Abstract: The present invention relates to a use of a compound having an acid pump antagonistic activity, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a pharmaceutical composition thereof for the manufacture of a medicament for prevention or treatment of diseases in which abnormal gastrointestinal motility is involved. In addition, the present invention relates to the method of prevention or treatment including administering to a human or animal. The compound, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or pharmaceutical compositions containing them, may be used in combination with one or more second active agent. Further, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising a compound having an acid pump antagonistic activity or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the prevention or treatment of said diseases.

Abstract: An agent for treating ulcer containing, as an effective component, a particulate composite hydrotalcite obtained by solidly dissolving a small amount of zinc in the particulate hydrotalcite, exhibiting excellent effect for treating the peptic ulcer and, further, working as a Zn-supplying agent. The agent for treating the ulcer is represented by the following formula (1), (MgaZnb)1-xAlx(OH)2(An?)x/n.mH2O??(1) wherein An? is CO32?, SO42? or Cl?, n is 1 or 2, and x, a, b and m are values that satisfy the following conditions, 0.18?x?0.4, 0.1?a<1, 0<b?0.5, 0?m<1.

Abstract: A novel particulate composite hydrotalcite which offers antacidic effect comparable to that of a particulate hydrotalcite so far used as a gastric antacid and, further, offers excellent stomach inner wall protection effect. A particulate composite hydrotalcite represented by the following formula (1), (MgaZnb)1-xAlx(OH)2(An?)x/n.mH2O??(1) wherein An? is CO32?, SO42? or Cl?, n is 1 or 2, and x, a, b and m are values that satisfy the following conditions, 0.18?x?0.4, 0.5?a<1, 0<b?0.5, 0?m<1, and a gastric antacid using the particulate composite hydrotalcite as an effective component. When used as a gastric antacid, the particulate composite hydrotalcite suppresses the occurrence of damage in the mucous membranes of stomach and intestines.

Abstract: Infectious diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms resident in the alimentary tract of humans and animals can be prevented and treated by administering to the alimentary tract of the human or animal an effective amount of a composition containing at least one lectin capable of binding to an infective microorganism and diminishing its infective capability of the microorganism. The lectin is administered dispensed in a pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic vehicle. Peptic ulcer disease caused by infection with H. pylori can be treated by oral administration of lectins that bind to the pathogen. A beneficial ecology of H. pylori can be maintained in infected patients by chronic oral administration of lectins that bind to the pathogen.

Abstract: This invention provides novel nanofiber enhanced surface area substrates and structures comprising such substrates for use in various medical devices, as well as methods and uses for such substrates and medical devices. In one particular embodiment, a method of administering a composition to a patient is disclosed which comprises providing a composition-eluting device, said composition-eluting device comprising at least a first surface and a plurality of nanostructures attached to the first surface, and introducing the composition-eluting device into the body of the patient.

Abstract: Infectious diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms resident in the alimentary tract of humans and animals can be prevented and treated by administering to the alimentary tract of the human or animal an effective amount of a composition containing at least one lectin capable of binding to an infective microorganism and diminishing its infective capability of the microorganism. The lectin is administered dispensed in a pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic vehicle. Peptic ulcer disease caused by infection with H. pylori can be treated by oral administration of lectins that bind to the pathogen. A beneficial ecology of H. pylori can be maintained in infected patients by chronic oral administration of lectins that bind to the pathogen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of the distrontium salt of 2-[N,N-di(carboxymethyl)amino]-3-cyano-4-carboxymethyl-thiophene-5-carboxylic acid in obtaining medicaments intended for the treatment of gastro-duodenal pain.

Abstract: Lyophilized pantoprazole preparations which are obtainable by freeze-drying of an aqueous solution of pantoprazole, ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid and/or a suitable salt thereof, and sodium hydroxide and/or sodium carbonate are disclosed. The preparations have advantageous properties when reconstituted for injection.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel synergistic herbal composition for the treatment of gastric ulcer, a method for preparing said synergistic herbal composition and a process for the treatment of gastric ulcer using said composition and more particularly, the present invention relates to a novel synergistic herbal composition which is effective against pyloric ligation induced ulcer model and histamine induced ulcer model.

