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2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bronislaw L. Slomiany ◽  
Amalia Slomiany

Ghrelin, a peptide hormone, newly identified in oral mucosal tissues, has emerged recently as an important mediator of the processes of mucosal defense. Here, we report on the mechanism of ghrelin protection against ethanol cytotoxicity in rat sublingual salivary gland cells. The protective effect of ghrelin was associated with the increase in NO and PGE2, and upregulation in cytosolic phospholipase () activity and arachidonic acid (AA) release. The loss in countering effect of ghrelin occurred with cNOS inhibitor, L-NAME, as well as indomethacin and COX-1 inhibitor, SC-560, while COX-2 inhibitor, NS-398, and iNOS inhibitor, 1400W, had no effect. The effect of L-NAME was reflected in the inhibition of ghrelin-induced cell capacity for NO production, activation and PGE2 generation, whereas indomethacin caused only the inhibition in PGE2. Moreover, the ghrelin-induced up-regulation in AA release was reflected in the phosphorylation and S-nitrosylation. Inhibition in ghrelin-induced S-nitrosylation was attained with L-NAME, whereas the ERK inhibitor, PD98059, caused the blockage in protein phosphorylation as well as S-nitrosylation. Thus, ghrelin protection of salivary gland cells against ethanol involves cNOS-derived NO induction of activation through S-nitrosylation for the increase in AA release at the site of COX-1 action for PGE2 synthesis.


2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A653-A653
Author(s):  
T DEHESH ◽  
G WINSTON ◽  
A RAHMAN ◽  
A AHMED ◽  
C ALLEN ◽  
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2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A653
Author(s):  
Tahmoures Dehesh ◽  
Gregory Winston ◽  
Anm M. Rahman ◽  
Amel Ahmed ◽  
Cornell R. Allen ◽  
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Alcohol ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.Jean Mitchell ◽  
Michael Paiva ◽  
Marieta B. Heaton
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