[Chronic gastritic changes induced in rats after pyloromyotomy and per os administration of acetic acid-glycerin].

We have experimentally studied whether or not repeated episodes of acute gastric mucosal lesions can induce chronic gastritic changes. Rats received pyloromyotomy and repeated per os administration of acetic acid-glycerin. Gastric mucosal lesions thus induced were studied histopathologically in cardiac glandular areas using morphometric analysis. It was found that pyloromyotomy induced fibrosis between the bottom of the gland and muscularis mucosa. On the other hand, the per os administration of acetic acid-glycerin induced hyperplastic change of mucous neck cells. They were increased in number and in size. Distribution of mucous neck cells were distended vertically to the mucosal surface and towards the bottom of the gland. Greater the amount of acetic acid-glycerin administration, stronger the changes of mucous neck cells, i.e., the distended zone of mucous neck cells spread more and more from the cardiac area. Parietal and chief cells were decreased in number in the course of the mucous neck cell hyperplasia. Branching of glands was occasionally seen in rats receiving greater amount of acetic acid-glycerin. It was concluded that there are basic structural similarity between the gastric mucosal changes induced by repeated episodes of acute gastric mucosal lesions and the change seen in human chronic gastritis. Thus acute gastric mucosal lesions can be one of the cause of chronic gastritis.