Pepsin

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The bacterium produces substances that weaken the stomach's protective mucus and make it more susceptible to the damaging effects of acid and pepsin, as well as produce more acid.
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Pepsin, which breaks down proteins found in meat, cheese and beans
Hydrochloric acid, which kills bacteria and provides the best environment for the pepsin to work well
Intrinsic factor, essential for the absorption of vitamin B12.
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After exposure to gastric acid and pepsin, the larvae are released from the cysts and invade the small bowel mucosa where they develop into adult worms (female 2.2 mm in length, males 1.2 mm; life span in the small bowel: 4 weeks).
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Sucralfate (Carafate) seems to work by adhering to the ulcer crater and protecting it from further damage by stomach acid and pepsin. It also promotes the defensive processes of the stomach.
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Pepgen test An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to determine levels of pepsinogen 1 in serum; used to detect and monitor the presence of peptic ulcers and gastric carcinoma, to differentiate between gastric ulcers and gastric carcinoma, ...
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A secondary effect is to act as an inhibitor of the digestive enzyme pepsin. Sucralfate does not bind to the normal stomach lining.
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These sores develop when the stomach's digestive juices-which contain hydrochloric acid and an enzyme called pepsin-irritate and damage tissue. The stomach's digestive juices also can injure the esophagus.
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