THE INFLUENCE OF Na-ASCORBATE ON CHANGING THE ILEUM SENSITIVITY
In the case of previously mentioned Hartley guinea pigs, male
gender, weight from 250 to 300 g, which lived under normal lab’s conditions, The
effect of different Na-ascorbate concentrations was studied. Various
Na-ascorbate concentrations were used starting from 10-6M to 10-1M, while the
sensitivity of terminal part of ileum was determined by Shultz-Dale’s reaction.
The samples of ileum treated by 10-5M histamin and the induced
contraction served as a maximal response (100%). The ileum sample was rinsed by
Thyrode’s solution, the media was exchanged by different concentrations of
Na-ascorbate, and with the help of Shulzt-Dale’s reaction, the intensity of
ileum contraction was determined.
The obtained results show that, with the increase of
Na-ascorbate concentration from 10-6M till 10-3M, there is a mild increase of
histamin concentration in order to get 50% of response.
However, after the applied vitamin C concentration of 10-3 M,
the need for histamine suddenly increases in order to get 50% of response, and
it achieves its maximum after the 10-1M Na-ascorbate concentration has been
applied.
These results show that the application of Na-ascorbate
lessens the sensitivity of termal part of ileum. Acta Medica Medianae
2005;44(2): 17-21.
Key words: Na-ascorbic, vitamin C, histamine, ileum, sensibilisation,
Schultz-Dale’s reaction