A study of the sialogogic effect of cevimeline gargle].

Chizuko Yoshikawa, Yasushi Takamatsu, Kentaro Ogata, Shuuji Hara, Kazuo Tamura

Dept. of Nursing, Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine.

Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy 2013 Feb

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The purpose of this study was to clarify the sialogogic effect iveness of cevimeline gargle. Sequential comparison tests were conducted on healthy adult males and females who received both cevimeline and a placebo. The effect was evaluated by measuring the amount of saliva using the Saxon test and Mucus, and by recording the subjects' own perceptions of oral mucosal moisture reported according to 4 levels. First, ten subjects' measurements were taken before gargling, as well as 5 minutes, 90 minutes and 3 hours after gargling. For the cevimeline treatment, the amount of saliva reached the maximum level within 5 minutes after gargling, and a significant salivary secreting effect(p<0. 05-p<0. 001)was observed up to 90 minutes after gargling. The degree of oral moisture also reached the maximum level within 5 minutes after gargling with cevimeline, and a significant moisture effect(p<0. 05-p<0. 001)persisted up to 3 hours after gargling. After safety profiles were determined to be acceptable, an additional 19 subjects entered the study and the same results were observed. The present data, indicating that cevimeline gargle increases the saliva in healthy individuals for at least 3 hours, will be useful in clinical trials of cevimeline gargle for patients with salivary secretion disorder.

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Chizuko Yoshikawa, Yasushi Takamatsu, Kentaro Ogata, Shuuji Hara, Kazuo Tamura. A study of the sialogogic effect of cevimeline gargle]. Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy. 2013 Feb;40(2):215-9