Abstract | BACKGROUND: AIMS: To see if an intestinal prokinetic, cisapride, could overcome these adverse effects of octreotide and if so, be considered as a candidate prophylactic drug for preventing iatrogenic gall bladder stones. METHODS: A randomised, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover design was used to examine the effects of cisapride (10 mg four times daily) on gall bladder emptying, mouth to caecum and large bowel transit times, and the proportions of deoxycholic acid and other bile acids, in fasting serum from: (i) control subjects (n=6), (ii) acromegalic patients not treated with octreotide (n=6), (iii) acromegalics on long term octreotide (n=8), and (iv) patients with constipation (n=8). RESULTS:
Cisapride had no prokinetic effect on the gall bladder. In fact, it significantly increased both fasting and postprandial gall bladder volumes. However, it shortened mouth to caecum (from 176 (13) to 113 (11) minutes; p<0.001) and large bowel (from 50 (3.0) to 31 (3.4) h; p<0.001) transit times. It also reduced the proportion of deoxycholic acid in serum from 26 (2.3) to 15 (1.8)% (p<0.001), with a reciprocal increase in the proportion of cholic acid from 40 (3.5) to 51 (3.8)% (p<0.01). There were significant linear relationships between large bowel transit time and the proportions of deoxycholic acid (r=0.81; p<0.001) and cholic acid (r=-0.53; p<0.001) in fasting serum. INTERPRETATION/SUMMARY: Cisapride failed to overcome the adverse effects of octreotide on gall bladder emptying but it countered octreotide induced prolongation of small and large bowel transit. Therefore, if changes in intestinal transit contribute to the development of octreotide induced gall bladder stones, enterokinetics such as cisapride may prevent their formation.
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Authors | M J Veysey, P Malcolm, A I Mallet, P J Jenkins, G M Besser, G M Murphy, R H Dowling |
Journal | Gut
(Gut)
Vol. 49
Issue 6
Pg. 828-34
(Dec 2001)
ISSN: 0017-5749 [Print] England |
PMID | 11709518
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Gastrointestinal Agents
- Deoxycholic Acid
- Cholic Acid
- Octreotide
- Cisapride
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Topics |
- Acromegaly
(drug therapy)
- Adult
- Cholelithiasis
(prevention & control)
- Cholic Acid
(blood)
- Cisapride
(therapeutic use)
- Constipation
(drug therapy)
- Cross-Over Studies
- Deoxycholic Acid
(blood)
- Double-Blind Method
- Female
- Gallbladder Emptying
(drug effects)
- Gastrointestinal Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Gastrointestinal Transit
(drug effects)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Octreotide
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Prospective Studies
- Regression Analysis
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