Several agents have been shown to alter the amount of gastric acid secreted after a "maximal" parenteral dose of histamine. 19,20 Although it is possible that the secretory response is influenced by a ...

CINCINNATI-University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have discovered a gene that helps control the secretion of acid in the stomach-information that could one day aid scientists in creating more ...

Gastric ulcers are not only painful, they can lead to more serious conditions such as sepsis and mean that a patient is more ...

Nanoengineers have demonstrated, for the first time, using micromotors to treat a bacterial infection in the stomach. These tiny vehicles, each about half the width of a human hair, swim rapidly ...

Acid reducing medicines from the group of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are best-selling drugs that prevent and alleviate stomach problems. PPIs are activated in the acid-producing cells of the ...

Stomach acid, primarily hydrochloric acid, plays a vital role in digestion by breaking down food and enabling nutrient absorption. It acts as a crucial defense against harmful microorganisms, ...

IN spite of the widespread clinical use of acetylsalicylic acid in both buffered and unbuffered preparations, there is little information in the voluminous literature concerning the pharmacologic ...

Researchers have identified molecular and genetic pathways that direct the generation and maturation of parietal cells, the only cells in the body that produce acid, from stem cells. The findings can ...