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Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 278: G105-G112, 2000;
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Vol. 278, Issue 1, G105-G112, January 2000

Bacterial colonization and healing of gastric ulcers: the effects of epidermal growth factor

Susan N. Elliott1, J. L. Wallace1, W. McKnight1, D. G. Gall2, J. A. Hardin2, M. Olson2, and A. Buret3

Department of 1 Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2 Gastrointestinal Research Group, and 3 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4

.---Experimental gastric ulcers are rapidly colonized by various bacteria, resulting in significantly impaired healing. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is capable of preventing bacterial colonization of the healthy intestinal mucosa. In this study, we examined the possibility that EGF accelerates gastric ulcer healing by reducing bacterial colonization of the ulcer. Gastric ulcers were induced by serosal application of acetic acid. The effect of daily administration of EGF on ulcer healing and bacterial colonization was assessed and compared with the effect of daily treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics. EGF administration reduced colonization levels and accelerated ulcer healing as effectively as the antibiotic treatment. EGF was without effect on acid secretion or neutrophil infiltration into the ulcer. Bacterial growth was not inhibited in the presence of EGF in vitro. These results demonstrate that EGF reduces bacterial colonization during an established infection of a compromised mucosal surface. This effect may contribute to the ability of EGF to accelerate gastric ulcer healing. This effect is acid independent and not due to an anti-inflammatory effect or to direct bactericidal actions.

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