Cysteamine induces perforating duodenal ulcers in rats within 24-48 h. This reducing aminothiol generates hydrogen peroxide in the presence of transition metals (e.g., ferric iron), producing oxidative stress, which may contribute to organ-specific tissue damage. Since most intestinal iron absorption takes place in the proximal duodenum, we hypothesized that cysteamine may disrupt regulation of...

Duodenitis and gastric metaplasia, which is often colonised by Helicobacter pylori (H pylori), are increasingly recognised for their importance in the pathogenesis of duodenal ulcers. The situation is not clear in patients receiving non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), who have a higher risk of peptic ulceration. The aim of this study was to identify the duodenal histological abnorma...

Imbalance between exogenous damaging agents and protective factors in the gastro-duodenum tract can lead to peptic ulcer disease. Herbal medicines could be an effective treatment human gastric ulcers. This study aimed investigate effect of AGAR-HP hard capsules on cysteamine-induced gastric-duodenal ulcers experimental rats. The animals were divided into five groups: Group 1 (control) group 2 (...

A group of 133 patients treated for bleeding peptic ulcer in our Department, is reviewed. Within several hours of admission, all patients underwent upper gastrointestinal tract gastroscopy and obliteration of the bleeding ulcer. Bleeding gastric ulcers were found in 41 patients, and duodenal ulcers in 92 patients. Patients were classified according to the Forrest scale: IA - 11 patients, IB - 4...

Gastrointestinal perforations are a complication of 2-10% of duodenal ulcers. There are a variety of etiologies associated with duodenal ulcer formation and its complications. Corticosteroid use is associated with an increased risk of duodenal ulcer perforation, with the first documented case in 1950. Other important medications associated with perforation include NSAIDS and opioids. Beyond med...

Chronic atrophic gastritis, chronic duodenal and gastric ulcers create conditions for the formation of precancerous changes in mucosa form dysplasia. The biopsy material from patients with - 75 was studied. development severe dysplasia epithelium observed mainly more forms gastritis. High proliferative activity confirmed by expression marker Ki-67 a label index (MI)>30,0%. Between degree muc...

The effect of central administration of ondansetron, a 5-hydroxytryptamine-3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonist on gastric secretion and gastric cytoprotection was evaluated using four different models of gastric ulcers and cysteamine induced duodenal ulcer. Ondansetron was administered at two different doses of 20 microg/kg, intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) and 40 microg/kg, i.c.v. Both doses of onda...

A two phase study was performed to identify factors that influence the healing rate of duodenal ulcer. The study included an initial clinical trial in 145 patients and a second trial in a further 61 patients. All patients were prescribed cimetidine at a daily dose of 800 mg for six weeks. The factors examined were age, sex, inpatient or outpatient treatment, duration of present ulcer pain, past...

Basal and pentagastrin stimulated gastric secretion was measured in seven patients with duodenal, and six with gastric ulcers before and after four weeks' treatment with colloidal bismuth subcitrate (as De-Nol), one tablet four times a day. Each duodenal and all but one of the gastric ulcers healed. After De-Nol there were no significant changes in basal, or pentagastrin stimulated volume, acid...

       Research advances during recent years offer new insight into therapy and the prevention of gastrointestinal ulcers by using medicinal plants. Flavonoids, tannins, triterpenoids, fatty acids and essential oils are among the most effective herbal constituents that have potential antiulcerogenic properties, and most of them could be found in Zataria multiflora. Z. multiflora</e...