Effect of ecabet sodium on Helicobacter pylori adhesion to gastric epithelial cells.

Helicobacter pylori is a major etiological agent in gastroduodenal disorders, with the adhesion of H. pylori to gastric epithelial cells being the initial step of H. pylori infection. Inhibition of H. pylori adhesion is thus a therapeutic target in preventing H. pylori infection. We evaluated the effect of ecabet sodium, an antiulcer agent, on H. pylori adhesion to gastric epithelial cells, using our previously established enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The adhesion of H. pylori was significantly inhibited by ecabet sodium in a dose-dependent manner. Our studies suggest that ecabet sodium inhibits the adhesion of H. pylori to gastric epithelial cells.