Rabeprazole sodium belongs to the class of antisecretory compounds, which in chemicalichIn other respects they are substituted benzimidazoles.The drug depresses the activesoutThe enzyme H + / K +-ATPase, thereby blocking the final stage of the synthesis of hydrochloric acid. This effect is dose-dependent and leads to theftthe basal as well as the stimulated secretion of hydrochloric acid irrespective of the stimulus. As a weak foundation rabeprazole in any doses is rapidly adsorbed and concentrated in the acidic environment of parietal cells.
Antisecretory activity. After oral administration of 20 mg of rabeprazole, the antisecretory effect occurs within one hour. Oppression of basal and stimulated secretion of hydrochloric acid 23 hours after the first dose of rabeprazole sodium is 69 and 82%, respectively, and lasts up to 48 hours. This duration of pharmacokinetic effect is much higher than the predicted half-life (approximately 1 hour). This effect can be explained by the long-term binding of the drug substance to H+/TO+ATPase of parietal cells of the stomach. The magnitude of the inhibitory effect of rabeprazole sodium on acid secretion reaches a plateau after three days of taking rabeprazole sodium. At the termination of reception of secThe retor activity is restored during 1-2 days.
Effect on the concentration of gastrin in serum. At the beginning of therapy with rabeprazoleMr.the concentration of gastrin in the serum increases, which is a reflection of the inhibitory effect on the secretion of hydrochloric acid. The concentration of gastrin returns to the originalolevel usually during 1-2 weeks after discontinuation of treatment.
Effect on enterochromafin-like cells
When examining samples of a human stomach biopsy from the antrum and stomach bottom, 500 patients who received rabeprazole sodium or a reference preparation for up to 8 weeks, stable changes in the morphological structure of enterochroma- phin-like cells, the degree of gastritis, the frequency of atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, or the spread of infection Helicobacter pylori were not revealedthewives.
In a study involving more than 400 patients who received rabeprazole sodium (10 mg / day or 20 mg / day) up to 1 year, the incidence of hyperplasia was low and comparable to that of omeprazole (20 mg / kg). No case of adenomatous changes or carcinoid tumors observed in rats was recorded.
Other effects. Currently, there is no evidence that rabeprazole causes systemic effects from the central nervous system, cardiovascular and respiratory systems. When administered orally, 20 mg for 2 weeks rabeprazole does not affect the function of the thyroid gland, the metabolism of carbohydrates, and also at the endMr.trait in the blood of parathyroid hormone, cortisol, estrogens, testosterone, prolactin, secretin, glucagon, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, renin, aldosterone and growth hormone.