Abstract: Lyophilized pantoprazole preparations which are obtainable by freeze-drying of an aqueous solution of pantoprazole, ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid and/or a suitable salt thereof, and sodium hydroxide and/or sodium carbonate are disclosed. The preparations have advantageous properties when reconstituted for injection.

Abstract: The present invention provides DASC compositions, which upon introduction into aqueous solutions, form stable, non-gritty suspensions. The present invention also provides stable, non-gritty suspensions comprising the DASC compositions of the present invention admixed in aqueous solutions. In addition, the present invention provides processes for preparing the suspensions which comprise admixing the DASC compositions of the present invention with aqueous solutions. Finally, the present invention provides processes for preparing the DASC compositions of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compounds which act as agonists at atypical beta-adrenoceptors, for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, especially peptic ulceration, oesophagitis, gastritis and duodenitis, intestinal ulcerations, including inflammatory bowel disease, and gastrointestinal ulcerations, especially when induced by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or corticosteroids.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a new use of NO-releasing NSAIDs, especially NO-releasing NSAIDs of the formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or enantiomer thereof, for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of bacterial infections, especially caused or mediated by Helicobacter pylon. Disclosed is also the new use of a NO-releasing NSAID in combination with an acid susceptible proton pump inhibitor for the treatment of bacterial infections.

Abstract: The use of 4,4-methylenebis (tetrahydro-1,2-4-thiadiazine-1,1 -dioxide) in the eradication and control of the microorganism Helicobacter pylori in humans is disclosed.

Abstract: An agent for preventing and curing the hindrance of ischemic reperfusiton is disclosed which has as an active component thereof a chromanol glycoside represented by the following general formula: [wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 independently denote a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, R5 denotes a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or a lower acyl group, X denotes a monosaccharide residue or an oligosaccharide residue which may have a lower alkyl group or a lower acyl group substituted for the hydrogen atom of the hydroxyl group of the saccharide residue, n denotes an integer of 0-6, and m denotes an integer of 1-6]. The agent, even in a small dosage, acts safely and effectively on the affected part and allows the hindrances of ischemic reperfusion induced in heart, stomach, small intestine, liver, spleen, kidney, brain, and skin, and the hindrance induced during the transplantation of an internal organ to be prevented and cured.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel pharmaceutical composition of polymorph B which has been found to be stable and palatable for long term commercial usage.

Abstract: Methods and compositions are disclosed utilizing hydroxyomeprazole for the treatment of ulcers in humans. Hydroxyomeprazole exhibits a lessened liability toward drug-drug interactions than omeprazole and a more predictable dosing regimen than omeprazole. Hydroxyomeprazole is also useful for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux and other conditions related to gastric hypersecretion such as Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome.

Abstract: The invention provides methods for the treatment and/or prevention of recurrence of a gastrointestinal disorder associated with Helicobacter pylori in a patient requiring said treatment and/or prevention, which comprise administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a first antibiotic which is an ansamycin and a therapeutically effective amount of at least a second antibiotic or antimicrobial agent. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions for use in the methods of the invention.

Abstract: This invention provides a method of preparing a polymeric delivery system for active ingredients having enhanced site specific release performance characteristics. The delivery system is formed either by attaching the active ingredient to a linker through an acid-sensitive covalent bond, then forming a covalent bond between the linker and a portion of the subunits of a crosslinked polystyrene polymer, or by attaching a linker to a portion of the subunits of a crosslinked polystyrene polymer, then attaching the active ingredient to the polymer-linker combination through an acid-sensitive covalent bond. The invention also provides a delivery system comprising an active ingredient covalently bonded through an acid-sensitive covalent bond to a linker, which is in turn covalently bonded to a portion of subunits of a crosslinked polystyrene polymer.

Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a method for the treatment or prophylaxis of acidic gut syndrome resulting from the accumulation of acid and production of endotoxin in the gastrointestinal tract of a human or an animal, said accumulation resulting from the fermentation of carbohydrate in the gastrointestinal tract of said human or animal, wherein said method comprises administering to said human or animal an effective amount of an active agent capable of preventing or controlling acid and endotoxin accumulation in the gastrointestinal tract.

Abstract: The present invention provides DASC compositions, which upon introduction into aqueous solutions, form stable, non-gritty suspensions. The present invention also provides stable, non-gritty suspensions comprising the DASC compositions of the present invention admixed in aqueous solutions. In addition, the present invention provides processes for preparing the suspensions which comprise admixing the DASC compositions of the present invention with aqueous solutions. Finally, the present invention provides processes for preparing the DASC compositions of the present invention.

Abstract: Methods of treating gastrointestinal disorders (e.g. heart bum, GERD, and gastric indigestion) comprising orally administering therapeutically effective amounts of limonene are described herein.

Abstract: The invention relates to concomitant treatment with bismuth compounds, other antibacterial compounds, and/or antibiotics in oral-topical and peroral dosage forms to eradicate H. pylori from its niches both in the dental plaque and in the gastric mucosa in order to improve the ulcer cure rate and prevent ulcer relapse. The invention also provides oral topical dosage forms with pharmaceutically usable bismuth compounds, other antibacterial compounds, and/or antibiotics that eradicate or reduce H. pylori in dental plaque. The invention further provides for treatment with bismuth compounds, other antibacterial compounds, and/or antibiotics which are effective against Campylobacter rectus and Treponema denticola which are responsible for causing halitosis. The invention also provides bismuth compounds which have applications in wound healing, particularly in ocular and dermal wound healing.

Abstract: A phytochemical composition for management of peptic ulcer conditions in humans is provided. The composition is a hot water extract of powdered Indigofera arrecta plant leaves. The extract may be prepared by contacting the powdered leaves with hot water for a period of time, filtering the extraction mixture, concentrating the filtrate in vacuo and freeze drying the concentrated filtrate. The extract is admixed with magnesium carbonate, dried maize starch, talc and magnesium stearate to form a homogenous mass which is filled into capsules. The capsules are ingested orally to provide an analgesic effect. Also described are methods for making the extract and the methodology for using the extract.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for preventing and/or reducing stress-induced gastric injury by administering an amount of grape seed proanthocyanidin extract effective to inhibit injury is administered to persons identified as among those with or at risk for such injury.

Abstract: The invention relates to an agent for preventing and treating ulcerous colitis and/or Crohn's disease, comprising conagenin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. According to the present invention, there is provided an agent for preventing and treating ulcerous colitis and/or Crohn's disease, which has high therapeutic effect and safety.

Abstract: The invention relates to active substance combinations which consist of at least one polypeptide with the biological action of fibroblast growth factors and of at least one cationic polyelectrolyte. These combinations permit improved dosage of the FGF activity.

Abstract: A method and composition for the treatment of infectious gastrointestinal ulcer disease or infectious gastritis disease of microbially infected gastrointestinal tissue in a mammal involves administration of an antimicrobial amount of an antimicrobial medicament which is cell wall constituent-inactivating by chemical reaction with cell wall constituents, endotoxin non-releasing, exotoxin-inactivating or a combination thereof.

Abstract: This invention provides methods for: the control of mucosal cell proliferation; the reduction and/or treatment of damage caused by a cell-damaging agent; and for the reduction and/or treatment of a metabolic disorder.The methods comprise administering to an individual in need of control or reduction and/or treatment on effective amount of a lectin.The invention takes advantageous of the protective and repair capabilities of lectins. It is particularly useful in the prevention and treatment of animals undergoing radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy for cancer.

Abstract: The present invention provides DASC compositions, which upon introduction into aqueous solutions, form stable, non-gritty suspensions. The present invention also provides stable, non-gritty suspensions comprising the DASC compositions of the present invention admixed in aqueous solutions. In addition, the present invention provides processes for preparing the suspensions which comprise admixing the DASC compositions of the present invention with aqueous solutions. Finally, the present invention provides processes for preparing the DASC compositions of the present invention.

