Abstract
To determine whether the topical or systemic effects of aspirin are of greater importance in the production of gastroduodenal mucosal damage, the effects of regular and enteric-coated aspirin were compared in 9 healthy volunteers in a 2-week crossover endoscopic study. All subjects developed multiple gastric erosions while taking regular aspirin; 2 subjects developed one gastric erosion each while taking enteric-coated aspirin. 5 subjects developed duodenal erosions while taking regular aspirin, whereas none developed an erosion while taking enteric-coated aspirin: Mean fasting salicylate levels were similar in the two groups. It is concluded that regular aspirin causes a greater amount of gastroduodenal mucosal damage than does enteric-coat aspirin despite similar serum-salicylate levels. This suggests that the topical effects of aspirin are of greater importance than the systemic effects in the production of gastroduodenal mucosal damge in healthy subjects.
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