Introduction. Sulfi te oxidase (SO) is one of the mitochondrial enzymes involved in the synthesis of H2S and multiple physiological processes, including oxidative stress. The dominant sulfi de oxidation products vary in a tissue-specifi c manner, and SO/oxidative stress which is involved in gastric mucosa (GM) injury is unclear. Our studies have shown potent cytoprotective and anti-infl ammatory effects of H2S-rich compounds, including hybrid nonsteroidal anti-infl ammatory drugs (H 2 S-NSAIDs) but their effects on age-related metabolic dysfunction in the gastric mucosa (GM) exposed to long-term postprandial hyperglycemia with high-fructose diet (HFD) is still unknown.
Aim.To characterize the activity of sulfi te oxidase (SO) and the role of oxidative stress in the GM of older rats exposed to HFD and assess the therapeutic effect of the recently synthesized H 2 S donor, hybrid NSAID, H 2 S-acetylsalicylic acid (H 2 S-ASA, ATB 340) on the GM of adult vs old rats.Material and methods. Adult (n=24) and old (n=43) rats were divided into control groups with a standard diet (SD) and experimental groups with a 28-day high fructose level diet (HFD, V. Kozar, 2008) with and without acute stress induction (Takagi, 1964). During 19-28 day, HFD groups consumed per os: a) placebo (1.0 ml of saline per os); b) NaHS, 100 μmol/kg/day; c) placebo and stress induction; d) NaHS, 100 μmol/kg/day and stress induction; e) ASA, 10 mg/kg/ day and stress induction; f) conventional aspirin (ASA), 10 mg/kg/day and NaHS, 100 μmol/kg/ day and stress induction; g) ATB-340, 17.5 mg/kg/day and stress induction. The integrity of the GM was analyzed based on the histological severity index, which was calculated with account for morphological studies of GM samples. The indicator of oxidative stress, malondialdehyde (MDA) and the activity of SO in the GM were assessed using the standard biochemical methods.
Results.We have observed a different SO expression in the GM of adult vs old rats with SD and HFD with and without WIS. The effect of HFD resulted in an increase in the SO activity in old rats by 15%, whereas in adults this value was 14%. MDA content changes were similar. In animals that received NaHS, the changes were similar, whereas the SO activity in old rats was 23% higher. Stress induction reduced the SO activity by 35% in old animals and by 22% in adults. The difference in the MDA content amounted to 41%. The effect of exogenous NaHS in old rats under stress was the highest when combined with ASA, while the MDA content was the highest when classical aspirin was used, which also coincided with similar changes in histological severity index. ОРИГІНАЛЬНІ ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ: ФУНДАМЕНТАЛЬНІ НАУКИ ORIGINAL RESEARCH: BASIC SCIENCES Праці НТШ Медичні науки 2018, Том 54, № 2 NTSN MS 2018, Vol. 54, 2 Оригінальні дослідження: фундаментальні науки Original research: basic sciences Conclusion. Sulfi te oxidase is the essential contributor to age-related oxidative stress in the GM under research. The use of ATB-340 (H 2 S-aspirin) increases the H 2 S conten...