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A compound with many biomedical applications: as a gastric antacid, an antiperspirant, in dentifrices, as an emulsifier,
as an adjuvant in bacterins and vaccines, in water purification, etc.
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Pharmacologic Action
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Antacid
(Substances that counteract or neutralize acidity. They are used mainly for the treatment of gastrointestinal irritation or ulcers.)
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Immunologic Adjuvant
(Substances that augment, stimulate, activate, potentiate, or modulate the immune
response at either the cellular or humoral level. The classical agents
(Freund's adjuvant, BCG, Corynebacterium parvum, et al.) contain bacterial antigens.
Some are endogenous (e.g., histamine, interferon, transfer factor, tuftsin, interleukin-1).
Their mode of action is either non-specific, resulting in increased immune responsiveness
to a wide variety of antigens, or antigen-specific, i.e., affecting a restricted type
of immune response to a narrow group of antigens. The therapeutic efficacy of many
biological response
modifiers is related to their antigen-specific immunoadjuvanticity.)
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Stomach Ulcer
Ulceration of the gastric mucosa due to contact with gastric juice. It is often associated with
helicobacter pylori infection or consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAIDS).
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