Abstract
Gastric mucosal prostaglandin E2 and F2α content was evaluated in healthy human subjects who received either fish oil or olive oil (control) daily for 3 wk before exposure to aspirin or no aspirin. Two hours after aspirin administration, when mean serum salicylate concentration was ~12 mg/dl, gastric mucosal prostaglandin E2 and F2α content was reduced by > 95% in the fundus and antrum (p < 0.001) and there was endoscopic evidence of gastric mucosal damage (erosions, submucosal hemorrhages). Fish oil feeding had no significant effect on mucosal prostaglandin E2 or F2α content or on the damaging effect of aspirin on the stomach, despite the fact that fish oil reduced serum triglyceride concentrations significantly. These studies indicate that the damaging effects of aspirin on the gastric mucosa are not influenced by dietary fish oil.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 586-591 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Gastroenterology |
Volume | 98 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hepatology
- Gastroenterology