TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of 1-week Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy with rabeprazole, clarithromycin, and metronidazole on 13C-aminopyrine breath test
AU - Giannini, Edoardo G.
AU - Malfatti, Federica
AU - Botta, Federica
AU - Polegato, Simone
AU - Testa, Emanuela
AU - Fumagalli, Alessandra
AU - Mamone, Mario
AU - Savarino, Vincenzo
AU - Testa, Roberto
PY - 2005/7
Y1 - 2005/7
N2 - Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy is commonly prescribed in the general population. Treatment consists of drugs that are mainly metabolized by the liver cytochrome P-450 (CYP) enzymatic pool. Most H. pylori-infected patients often take drugs for comorbid illnesses, therefore increasing the potential for drug-drug interactions. We aimed to evaluate the interactions of rabeprazole, clarithromycin, and metronidazole 1-week H. pylori eradication therapy with CYP-dependent liver metabolic function in clinical practice. Ten patients referred to our unit for H. pylori infection underwent 1-week eradication therapy with rabeprazole (20 mg, b.i.d.), clarithromycin (500 mg, b.i.d.), and metronidazole (500 mg, b.i.d.). We chose the 13C- aminopyrine breath test (13C-ABT) to evaluate CYP-dependent liver function since it is noninvasive and nonharmful. All patients underwent 13C-ABT at three time points: before therapy (t0), at the end of therapy (t8), and after 1 month of follow-up (t38). Mean 13C-ABT dose/hr (t0 = 14.0 ± 5.4, t 8 = 13.5 ± 4.0, t38 = 16.1 ± 5.6) as well as 13C-ABT cumulative dose (t0 = 2.4 ± 1.1, t 8 = 2.4 ± 0.8, t38 = 2.6 ± 1.0) were not statistically different at the three time points of the study. These results did not seem to be influenced by drugs being administered concomitantly. In everyday clinical practice rabeprazole-based H. pylori eradication therapy does not seem to display any significant interactions with CYP-dependent liver function, even in patients on multiple drugs.
AB - Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy is commonly prescribed in the general population. Treatment consists of drugs that are mainly metabolized by the liver cytochrome P-450 (CYP) enzymatic pool. Most H. pylori-infected patients often take drugs for comorbid illnesses, therefore increasing the potential for drug-drug interactions. We aimed to evaluate the interactions of rabeprazole, clarithromycin, and metronidazole 1-week H. pylori eradication therapy with CYP-dependent liver metabolic function in clinical practice. Ten patients referred to our unit for H. pylori infection underwent 1-week eradication therapy with rabeprazole (20 mg, b.i.d.), clarithromycin (500 mg, b.i.d.), and metronidazole (500 mg, b.i.d.). We chose the 13C- aminopyrine breath test (13C-ABT) to evaluate CYP-dependent liver function since it is noninvasive and nonharmful. All patients underwent 13C-ABT at three time points: before therapy (t0), at the end of therapy (t8), and after 1 month of follow-up (t38). Mean 13C-ABT dose/hr (t0 = 14.0 ± 5.4, t 8 = 13.5 ± 4.0, t38 = 16.1 ± 5.6) as well as 13C-ABT cumulative dose (t0 = 2.4 ± 1.1, t 8 = 2.4 ± 0.8, t38 = 2.6 ± 1.0) were not statistically different at the three time points of the study. These results did not seem to be influenced by drugs being administered concomitantly. In everyday clinical practice rabeprazole-based H. pylori eradication therapy does not seem to display any significant interactions with CYP-dependent liver function, even in patients on multiple drugs.
KW - C-aminopyrine breath test
KW - Clarithromycin
KW - Helicobacter pylori
KW - Liver function
KW - Metronidazole
KW - Rabeprazole
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U2 - 10.1007/s10620-005-2761-z
DO - 10.1007/s10620-005-2761-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 16047461
AN - SCOPUS:23044463770
VL - 50
SP - 1207
EP - 1213
JO - Digestive Diseases and Sciences
JF - Digestive Diseases and Sciences
SN - 0163-2116
IS - 7
ER -