Abstract: A phytochemical composition for management of peptic ulcer conditions in humans is provided. The composition is a hot water extract of powdered Indigofera arrecta plant leaves. The extract may be prepared by contacting the powdered leaves with hot water for a period of time, filtering the extraction mixture, concentrating the filtrate in vacuo and freeze drying the concentrated filtrate. The extract is admixed with magnesium carbonate, dried maize starch, talc and magnesium stearate to form a homogenous mass which is filled into capsules. The capsules are ingested orally to provide an analgesic effect. Also described are methods for making the extract and the methodology for using the extract.

Abstract: A phytochemical composition for management of peptic ulcer conditions in humans is provided. The composition is a hot water extract of powdered Indigofera arrecta plant leaves. The extract may be prepared by contacting the powdered leaves with hot water for a period of time, filtering the extraction mixture, concentrating the filtrate in vacuo and freeze drying the concentrated filtrate. The extract is admixed with magnesium carbonate, dried maize starch, talc and magnesium stearate to form a homogenous mass which is filled into capsules. The capsules are ingested orally to provide an analgesic effect. Also described are methods for making the extract and the methodology for using the extract.

Abstract: Chromans of formula I ##STR1## with the meanings of R(A), R(B) and R(1) to R(8) stated in the specification are suitable for producing a medicament for blocking the K.sup.+ channel that is opened by cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP); also for producing medicaments for inhibiting gastric acid secretion; for the treatment of ulcers of the stomach and the intestinal region, in particular the duodenum, for the treatment of reflux esophagitis, for the treatment of diarrheal disorders, for the treatment and prevention of all types of arrhythmias, including atrial, ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias, for controlling reentry arrhythmias and for preventing sudden heart death as a result of ventricular fibrillation.

Abstract: The present invention provides DASC compositions, which upon introduction into aqueous solutions, form stable, non-gritty suspensions. The present invention also provides stable, non-gritty suspensions comprising the DASC compositions of the present invention admixed in aqueous solutions. In addition, the present invention provides processes for preparing the suspensions which comprise admixing the DASC compositions of the present invention with aqueous solutions. Finally, the present invention provides processes for preparing the DASC compositions of the present invention.

Abstract: A pyrrolidine derivative or a salt thereof expressed by the following formula 1: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkenyl group; R.sub.2 is a lower alkoxy group or a halogen atom;R.sub.3 is a lower alkyl group;X is a group expressed by --O-- or --S--;Y is carbon or nitrogen atom;m is an integer of 1 to 3; andn is an integer of 0 to 2.The pyrrolidine derivative has an anti-ulcer effect or an antibacterial activity against Helicobacter pyroli, and has also high safety to be available for prevention or cure of ulcers.

Abstract: To provide a medicament that can be used as a drug for the effective treatment of gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers and like diseases of the digestive tract. The medicament comprises a combination of at least one agent selected from the group consisting of histamine H.sub.2 receptor antagonists and proton pump inhibitors, and a digestive enzyme.

Abstract: Sucralfate containing preparations which contain both an organic acid having at least two carboxyl groups or at least one carboxyl group in the molecule and sucralfate are described. The sucralfate containing preparations have enhanced sucralfate adhesion to the mucosal ulcer site even under a nonacidic condition and can be extensively applied not only to ulcers in the upper digestive tract such as esophagitis and duodenal ulcer but also to ulcers in the lower digestive tract such as proctitis and ulcerative colitis, as well as to dermal ulcers such as bedsores, stomatitis and the like.

Abstract: Use of compounds of formula (I), wherein R has various significances, in free base form or in pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, as agents against H. pylori infection and associated diseases.

Abstract: Calcium carbonate liquid antacid compositions containing one or more pH adjusting agents to maintain the pH above 9.0, preferably above 9.5. The resultant antacid liquid possesses superior resistance to microbial attack and enhanced taste properties.

