Low-dose sumatriptan improves the outcome of acute mesenteric ischemia in rats via downregulating kynurenine

Background Mesenteric ischemia has remained without effective pharmacological management for many years. Sumatriptan, an abortive medication for migraine and cluster headaches, has potent anti-inflammatory properties and ameliorated organ ischemia in previous animal studies. Similarly, inhibition of the kynurenine pathway ameliorated renal and myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) in many preclinical studies. Herein, we assessed the effect of sumatriptan on experimental mesenteric I/R and investigated whether kynurenine pathway inhibition is a mechanism underlying its action. Methods Ischemia was induced by ligating the origin of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and its anastomosis with the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) with bulldog clamps for 30 min. Ischemia was followed by 1 h of reperfusion. Sumatriptan (0.1, 0.3, and 1 mg/kg ip) was injected 5 min before the reperfusion phase, 1-methyltryptophan (1-MT) (100 mg/kg iv) was used to inhibit kynurenine production. At the end of the reperfusion phase, samples were collected from the jejunum of rats for H&E staining and molecular assessments. Results Sumatriptan improved the integrity of intestinal mucosa after I/R, and 0.1 mg/kg was the most effective dose of sumatriptan in this study. Sumatriptan decreased the increased levels of TNF-α, kynurenine, and p-ERK but did not change the decreased levels of NO. Furthermore, sumatriptan significantly increased the decreased ratio of Bcl2/Bax. Similarly, 1-MT significantly decreased TNF-α and kynurenine and protected against mucosal damage. Conclusions This study demonstrated that sumatriptan has protective effects against mesenteric ischemia and the kynurenine inhibition is potentially involved in this process. Therefore, it can be assumed that sumatriptan has the potential to be repurposed as a treatment for acute mesenteric ischemia..

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2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:75

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Pharmacological reports - 75(2023), 3 vom: 15. März, Seite 623-633

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Englisch

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Ala, Moein [VerfasserIn]
Fallahpour Khoshdel, Mohammad Reza [VerfasserIn]
Mohammad Jafari, Razieh [VerfasserIn]
Sadrkhanloo, Mehrdokht [VerfasserIn]
Goudarzi, Sepideh [VerfasserIn]
Asl Soleimani, Meisam [VerfasserIn]
Dehpour, Ahmad Reza [VerfasserIn]

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1-Methyltryptophan
Kynurenine
Mesenteric ischemia
Rats
Sumatriptan
TNF-α

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10.1007/s43440-023-00470-8

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SPR051697270