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Hypergastrinaemia: a new mechanism.

P H Deprez1, P Ghosh, R A Goodlad

  • 1Department of Medicine, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.

Lancet (London, England)
|August 17, 1991
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Pernicious anemia patients have high gastrin levels due to lack of stomach acid. Neutralizing stomach acid in rats and patients significantly lowered gastrin levels, revealing acid

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Endocrinology
  • Physiology

Background:

  • Pernicious anemia is characterized by a lack of gastric acid production.
  • Elevated levels of the hormone gastrin (hypergastrinaemia) are often observed in patients with pernicious anemia.
  • The precise mechanism linking gastric acid deficiency to hypergastrinaemia requires further elucidation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the causal relationship between the absence of gastric acid and the development of hypergastrinaemia.
  • To determine if gastric acid itself, or its absence, directly influences gastrin levels.

Main Methods:

  • Gastric juice from pernicious anemia patients (lacking acid) was perfused into rats.
  • Bicarbonate buffer and gastric juice from a duodenal ulcer patient (acidic) were used as controls in rats.

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  • Gastric lavage at neutral pH was performed on pernicious anemia patients to assess gastrin level changes.

    • Main Results:

    • Perfusion of acidic gastric juice from pernicious anemia patients into rats caused a significant increase in plasma gastrin levels.
    • Control perfusions with bicarbonate buffer or duodenal ulcer patient's gastric juice did not significantly alter gastrin levels in rats.
    • Gastric lavage in pernicious anemia patients led to a significant reduction in plasma gastrin concentrations.

    Conclusions:

    • The absence of gastric acid is a primary driver of hypergastrinaemia in pernicious anemia.
    • Gastrin levels are sensitive to the acidic environment within the stomach.
    • Restoring a neutral pH in the stomach can effectively lower elevated gastrin levels.