Abstract: An infection with Helicobacter may successfully be treated with a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl and R.sub.2 is hydrogen or L-alanine-L-alanyl, and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid additive salts thereof. These compounds are useful in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers.

Abstract: The invention relates to active substance combinations which consist of at least one polypeptide with the biological action of fibroblast growth factors and of at least one cationic polyelectrolyte. These combinations permit improved dosage of the FGF activity. The invention also relates to a method of treating wounds, burns, skin ulcers, diabetic gangrene, mucosal ulcers and lesions, skin donation and transplantation sites, or surgical wounds by administering a peptide having FGF activity with an amount of cationic polyelectrolyte which is effective to decrease non-specific binding of the peptide having FGF activity.

Abstract: Medical materials for use in treating maladies in living beings, such as ulcers and other conditions of the digestive tract. In one form, a container is provided for a medication which container also contains an adhesive material which is operatively released from the container or exposed at the surface thereof upon biodegradation or dissolution of a protective coating or wall portion of the container under the effects of fluid in the digestive tract in which the container is exposed, such as by swallowing, to permit such adhesive to temporarily bond and retain the container at a select location in the digestive tract so that it may slowly release its contents thereafter to a select portion of the digestive tract. In another form, a multitude of microcapsules, each containing a small quantity of medication, is mixed with an adhesive material, such as a sulcralfate other material which may be swallowed as a tablet or dissolved in a liquid such as water.

Abstract: This invention is directed to methods of administering physiologically stable and safe compositions of butyric acid salts and derivatives to a patient for the purpose of wound healing.

Abstract: Use of at least one polymer or one biopolymer, called HBGFPPs, specifically protecting the growth factors of families of FGFs and beta TGFs from tryptic degradation and not significantly inhibiting coagulation, in the manufacture of a drug for the treatment of lesions of the digestive tract and of primary or secondary derived tissues of the endoderm and the mesoderm.

Abstract: Complexes of bismuth, e.g. bismuth salts, and polyacrylate, e.g. carbomer, are discloses which may be incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions for oral, oral delayed-release, and rectal administration. The complexes may be combined with an antibiotic, such as tetracycline, and an antiprotozoal agent, e.g. Metronidazole, for use in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection. The treatment of inflammatory bowel disease using bismuth/polyacrylate complexes, or other bismuth preparations, is also described.

Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for prophylactic and antibacterial therapy for Helicobacter, particularly for Helicobacter pylori, infection of humans. The immunogenic composition of the invention is composed of a plurality of multimeric complexes, each complex being composed of recombinant, enzymatically inactive Helicobacter pylori urease. Each multimeric complex is composed of six Urease A subunits and six Urease B subunits. Alternatively, the composition is composed of a mixture of multimeric complexes, wherein each multimeric complex in the mixture is composed of six Urease A subunits and six Urease B subunits or four Urease A subunits and four Urease B subunits.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method treating or preventing disorders caused by a spiral urease-positive gram-negative bacterium such as Helicobacter pylori in mammals, including humans, using compounds that are substance P receptor antagonists and, specifically, using certain quinuclidine derivatives, piperidine derivatives, pyrrolidine derivatives, azanorbornane derivatives, ethylene diamine derivatives and related compounds.

Abstract: An infection with Helicobacter may successfully be treated with a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl and R.sub.2 is hydrogen or L-alanine-L-alanyl, and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid additive salts thereof. These compounds are useful in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers.

Abstract: Ground germinated rice or an extract of polished rice or germinated rice are effective in preventing or treating ulcers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved test composition for the diagnosis of gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, gastritis, gastric lymphoma and gastric carcinoma by the detection of the bacteria Helicobacter pylori and the enzyme catalase associated with such conditions. The new test composition differs from the prior art agar compositions in being an aqueous solution containing hydrogen peroxide, urea, monobasic sodium phosphate and bromthymol blue as an indicator, and in being far more rapid than the prior art test compositions.