- Cytoprotection
Cytoprotection is a process by which chemical compounds provide protection to cell biology cells against harmful agents. ref name urlwww.nlm.nih.gov cite web url http www.nlm.nih.gov cgi mesh 2009 MB cgi?mode &term Cytoprotection title MeSH Heading Cytoprotection author authorlink coauthors date format work Medical Subject Headings publisher United States National Library of Medicine pages language archiveurl archivedate quote accessdate ref For example, a gastric cytoprotectant is any medication that combats gastric ulcer ulcer s not by reducing gastric acid but by increasing mucosal protection. ref name pmid20227024 cite journal author Tulassay Z, Hersz nyi L title Gastric mucosal defense and cytoprotection journal Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol volume 24 issue 2 pages 99 108 year 2010 month April pmid 20227024 doi 10.1016 j.bpg.2010.02.006 url issn ref Examples of gastric cyctoprotective agents include prostaglandin s which protect the stomach mucosa against injury by increasing gastric mucous secretion. Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs non steroidal anti inflammatory drug NSAIDs inhibit the synthesis of prostaglandins and thereby make the stomach more susceptible to injury. ref name pmid1516961 cite journal author Wallace JL title Prostaglandins, NSAIDs, and cytoprotection journal Gastroenterol. Clin. North Am. volume 21 issue 3 pages 631 41 year 1992 month September pmid 1516961 doi url issn ref Gastric cytoprotective drugs include carbenoxolone , deglycyrrhizinised liquorice , sucralfate aluminium hydroxide and sulphated sucrose , misoprostol a prostaglandin analogue and bismuth chelate tri potassium di citrato bismuthate . References Reflist pharmacology stub NLM content Category Pharmacology de Zytoprotektion th zh ... more details
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- Sucralfate
acid buffer with cytoprotectant cytoprotective properties. Sucralfate was approved by the Food and Drug ... more details
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- ABCG2
author Abbott BL title ABCG2 BCRP a cytoprotectant in normal and malignant stem cells journal ... more details
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- Biliverdin reductase
cytoprotectant journal Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. volume 99 issue 25 pages 16093 8 year 2002 ... more details
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- Bilirubin
, Ferris CD, Snyder SH title Biliverdin reductase A major physiologic cytoprotectant journal Proc. Natl ... more details
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- Gastric bypass surgery
A cytoprotectant and acid buffering agent , e.g. sucralfate Temporary restriction of the consumption ... more details
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