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Published on: May 7, 2018
Role of gastric mucosal blood flow in cytoprotection
1Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
Abstract:
We compared the effects of graded doses of misoprostol (50-200 mg), omeprazole (12.5-50 mg), cimetidine (6.25-50 mg) and sucralfate (50-200 mg) on gastric mucosal blood flow as measured by laser Doppler flowmetry and gastric mucosal injury induced by ethanol. The results demonstrated that sucralfate, misoprostol and omeprazole, but not cimetidine, increased gastric mucosal blood flow in a dose-dependent manner and protected the mucosa against ethanol damage. The peak and summation blood flow were significantly greater with sucralfate than with misoprostol and omeprazole, but the degree of mucosal protection was similar. These results indicate that the increase in gastric mucosal blood flow, an action which is common to the three drugs, plays an important role in gastric mucosal protection, but other factors are also involved.
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