Effects of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs on Endogenous Gastrointestinal Prostaglandins and Therapeutic Strategies for Prevention and Treatment of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug—Induced Damage
- 1 June 1992
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 152 (6) , 1145-1155
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1992.00400180017003
Abstract
Although nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are effective for pain relief and treatment of arthritis, they can induce gastric and duodenal ulcers and life-threatening complications. The mechanisms of their anti-inflammatory action and their gastroduodenal toxic effects are related, in part, to inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis. This review article discusses prostaglandins, their functions in the gastrointestinal tract, anti-inflammatory actions of NSAIDs, and mechanisms by which NSAIDs produce gastroduodenal ulcers. Also reviewed are risk factors associated with the development of NSAID-related ulcers and pharmacologic strategies for the prevention and treatment of NSAID-induced ulcers. (Arch Intern Med. 1992;152:1145-1155)Keywords
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