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. 2007 Oct;52(10):2833-9.
doi: 10.1007/s10620-006-9638-7. Epub 2007 Apr 3.

Anti-inflammatory effects of pravastatin on Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis in mice

Masanori Yamato  1 , Toshio Watanabe, Kazuhide Higuchi, Koichi Taira, Tetsuya Tanigawa, Masatsugu Shiba, Kazunari Tominaga, Yasuhiro Fujiwara, Nobuhide Oshitani, Koji Takeuchi, Tetsuo Arakawa
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Anti-inflammatory effects of pravastatin on Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis in mice

Masanori Yamato et al. Dig Dis Sci. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

Pravastatin, an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, exerts anti-inflammatory effects via several mechanisms including induction of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). We investigated the effect of pravastatin on Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis in mice. Mice with or without H. pylori infection received intraperitoneal pravastatin daily for 1 week. Expression of eNOS mRNA and tumor necrosis factor-alpha mRNA and myeloperoxidase activity in gastric tissue was determined. Myeloperoxidase activity was reduced in a dose-dependent manner by pravastatin, with activity inhibited by 53.5 and 73.7% at doses of 0.3 and 1 mg/kg, respectively. At a dose of 1 mg/kg, pravastatin reduced the level of tumor necrosis factor-alpha mRNA by 52.7%, while it did not affect eNOS expression. Pravastatin had no effects on these inflammatory parameters in uninfected mice. Pravastatin did not affect the viability of H. pylori. In conclusion, pravastatin exerts an anti-inflammatory effect on H. pylori-induced gastritis in mice without affecting eNOS expression.

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