十五肽BPC-157对人脐静脉内皮细胞功能的影响

目的:观察十五肽BPC-157对人脐静脉内皮细胞株HUVEC增殖、周期、迁移及小管形成的影响。方法:用不同浓度(0、1、5、10、50、100μg/mL)的BPC-157作用于HUVEC细胞株,采用MTT法检测药物对内皮细胞增殖的影响,通过流式细胞仪观察细胞周期的变化,经细胞划痕和Transwell实验检测药物对内皮细胞迁移的影响,并且通过小管形成实验观察BPC-157对内皮细胞小管形成能力的影响。结果:HUVEC细胞株经BPC-157刺激48 h后,细胞增殖率和各时期细胞比例没有明显变化;而在刺激12 h时,BPC-157显著性促进细胞伤口愈合及穿膜细胞数的增加(P<0.01);刺激8 h时,给药组细胞开始聚合,形成复杂的管状网络结构,特别是5μg/mL剂量组。结论:十五肽BPC-157对人脐静脉内皮细胞株HUVEC增殖及细胞周期的改变基本没有影响,但对内皮细胞的迁移及小管形成能力具有明显的促进作用。

十五肽BPC-157通过p38 MAPK信号通路途径调节人脐静脉内皮细胞的功能

目的:初步探究十五肽BPC-157调节人脐静脉内皮细胞(HUVEC)功能的信号通路作用机制。方法:首先利用生物芯片筛选BPC-157参与激活的细胞信号转导通路途径,进而通过real-time PCR证实BPC-157对候选信号通路中相关基因的mRNA表达水平的影响,最后采用Western印迹观察BPC-157对候选信号通路中相关蛋白的磷酸化水平影响。结果:10μg/mL BPC-157作用于HUVEC 24 h后,信号转导通路发现者芯片结果显示,与18条信号转导通路相关的96个关键基因中分别有4个基因的mRNA表达水平上调和下调,其中与MAPK信号通路相关的3个关键基因c-Fos、c-Jun和Egr-1的mRNA表达水平显著性上调;低剂量BPC-157(1μg/mL)作用于HUVEC 12 h后,能够促进早期即刻基因c-Fos、c-Jun和Egr-1的mRNA表达水平;10μg/mL BPC-157作用于HUVEC 30 min后,可明显促进ERK1/2、p38蛋白磷酸化。结论:BPC-157可能通过活化MAPK信号转导通路途径后,激活下游早期即刻基因转录,启动靶基因的表达,从而发挥促进HUVEC增殖、迁移等功能。

十五肽BPC157对小型猪皮肤切割伤的保护作用研究

目的:研究机体保护多肽BPC 157对于小型猪皮肤切割伤的治疗作用。方法:将24只10～15kg的小型猪随机分为4组,采用特制的打孔器在动物背部打孔制备皮肤切割伤模型,模型分别用甘露醇、成纤维细胞生长因子(bFGF)和BPC 157(125和250ng·kg-1)处理17d,bid,在不同时期观察创面愈合水平以及肉芽组织内的胶原含量。结果:对小型猪皮肤切割伤模型,BPC 157(125～250ng·kg-1)可以加快创面愈合速度,增加创面表层肉芽组织内胶原的含量,和对照组相比,差异有显著性,但作用弱于bFGF。d17对照组尚残留创面18.6％,而bFGF组和BPC 157低、高剂量组创面已经基本愈合。结论:BPC 157有促进表皮修复的作用和促进肉芽组织成熟的作用。

Stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 in the treatment of colitis and ischemia and reperfusion in rats: New insights

AIM To provide new insights in treatment of colitis and ischemia and reperfusion in rats using stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157. METHODS Medication [BPC 157,L-NAME,L-arginine(alone/combined),saline] was bath at the blood deprived colon segment. During reperfusion,medication was BPC 157 or saline. We recorded(USB microscope camera) vessel presentation through next 15 min of ischemic colitis(ICrats) or reperfusion(removed ligations)(IC + RL-rats);oxidative stress as MDA(increased(IC-and IC + RLrats)) and NO levels(decreased(IC-rats);increased(IC + RL-rats)) in colon tissue. IC + OB-rats [IC-rats had additional colon obstruction(OB)] for 3 d(IC + OBrats),then received BPC 157 bath. RESULTS Commonly,in colon segment(25 mm,2 ligations on left colic artery and vein,3 arcade vessels within ligated segment),in IC-,IC + RL-,IC + OB-rats,BPC 157(10 μg/kg) bath(1 m L/rat) increased vessel presentation,inside/outside arcade interconnections quickly reappeared,mucosal folds were preserved and the pale areas were small and markedly reduced. BPC 157 counteracted worsening effects induced by L-NAME(5 mg) and L-arginine(100 mg). MDA-and NO-levels were normal in BPC 157 treated IC-rats and IC + RLrats. In addition,on day 10,BPC 157-treated IC + OBrats presented almost completely spared mucosa with very small pale areas and no gross mucosal defects;the treated colon segment was of normal diameter,and only small adhesions were present.CONCLUSION BPC 157 is a fundamental treatment that quickly restores blood supply to the ischemically injured area and rapidly activates collaterals. This effect involves the NO system.

