Abstract | AIMS:
Gastroesophageal reflux disease is considered to be caused primarily by gastric juice refluxed into the esophagus. Here, we investigated the possible involvement of host defense mechanisms in the development of acute reflux esophagitis using lafutidine, a histamine H(2) receptor antagonist (H(2)RA) with proven gastric mucosal protective effects. METHODS AND RESULTS: CONCLUSION: The present results indicate that esophageal host-defense via capsaicin-sensitive afferent nerves may contribute to the therapeutic action of lafutidine.
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Authors | Motoko Nakano, Hirofusa Ajioka, Masaaki Abe, Mamoru Kiniwa |
Journal | Pharmacology
(Pharmacology)
Vol. 90
Issue 3-4
Pg. 205-11
( 2012)
ISSN: 1423-0313 [Electronic] Switzerland |
PMID | 23038658
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel. |
Chemical References |
- Acetamides
- Histamine H2 Antagonists
- Piperidines
- Pyridines
- lafutidine
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Topics |
- Acetamides
(therapeutic use)
- Acute Disease
- Animals
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Esophagitis, Peptic
(drug therapy, physiopathology)
- Esophagus
(innervation)
- Histamine H2 Antagonists
(therapeutic use)
- Male
- Neurons, Afferent
(physiology)
- Piperidines
(therapeutic use)
- Pyridines
(therapeutic use)
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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