Rebamipide
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Rebamipide, an amino acid analog of 2(1H)-quinolinone, is used for mucosal protection, healing of gastroduodenal ulcers, and treatment of gastritis. It works by enhancing mucosal defense, scavenging free radicals, and temporarily activating genes encoding cyclooxygenase-2.
It has also been used for the treatment of Behçet's disease.
[edit] References
- Arakawa T, Watanabe T, Fukuda T, Yamasaki K, Kobayashi K (1995). "Rebamipide, novel prostaglandin-inducer accelerates healing and reduces relapse of acetic acid-induced rat gastric ulcer. Comparison with cimetidine". Dig Dis Sci 40 (11): 2469-72. PMID 7587834.
- Arakawa T, Kobayashi K, Yoshikawa T, Tarnawski A (1998). "Rebamipide: overview of its mechanisms of action and efficacy in mucosal protection and ulcer healing". Dig Dis Sci 43 (9 Suppl): 5S-13S. PMID 9753220.
- Matsuda T, Ohno S, Hirohata S, Miyanaga Y, Ujihara H, Inaba G, Nakamura S, Tanaka S, Kogure M, Mizushima Y (2003). "Efficacy of rebamipide as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of recurrent oral aphthous ulcers in patients with Behcet's disease: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study". Drugs R D 4 (1): 19-28. PMID 12568631.
- Tarnawski AS, Chai J, Pai R, Chiou SK (2004). "Rebamipide activates genes encoding angiogenic growth factors and Cox2 and stimulates angiogenesis: a key to its ulcer healing action?". Dig Dis Sci 49 (2): 202-9. PMID 15104358.
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