Total Antioxidant Effects of Esomeprazole in Dyspeptic Patients Receiving Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs

Summary

The principal investigator hypothesizes that participants receiving NSAID drugs with dyspeptic symptoms have increased production of gastric levels of free radicals. The primary objective of the study is to determine if Esomeprazole Magnesium increases gastric total antioxidant capacity and decreases gastric free radical production in humans. Participants (age 18 years and older) with no history of upper GI bleeding who are receiving non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and then develop dyspepsia will be recruited from our primary care clinic in Washington, DC. All eligible participants will undergo biopsies of antrum and corpus. The participants will be randomized to receive either Zantac OTC or Nexium for 15 days. On day 15, all participants will undergo repeat upper endoscopy to obtain biopsies of antrum and corpus. Tissue samples will then be extracted to determine total antioxidant capacity and lipid peroxide levels (as an indirect marker of free radical production).

Timeline

Start

2006-12

Primary completion

2006-12

Completion

2006-12

Publications

• Background Ofman JJ, Maclean CH, Straus WL, Morton SC, Berger ML, Roth EA, Shekelle PG. Meta-analysis of dyspepsia and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. Arthritis Rheum. 2003 Aug 15;49(4):508-18. doi: 10.1002/art.11192.
• Background Hawkey C, Talley NJ, Yeomans ND, Jones R, Sung JJ, Langstrom G, Naesdal J, Scheiman JM; NASA1 SPACE1 Study Group. Improvements with esomeprazole in patients with upper gastrointestinal symptoms taking non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs, including selective COX-2 inhibitors. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 May;100(5):1028-36. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41465.x.
• Background Yeomans ND, Tulassay Z, Juhasz L, Racz I, Howard JM, van Rensburg CJ, Swannell AJ, Hawkey CJ. A comparison of omeprazole with ranitidine for ulcers associated with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. Acid Suppression Trial: Ranitidine versus Omeprazole for NSAID-associated Ulcer Treatment (ASTRONAUT) Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1998 Mar 12;338(11):719-26. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199803123381104.
• Background Koch TR, Petro A, Darrabie M, Opara EC. Effect of the H, K-ATPase inhibitor, esomeprazole magnesium, on gut total antioxidant capacity in mice. J Nutr Biochem. 2004 Sep;15(9):522-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2004.03.003.
• Background Koch TR, Petro A, Darrabie M, Opara EC. Effects of esomeprazole magnesium on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug gastropathy. Dig Dis Sci. 2005 Jan;50(1):86-93. doi: 10.1007/s10620-005-1283-z.

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