Esophagogastric anastomosis in rats: Improved healing by BPC 157 and L-arginine, aggravated by L-NAME

AIM To cure typically life-threatening esophagogastric anastomosis in rats, lacking anastomosis healing and sphincter function rescue, in particular. METHODS Because we assume esophagogastric fistulas represent a particular NO-system disability, we attempt to identify the benefits of anti-ulcer stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157, which was in trials for ulcerative colitis and currently for multiple sclerosis, in rats with esophagocutaneous fistulas. Previously, BPC 157 therapies have promoted the healing of intestinal anastomosis and fistulas, and esophagitis and gastric lesions, along with rescued sphincter function. Additionally, BPC 157 particularly interacts with the NOsystem. In the 4 d after esophagogastric anastomosis creation, rats received medication(/kg intraperitoneallyonce daily: BPC 157(10 μg, 10 ng), L-NAME(5 mg), or L-arginine(100 mg) alone and/or combined or BPC 157(10 μg, 10 ng) in drinking water). For rats underwent esophagogastric anastomosis, daily assessment included progressive stomach damage(sum of the longest diameters, mm), esophagitis(scored 0-5), weak anastomosis(m L H2 O before leak), low pressure in esophagus at anastomosis and in the pyloric sphincter(cm H2O), progressive weight loss(g) and mortality. Immediate effect assessed blood vessels disappearance(scored 0-5) at the stomach surface immediately after anastomosis creation. RESULTS BPC 157(all regimens) fully counteracted the perilous disease course from the very beginning(i.e., with the BPC 157 bath, blood vessels remained present at the gastric surface after anastomosis creation) and eliminated mortality. Additionally, BPC 157 treatment in combination with L-NAME nullified any effect of L-NAME that otherwise intensified the regular course. Consistently, with worsening(with L-NAME administration) and amelioration(with L-arginine), either L-arginine amelioration prevails(attenuated esophageal and gastric lesions) or they counteract each other(L-NAME + L-arginine); with the addition of BPC 157(L-NAME + L-arginine + BPC 157), there was a marked beneficial effect. BPC 157 treatment for esophagogastric anastomosis, along with NOS-blocker L-NAME and/or NOS substrate L-arginine, demonstrated an innate NO-system disability(as observed with L-arginine effectiveness). BPC 157 distinctively affected corresponding events: worsening(obtained with L-NAME administration that was counteracted); or amelioration(L-arginine + BPC 157-rats correspond to BPC 157-rats).CONCLUSION Innate NO-system disability for esophagogastric anastomoses, including L-NAME-worsening, suggests that these effects could be corrected by L-arginine and almost completely eliminated by BPC 157 therapy.

Celecoxib-induced gastrointestinal, liver and brain lesions in rats, counteraction by BPC 157 or L-arginine, aggravation by L-NAME

To counteract/reveal celecoxib-induced toxicity and NO system involvement. METHODSCelecoxib (1 g/kg b.w. ip) was combined with therapy with stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 (known to inhibit these lesions, 10 μg/kg, 10 ng/kg, or 1 ng/kg ip) and L-arginine (100 mg/kg ip), as well as NOS blockade [N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME)] (5 mg/kg ip) given alone and/or combined immediately after celecoxib. Gastrointestinal, liver, and brain lesions and liver enzyme serum values in rats were assessed at 24 h and 48 h thereafter. RESULTSThis high-dose celecoxib administration, as a result of NO system dysfunction, led to gastric, liver, and brain lesions and increased liver enzyme serum values. The L-NAME-induced aggravation of the lesions was notable for gastric lesions, while in liver and brain lesions the beneficial effect of L-arginine was blunted. L-arginine counteracted gastric, liver and brain lesions. These findings support the NO system mechanism(s), both NO system agonization (L-arginine) and NO system antagonization (L-NAME), that on the whole are behind all of these COX phenomena. An even more complete antagonization was identified with BPC 157 (at both 24 h and 48 h). A beneficial effect was evident on all the increasingly negative effects of celecoxib and L-NAME application and in all the BPC 157 groups (L-arginine + BPC 157; L-NAME + BPC 157; L-NAME + L-arginine + BPC 157). Thus, these findings demonstrated that BPC 157 may equally counteract both COX-2 inhibition (counteracting the noxious effects of celecoxib on all lesions) and additional NOS blockade (equally counteracting the noxious effects of celecoxib + L-NAME). CONCLUSIONBPC 157 and L-arginine alleviate gastrointestinal, liver and brain lesions, redressing NSAIDs’ post-surgery application and NO system involvement.

