title: Lansoprazole and Helicobacter pylori infection.
abstract: Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis is present in virtually all patients with duodenal ulcer (DU). Eradication of H pylori is associated with a highly significant decline in the recurrence rates of DU, indicating that treatments aimed at eradicating H pylori are mandatory in these patients. The novel proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole exhibits a potent antiulcer effect and, in vitro, a direct antibacterial effect against H pylori. Conflicting data have been reported on the question of whether lansoprazole is bactericidal against H pylori in vivo when administered alone. The aim of this double-blind trial was to address this issue further by comparing the effects of two different 4-week regimens (lansoprazole alone or in combination with amoxicillin) on H pylori infection in patients with DU. Patients were assessed before and after the 4-week treatment and 3 months after stopping the study medication. The ulcer healing rates at 4 weeks were similar for the two treatments while there was a trend for higher recurrence rates at 4 months in patients receiving lansoprazole alone. The frequency of high-grade H pylori infection was significantly lower in the lansoprazole and amoxicillin group both at 4 weeks (84% clearing) and 4 months. After 4 weeks of treatment there were no patients with residual H pylori-positive active antral gastritis in the lansoprazole and amoxicillin group compared with 25% in the lansoprazole alone group. Neither treatment significantly affected the IgG antibody response to H pylori either at the circulatory or the mucosal level. In contrast, the mucosal H pylori-specific IgA response was significantly enhanced after 4 weeks and more markedly after treatment with lansoprazole.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Policlinico Mater Domini, University of Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pallone
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Luzza
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Delle Fave
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Annibale
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marcheggiano
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Biancone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torsoli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Capurso
mesh_terms: D053799:2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles; D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000276:immunology; D005756:Gastritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D064747:Lansoprazole; D008875:Middle Aged; D009853:Omeprazole / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D053799:2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D064747:Lansoprazole; D000658:Amoxicillin; D009853:Omeprazole