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Trophic effects of gastrin.

R Håkanson1, F Sundler

  • 1Dept of Pharmacology, University of Lund, Sweden.

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. Supplement
|January 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Gastrin promotes stomach mucosal growth, particularly in oxyntic mucosa and enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells. Sustained high gastrin levels lead to ECL cell hypertrophy and hyperplasia, impacting stomach physiology.

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Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Endocrinology
  • Cell Biology

Background:

  • Gastrin is a key trophic hormone for the stomach's acid-producing oxyntic mucosa.
  • Evidence for gastrin's physiological role outside the stomach is limited.
  • Hypergastrinemia can result from antisecretagogue treatment, partial fundectomy, or antrum exclusion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the trophic effects of gastrin on the stomach, focusing on oxyntic mucosa and enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells.
  • To understand the cellular responses of ECL cells to gastrin stimulation.
  • To characterize the impact of sustained hypergastrinemia on ECL cell morphology and number.

Main Methods:

  • Administration of exogenous gastrin or induction of endogenous hypergastrinemia.
  • Surgical manipulations such as partial fundectomy and antrum exclusion.
  • Histological analysis of gastric oxyntic mucosa and ECL cells.
  • Measurement of ECL cell hypertrophy and hyperplasia in response to gastrin.

Main Results:

  • Gastrin increases the weight and thickness of the oxyntic mucosa.
  • Removal of gastrin via antrectomy decreases oxyntic mucosa weight and thickness.
  • Enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells readily respond to gastrin, releasing histamine and activating histidine decarboxylase.
  • Sustained gastrin elevation causes ECL cell hypertrophy and marked hyperplasia (up to fivefold in rats).

Conclusions:

  • Gastrin plays a significant trophic role in the stomach, affecting both the oxyntic mucosa and ECL cells.
  • ECL cells are primary targets for gastrin's trophic effects, undergoing significant changes in size and number.
  • The findings highlight gastrin's critical role in regulating gastric mucosal homeostasis and ECL cell proliferation.

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