Abstract
Pain is the main clinical symptom of chronic pancreatitis at its early stages; then the pain tends to disappear during the progression of the disease. Several options have been proposed to treat pain and inflammation in chronic pancreatitis; medical, endoscopic or surgical treatments have been considered, and the controversy surrounding their efficacy is ongoing. One medical option is to use antioxidants for both preventing and curing the flare-ups of chronic pancreatitis. The data regarding this treatment are highly debated; some authors have reported their efficacy in reducing pain and inflammation whereas others have not. We have reviewed the current knowledge and recent patents on this topic and, at present, we do not recommend this therapeutic approach and additional studies are required for reconsidering this interesting therapeutic option.
Keywords: Analgesia, antioxidants, chronic, inflammation, pain measurement, pancreatitis, quality of life.
Recent Patents on Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery
Title:Antioxidants Are Not Useful in Reducing Both Pain and Inflammation in Chronic Pancreatitis
Volume: 8 Issue: 1
Author(s): Raffaele Pezzilli
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Keywords: Analgesia, antioxidants, chronic, inflammation, pain measurement, pancreatitis, quality of life.
Abstract: Pain is the main clinical symptom of chronic pancreatitis at its early stages; then the pain tends to disappear during the progression of the disease. Several options have been proposed to treat pain and inflammation in chronic pancreatitis; medical, endoscopic or surgical treatments have been considered, and the controversy surrounding their efficacy is ongoing. One medical option is to use antioxidants for both preventing and curing the flare-ups of chronic pancreatitis. The data regarding this treatment are highly debated; some authors have reported their efficacy in reducing pain and inflammation whereas others have not. We have reviewed the current knowledge and recent patents on this topic and, at present, we do not recommend this therapeutic approach and additional studies are required for reconsidering this interesting therapeutic option.
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Pezzilli Raffaele, Antioxidants Are Not Useful in Reducing Both Pain and Inflammation in Chronic Pancreatitis, Recent Patents on Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery 2014; 8 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1872213X07666140108122901
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1872213X07666140108122901 |
Print ISSN 1872-213X |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2212-2710 |
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