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Query: UMLS:C0038358 (gastric ulcer)
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Between January 1995 and March 1997, 78 Helicobacter pylori strains were isolated from patients with gastritis and gastric ulcer and their drug-susceptibilities to 8 antimicrobial agents and 3 anti-ulcer drugs were determined. Imipenem was the most active agent and its MICs to all the strains tested were lower than 0.013 microgram/ml. Amoxicillin, cefaclor and minocycline were active against H. pylori with MIC90s of 0.05 microgram/ml, 0.78 microgram/ml and 0.39 microgram/ml, respectively, and no resistant strains against these drugs were isolated. However, resistant strains to clarithromycin (isolation frequency: 9%), erythromycin (13%), ofloxacin (8%) and metronidazole (13%) were isolated. Triple, double and single resistant strains to above 4 antimicrobial agents were noted. No quadruple resistant strain was isolated. Frequencies of those resistance patterns were 14.3% (triple), 28.6% (double), and 57.1% (single), respectively. Seven erythromycin-resistant strains were shown to be cross-resistant to clarithromycin but 3 erythromycin-resistant strains were susceptible to clarithromycin. It seems likely that this phenomenon is caused by the fact that clarithromycin is more active to H. pylori than erythromycin. The MIC90 value of lansoprazole was lower than those of omeprazole and famotidine.
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PMID:[Drug susceptibility of clinically isolated Helicobacter pylori]. 964 1

It has been suggested that there is a close relationship between Helicobacter pylori and the onset or recurrence of gastroduodenal disease. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of H. pylori on the healing of chronic gastric ulcers induced in mice. H. pylori administered to nude mice delayed the healing of experimental acetic acid-induced gastric ulcers. Histological examination showed the occurrence of high densities of H. pylori on the surface of epithelial cells and in the ulcerated area. Repeated administration of amoxicillin (10 mgkg(-1) daily for 5 days) eradicated H. pylori and increased the rate of healing of gastric ulcers in H. pylori-infected mice, but metronidazole, which also eradicated the organisms, did not significantly affect the rate of healing. In conclusion, H. pylori-infection delayed the healing of gastric ulcers induced by the serosal application of acetic acid in mice, possibly by aggravation or prolongation of the mucosal inflammation. Amoxicillin eradicated H. pylori and promoted gastric ulcer healing in mice infected with H. pylori.
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PMID:Delayed healing of chronic gastric ulcer after Helicobacter pylori infection in mice. 975 61

In present study, bone ash-reinforced chitosan-based hydrogels were obtained by encapsulation of bone ash into the hydrogel structure which was fabricated by photopolymerization of chitosan-grafted-glycidyl methacrylate (CTS-g-GMA) and poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate (PEGDA) under the UV light. Hydrogels were characterized by ATR-FTIR, SEM and XRD analyses. Mechanical performance of the hydrogels was determined by universal mechanical tester. Cytotoxicity tests for hydrogels were conducted with L929 cell lines to determine cellular compatibility. Swelling tests were carried out to investigate the water uptake capacity of hydrogels. Amoxicillin which could be used for treatment of gastric ulcer was selected as the model drug. The release of amoxicillin was provided at simulated gastric (pH: 1.2) and intestinal media (pH: 7.4) in efficient and controlled manner. All results visualized that the obtained pH-sensitive chitosan-based hydrogel with enhanced mechanical properties could be a potential candidate as a drug carrier for treatment of gastric ulcer in the future applications.
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PMID:Development of pH-responsive chitosan-based hydrogel modified with bone ash for controlled release of amoxicillin. 2935 35