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However, the mechanism by which sucralfate protects the oesophageal mucosa against reflux oesophagitis has not been clarified. We aimed to investigate the mechanisms of action of sucralfate and sucrose octasulfate (SOS), a component of sucralfate. SOS and sucralfate were administered to oesophagitis-induced rats, and the ulcer lesion size was macroscopically examined and scored. Effective pepsin activity in the gastric juices obtained from the animal model was evaluated by a casein digestion test. Sucralfate and SOS improved the pathology scores in a dose-dependent manner, whereas gastric juice pepsin activity was not impaired by therapeutic doses of SOS. As SOS lacks the ability to form a thick gel layer by polymerisation, we examined the distribution of SOS in the mucosal lumen by imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) to determine whether SOS directly adheres to the mucosal surface. 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