/- SEM) vs 17.1% +/- 2.4 (N = 6/group; p < 0.2). WE had more nonpolar PGF/sub 2..cap alpha../ degradation products present. In each age group, chromatographic patterns of IW and SF were similar for each intestinal region. Intestinal everted sacs of SU and WE transfer PGF/sub 2..cap alpha../. SU have a greater proportion and amount of unmetabolized PGF/sub 2..cap alpha../ present in IW and SF than WE. Possible functional significance to the integrity of intestinal mucosal of sucklings has to be considered.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Arizona School of Medicine, Tucson
• OSTI ID: 5384682
• Report Number(s): CONF-8604222-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 45:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ANIMALS
BODY
CHROMATOGRAPHY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
EXTRACTION
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
INTESTINES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
MAMMALS
METABOLISM
ORGANS
PROSTAGLANDINS
RATS
RODENTS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SMALL INTESTINE
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRITIUM COMPOUNDS
VERTEBRATES