Re: Townsend: Achlorhydria and Atrophic Gastritis

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Fantastic article. Thanks.

Ron

> (I posted this link on one of the kefir lists and someone suggested I

> also post it on NN, so here it is.)

>

> The Unseen Epidemic: The Linked Syndromes of Achlorhydria and

> Atrophic Gastritis by Dr. Nigel Plummer

>

> http://www.townsendletter.com/July2004/unseenepidemic0704.htm

>

[Guest guest]

Came upon this too searching around there. I find more info in this Townsend

Letter at findarticles.com than any other publication. They really are

excellent all round. Olive leaf extract is good against H. pylori too.

Wanita

http://www.townsendletter.com/July2004/litreview0704.htm

Lactoferrin aids in Helicobacter eradication

Fifty patients with dyspepsia and gastritis who were infected with

Helicobacter pylori were randomly assigned to receive open treatment for one

week with standard triple therapy (rabeprazole, clarithromycin, and

tinidazole), either alone or in combination with lactoferrin (200 mg twice a

day). H. pylori status was assessed eight weeks after the end of treatment

by means of the urea breath test or H. pylori stool antigen test. The

eradication rate was 100% (24/24) in the group receiving lactoferrin,

compared with 76.9% (20/26) in the group not receiving lactoferrin (p =

0.023).

Comment: Lactoferrin is a protein present in human and cow's milk that has

bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects against various organisms. The

antibiotic effect of lactoferrin has been attributed to its ability to bind

iron, thereby preventing the utilization of iron by bacteria for growth. In

addition, lactoferrin appears to cause adverse changes in bacterial membrane

permeability. The results of the present study indicate that lactoferrin can

be used to increase the eradication rate in patients receiving triple

therapy for H. pylori infection.

Di F, et al. Use of lactoferrin for Helicobacter pylori eradication.

Preliminary results. J Clin Gastroenterol 2003;36:396-398.

>

> The Unseen Epidemic: The Linked Syndromes of Achlorhydria and

> Atrophic Gastritis by Dr. Nigel Plummer

>

> http://www.townsendletter.com/July2004/unseenepidemic0704.htm

>

> Darrell

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[Guest guest]

>The

>eradication rate was 100% (24/24) in the group receiving lactoferrin,

>compared with 76.9% (20/26) in the group not receiving lactoferrin (p =

>0.023).

Very interesting. Thanks, Wanita!

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