Prevention of gastric mucosal lesions in rats by tri-potassium di-citrato bismuthate.

Tri-potassium di-citrato bismuthate given intragastrically to rats 60 min before administration of necrotizing agents such as 85% ethanol, 0.2 N sodium hydroxide or acidified indomethacin, reduced the formation of mucosal lesions dose-dependently. Prostaglandin I2 (PGI2)-like material, determined by bioassay, was higher in the gastric mucosa of animals treated with bismuth subcitrate complex than in control animals.