title: Gastro-protecting effect of gefarnate on chronic erosive gastritis with dyspeptic symptoms.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The role of gastro-protecting agents on symptomatic chronic gastritis is unclear. This multicenter, open, randomized trial was designed to compare the comprehensive effects of gefarnate with sucralfate on erosive gastritis with dyspeptic symptoms.
  
  
  METHODS
  Totally 253 dyspepsia patients confirmed with erosive gastritis were enrolled from six centers in China. They randomly received either daily 300 mg gefarnate or 3 g sucralfate for six weeks. The primary endpoint was the effective rate of both treatments on endoscopic erosion at week six.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Gefarnate showed an effective rate of 72% and 67% on endoscopic score and dyspeptic symptom release, which is statistically higher than sucralfate (40.1% and 39.3%, P < 0.001, intension-to-treat). For histological improvement, gefarnate showed both effective in decreasing mucosal chronic inflammation (57.7% vs. 24.8%, P < 0.001, intension-to-treat) and active inflammation (36.4% vs. 23.1%, P < 0.05, intension-to-treat) than the control. A significant increase of prostaglandins and decrease of myeloperoxidase in mucosa were observed in gefarnate group. Severity of erosion is non-relevant to symptoms but Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) status does affect the outcome of therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gefarnate demonstrates an effective outcome on the mucosal inflammation in patients with chronic erosive gastritis. Endoscopic and inflammation score should be the major indexes used in gastritis-related trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Yi-Qi
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: DU
authors.forename: Tun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Jian-Yu
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Bang-Mao
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Min-Hu
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: You-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Cheng-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Yan-Fang
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Xiao-Hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Man
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Quan-Cai
authors.initials: QC
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Zhao-Shen
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005756:Gastritis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005778:Gefarnate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013392:Sucralfate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D005778:Gefarnate; D013392:Sucralfate