The enteropathy of prostaglandin deficiency.
AUTHORS
Adler
DHDavid H ,
Phillips
JA John A ,
Cogan
JD Joy D ,
Iverson
TM Tina M ,
Schnetz-Boutaud
N Nathalie ,
Stein
JA Jeffrey A ,
Brenner
DA David A ,
Milne
GL Ginger L ,
Morrow
JD Jason D ,
Boutaud
O Oliver ,
Oates
JA John A .
Journal of gastroenterology. 2009 ; 44 Suppl 19().
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- PMID: 19148786[PubMed].
- PMCID: PMC2799331.
- NIHMSID: NIHMS120759
ABSTRACT
Small intestinal ulcers are frequent complications of therapy with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). We present here a genetic deficiency of eicosanoid biosynthesis that illuminates the mechanism of NSAID-induced ulcers of the small intestine.
Small intestinal ulcers are frequent complications of therapy with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). We present here a genetic deficiency of eicosanoid biosynthesis that illuminates the mechanism of NSAID-induced ulcers of the small intestine.