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Erschienen in: Journal of Gastroenterology 7/2011

01.07.2011 | Original Article—Alimentary Tract

Efficacy of Lactobacillus casei treatment on small bowel injury in chronic low-dose aspirin users: a pilot randomized controlled study

verfasst von: Hiroki Endo, Takuma Higurashi, Kunihiro Hosono, Eiji Sakai, Yusuke Sekino, Hiroshi Iida, Yasunari Sakamoto, Tomoko Koide, Hirokazu Takahashi, Masato Yoneda, Chikako Tokoro, Masahiko Inamori, Yasunobu Abe, Atsushi Nakajima

Erschienen in: Journal of Gastroenterology | Ausgabe 7/2011

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Abstract

Background

Few studies have investigated measures to prevent small bowel injuries induced by aspirin. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of probiotic treatment on the small bowel injuries induced by chronic low-dose aspirin use.

Methods

Thirty-five patients who took low-dose enteric-coated aspirin 100 mg daily (for more than 3 months) plus omeprazole 20 mg daily and were diagnosed as having unexplained iron deficiency anemia participated in this prospective randomized controlled trial. We assigned the patients to receive probiotic treatment with Lactobacillus casei for 3 months (L. casei group) or not receive the probiotic (control group). Patients underwent capsule endoscopy (CE) before and after treatment.

Results

Twenty-five patients, including 13 in the L. casei group and 12 in the control group, underwent the full analysis. Significant decreases in the number of mucosal breaks and the CE score were observed at the 3-month evaluation in the L. casei group as compared with the results in the control group (P = 0.039). The change from the baseline in the median number of mucosal breaks in the L. casei group was −2, as compared with 0.5 in the control group. The change from the baseline in the median CE score in the L. casei group was −228 compared with −4 in the control group (P = 0.026).

Conclusions

Co-administration of L. casei is effective for the treatment of aspirin-associated small bowel injury.
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Metadaten
Titel
Efficacy of Lactobacillus casei treatment on small bowel injury in chronic low-dose aspirin users: a pilot randomized controlled study
verfasst von
Hiroki Endo
Takuma Higurashi
Kunihiro Hosono
Eiji Sakai
Yusuke Sekino
Hiroshi Iida
Yasunari Sakamoto
Tomoko Koide
Hirokazu Takahashi
Masato Yoneda
Chikako Tokoro
Masahiko Inamori
Yasunobu Abe
Atsushi Nakajima
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2011
Verlag
Springer Japan
Erschienen in
Journal of Gastroenterology / Ausgabe 7/2011
Print ISSN: 0944-1174
Elektronische ISSN: 1435-5922
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-011-0410-1

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