a polyamine-formaldehyde resin (Amberlite IR-4) as an anion exchange resin on the gastric secretions of rats. The acid neutralizing characteristics of the resin suggested its trial in the treatment of peptic ulcer but the large volume required to remove clinical amounts of acid from solution rendered its use impractical, even though feeding experiments showed the substance to be innocuous. Howe...

BACKGROUND Endotracheal intubation increases the risk for microaspiration of secretions around the tube cuff. Pepsin has been used as a biomarker for gastric aspiration. Amylase is a newer proposed biomarker for aspiration of oral contents. OBJECTIVE To assess the presence of pepsin and amylase in paired oral-tracheal secretions of adult patients treated with mechanical ventilation. METHODS...

Lung agenesis and gastric duplication cysts are both rare congenital anomalies. Gastric duplication cysts can present with nausea, vomiting, hematemesis, or vague abdominal pain. Unilateral pulmonary agenesis can present with respiratory distress which usually occurs due to retention of bronchial secretions and inflammations. We report the unique case of right pulmonary agenesis associated with...

Objective: In order to study the gastroprotective effect of Aegle marmelos extract (AM), this study was undertaken on aspirin-induced ulcerogenesis in cannulated free-moving rats. Background: Most of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) including aspirin (ASP) cause gastric ulcer. The efficacy of several plants for the treatment of gastroduodenal disease is confirmed by clinical r...

Chronic ulceration of the gastroduodenal mucosa is one of the most common, so called "civilization diseases" of the gastrointestinal tract in industrially developed countries. Although the primary cause of gastric and duodenal peptic ulcers is unknown, gastric acid secretion is believed to play an important role in this major pathology. Gastric peptic ulcers, which represent 20% of all peptic u...

-1. In Caiman crocodilus, the pH of the gastric secretions during digestion may reach 1.2 in specimens kept between 20 and 30°C. C. crocodilus feeds and digests at 15°C, but the pH of gastric secretions did not drop below 1-8. 2. The gastric secretion increased in rate and hydrochloric acid concentration after injections of histamine (400 t~g/kg body weight, given in four hourly doses). The rat...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Most of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) including aspirin cause gastric ulcer. In order to study the gastroprotective effect of Cissus quadrangularis extract (CQE), this study was undertaken on aspirin-induced ulcerogenesis in pyloric ligated (ASP-PL) model in rats. METHODS To assess the possible antiulcer effect of CQE, lesion index, gastric secreti...

1. Human gastrointestinal secretions formed soluble copper complexes when labelled in vitro with 64cu. 2. Copper-binding substances of low molecular weight were demonstrated in the saliva, gastric juice and secretin-stimulated duodenal aspirate of normal subjects by dialysis and gel-chromatography studies. 3. The nature of the copper complexes formed by secretions obtained from patients with Wi...