title: Antral G- and D-cell counts in chronic renal failure.
abstract: Antral somatostatin- and gastrin-producing cells (D and G cells) were studied in a group of patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) in comparison with a control group. Gastric acid secretion and serum gastrin, phosphate, and parathormone (PTH) levels were also evaluated in every patient. The group with CRF showed a mild increase both in G- and in D-cell denisty. In this group serum phosphate and PTH levels were higher than normal, showing hyperparathyroidism in every patient. A direct correlation was found between G-cell density and parathyroid function in patients with CRF. Hyperparathyroidism, therefore, seems to play a role in the mechanism of increased serum gastrin levels in CRF.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002452:Cell Count; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000378:metabolism; D005755:Gastrins / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000503:physiopathology; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D010418:Pentagastrin; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D005755:Gastrins; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D010710:Phosphates; D010418:Pentagastrin