BASAL GASTRIC ACID SECRETION AND MUCIN FRACTIONS IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS AND PEPTIC ULCER PATIENTS
BASAL GASTRIC ACID SECRETION AND MUCIN FRACTIONS IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS AND PEPTIC ULCER PATIENTS
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1996-10
Authors
YUSUF, SADIQ ABDULKADIR
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Thirty patients with endoscopically proven peptic ulcer and thirty healthy adult volunteers with no history of dyspepsia,
were admitted to this study. Basal gastric juice were obtained in the fasting state for measurement of basal acid output,
analysis of gastric mucin fractions and pH studies in these two groups. The mean basal acid output was 3.04mmol/hr for patients
with peptic ulcer disease and 1.32mmol/hr of healthy controls.
The results obtained showed a significant difference (P<0.001) between the control group and patients with peptic ulcer. These
figures are much lower than values obtained from western countries, but similar to those reported from studies in noncaucasians.
The mean values obtained for pH levels in healthy controls and patients with peptic ulcer were 2.22 and 1.8 respectively. The pH of the gastric juice was significantly
lower (P<0.025) in peptic ulcer patients when compared to controls. The mean level of acidic mucoprotein-pepsin complex in
healthy controls and peptic ulcer patients were 165.3ug/ml and
253.4ug/ml respectively. Meanwhile, the mean values obtained for neutral glycoprotein-mucoproteose complex were 211.3ug/ml
(healthy controls) and 110.5ng/ml (patients with peptic ulcer). The concentration of acidic mucoprotein-pepsin complex was
significantly increased (P<0.001) whereas neutral glycoproteinmucoproteose complex was significantly decreased (P<0.001) in
patients with peptic ulcer disease as compared to healthy controls. The ucoprotective index was significantly decreased (P<0.025) in patients with peptic ulcer disease. The mean values were 56.1% and 30.4% for healthy controls and patients with peptic ulcer respectively. The significant increase in acid mucoprotein-pepsin complex and a marked reduction in the
concentration of neutral glycoprotein-mucoproteose complex may be considered as a reduction in mucosal protective mechanism
against potential ulcerogenic agents such as acid and pepsin. Taken overall, the association between dietary intake, alcohol ingestion, smoking and ulcer is weak and these factors can best play a minor causal role in ulcer development. The data presented above give support to the hypothesis that peptic ulceration is an heterogenous disease but it is likely
that a high acid output and low mucoprotect ive index may be indicative of peptic ulceration. It is concluded that a reduction in the neutral glycoprotein-mucoproteose complex is indicative of a reduction
in mucosal protective mechanism against endogenous ulcerogenic agents such as acid and pepsin, because this fraction of the
gastric mucin may contain the inhibitor found by other investigators in human gastric juice.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Keywords
BASAL, GASTRIC, ACID, SECRETION, MUCIN, FRACTIONS, HEALTHY, SUBJECTS, PEPTIC, ULCER, PATIENTS