Abstract
The protective effects of exogenous phospholipid on aspirin-induced gastric mucosal injury were examined in a canine chamber model which provided two separate segments of mucosa supplied by a single vascular pedicle. In each dog, one segment was treated with a suspension of surface-active phospholipid, similar in composition to that normally present in the gastric mucosa, whereas the other segment served as the control. Pretreatment of the test segments significantly prevented aspirin-induced disruption of the mucosal barrier as evidenced by an increase in potential difference and a decrease in acid back-diffusion and sodium ion and potassium ion flux. These findings were associated with a marked reduction in the degree of mucosal injury. Our results support the recent hypothesis that surface-active phospholipid plays an important role in gastric mucosal defense against the damaging effects to luminal acid.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 48-53 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | The American Journal of Surgery |
Volume | 153 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1987 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Surgery