Counteraction of perforated cecum lesions in rats: Effects of pentadecapeptide BPC 157,L-NAME and L-arginine

AIM To study the counteraction of perforated cecum lesion using BPC 157 and nitric oxide(NO) system agents.METHODS Alongside with the agents' application(after 1 min, medication(/kg, 10 ml/2 min bath/rat) includes: BPC 157(10 μg), L-NAME(5 mg), L-arginine(100mg) alone or combined, and saline baths(controls)) on the rat perforate cecum injury, we continuously assessed the gross reappearance of the vessels(USB microcamera) quickly propagating toward the defect at the cecum surface, defect contraction, bleeding attenuation, MDA-and NO-levels in cecum tissue at 15 min, and severity of cecum lesions and adhesions at 1 and 7 d. RESULTS Post-injury, during/after a saline bath, the number of vessels was significantly reduced, the defect was slightly narrowed, bleeding was significant and MDA-levels increased and NO-levels decreased. BPC 157 bath: the vessel presentation was markedly increased, the defect was noticeably narrowed, the bleeding time was shortened and MDA-and NO-levels remained normal. L-NAME: reduced vessel presentation but not more than the control, did not change defect and shortened bleeding. L-arginine: exhibited less vessel reduction, did not change the defect and prolonged bleeding. In combination, mutual counteraction occurred(L-NAME + L-arginine) or the presentation was similar to that of BPC 157 rats(BPC 157 + L-NAME; BPC 157 + L-arginine; BPC 157 + L-NAME + L-arginine), except the defect did not change. Thereby at day 1 and 7, saline, L-NAME, L-arginine and L-NAME + L-arginine failed(defect was still open and large adhesions present). CONCLUSION The therapeutic effect was achieved with BPC 157 alone or in combination with L-NAME and L-arginine as it was able to consolidate the stimulating and inhibiting effects of the NO-system towards more effective healing recruiting vessels.

Bypassing major venous occlusion and duodenal lesions in rats, and therapy with the stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157, L-NAME and L-arginine

AIM To investigate whether duodenal lesions induced by major venous occlusions can be attenuated by BPC 157 regardless nitric oxide(NO) system involvement.METHODS Male Wistar rats underwent superior anterior pancreaticoduodenal vein(SAPDV)-ligation and were treated with a bath at the ligated SAPDV site(BPC 157 10 μg, 10 ng/kg per 1 mL bath/rat; L-NAME 5 mg/kg per 1 m L bath/rat; L-arginine 100 mg/kg per 1 mL bath/rat, alone and/or together; or BPC 157 10 μg/kg instilled into the rat stomach, at 1 min ligation-time). We recorded the vessel presentation(filled/appearance or emptied/disappearance) between the 5 arcade vessels arising from the SAPDV on the ventral duodenum side, the inferior anterior pancreaticoduodenal vein(IAPDV) and superior mesenteric vein(SMV) as bypassing vascular pathway to document the duodenal lesions presentation; increased NO-and oxidative stress [malondialdehyde(MDA)]-levels in duodenum.RESULTS Unlike the severe course in the SAPDV-ligated controls, after BPC 157 application, the rats exhibited strong attenuation of the mucosal lesions and serosal congestion, improved vessel presentation, increased interconnections, increased branching by more than 60% from the initial value, the IAPDV and SMV were not congested. Interestingly, after 5 min and 30 min of L-NAME and L-arginine treatment alone, decreased mucosal and serosal duodenal lesions were observed; their effect was worsened at 24 h, and no effect on the collateral vessels and branching was seen. Together, L-NAME+L-arginine antagonized each other's response, and thus, there was an NO-related effect. With BPC 157, all SAPDV-ligated rats receiving L-NAME and/or L-arginine appeared similar to the rats treated with BPC 157 alone. Also, BPC 157 in SAPDV-ligated rats normalized levels of NO and MDA, two oxidative stress markers, in duodenal tissues.CONCLUSION BPC 157, rapidly bypassing occlusion, rescued the original duodenal flow through IAPDV to SMV flow, aneffect related to the NO system and reduction of free radical formation.