ISSN:
1573-2568
Keywords:
gastric mucus generation
;
hexosamine
;
liver cirrhosis
;
portal hypertension
;
tetraprenylacetone
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract We have evaluated gastric mucus generation (study 1) and the effects of tetraprenylacetone on gastric mucus generation (study 2) in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension. Study 1: Included were 50 noncirrhotics (group A), 25 cirrhotics without portal hypertension (group B), and 25 cirrhotics with portal hypertension (group C). The antrum, corpus, and fundus mucus generation was assessed by hexosamine concentration using biopsy specimens. In groups A and B, the antrum hexosamine concentration was significantly higher compared with the corpus (P〈0.01,P〈0.01) and the fundus (P〈0.01,P〈0.01). In contrast, the hexosamine concentration at each location was similar in group C. Furthermore, the antrum hexosamine concentration of group C was significantly lower compared with that of group A (P〈0.05). In study 2, a double-blind design, 300 mg of tetraprenylacetone was administered for four weeks in 10 cirrhotics with portal hypertension and placebo in 10. The regional hexosamine concentrations were measured before and after drug administration. Placebo administration did not change hexosamine concentration at each location. In contrast, tetraprenylacetone increased the antrum and corpus hexosamine concentration (P〈0.01,P〈0.05), although the fundus concentration did not change. These data suggest that cirrhotics with portal hypertension have reduced gastric antral mucus generation and tetraprenylacetone normalizes this.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02088737
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