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Barrier effect of Esoxx® on esophageal mucosal damage: experimental study on ex-vivo swine model

Overview of attention for article published in Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, June 2012
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Title
Barrier effect of Esoxx® on esophageal mucosal damage: experimental study on ex-vivo swine model
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Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, June 2012
DOI 10.2147/ceg.s31404
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Massimo P Di Simone, Fabio Baldi, Valentina Vasina, Fabrizio Scorrano, Maria Laura Bacci, Antonella Ferrieri, Gilberto Poggioli

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to assess the potential barrier effect of Esoxx(®), a new nonprescription medication under development for the relief of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms. Esoxx is based on a mixture of hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate in a bioadhesive suspension of Lutrol(®) F 127 polymer (poloxamer 407) which facilitates the product adhesion on the esophageal mucosa. The mucosal damage was induced by 15 to 90 minutes of perfusion with an acidic solution (HCl, pH 1.47) with or without pepsin (2000 U/mL, acidified to pH 2; Sigma-Aldrich). Mucosal esophageal specimens were histologically evaluated and Evans blue dye solution was used to assess the permeability of the swine mucosa after the chemical injury. The results show that: (1) esophageal mucosal damage is related to the perfusion time and to the presence of pepsin, (2) mucosal damage is associated with an increased permeability, documented by an evident Evans blue staining, (3) perfusion with Esoxx is able to reduce the permeability of the injured mucosa, even after saline washing of the swine esophagus. These preliminary results support further clinical studies of Esoxx in the topical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 34 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 6 18%
Other 5 15%
Student > Master 4 12%
Professor 3 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 9%
Other 8 24%
Unknown 5 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 10 29%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 15%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 4 12%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 9%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 3%
Other 4 12%
Unknown 7 21%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 22. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 September 2020.
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#1,705,753
of 25,584,565 outputs
Outputs from Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology
#24
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#9,749
of 179,466 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology
#2
of 6 outputs
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