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The activities of various types of antiulcer agents againstHelicobacter pylori strains were determined by an agar dilution method. Among the compounds tested, benzimidazole proton pump inhibitors were found to have significant activity against this organism. The activity of lansoprazole was fourfold more potent than that of omeprazole and bismuth subsalicylate, with MICs ranging from 1.56 to 25 µg/ml. Exposure ofHelicobacter pylori to lansoprazole led to an extensive loss of viability as well as suppression of virulence factors such as motility, adhesiveness to epithelial cells and urease activity. The combination of lansoprazole with antimicrobial agents such as penicillins, cephalosporins, macrolides, tetracyclines, aminoglycosides, quinolones, metronidazole and bismuth subsalicylate generally had an additive effect on inhibition ofHelicobacter pylori growth.
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Nakao, M., Tada, M., Tsuchimori, K. et al. Antibacterial properties of lansoprazole alone and in combination with antimicrobial agents againstHelicobacter pylori . Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 14, 391–399 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02114894
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