title: [The significance of gastrointestinal hormones in gastroenterological practice].
abstract: In medical practice, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of gastrointestinal hormones attract interest. Gastrin--in the form of pentagastrin--can be used for gastric secretory analysis and, in the analysis of exocrine pancreatic function, secretin and cholecystokinin-pancreozymin can be employed as stimulants. Diagnosis of hormone-producing tumors is possible by radioimmunological determination of serum levels of the hormone in question: so, dramatically high gastrin levels can be found in the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome while in the Verner-Morrison syndrome, VIP (vasoactive intestinal peptide) values are significantly elevated.--The therapeutic use of gastrointestinal hormones (gastrin, secretin) is waiting in the wings.
mesh_terms: D002766:Cholecystokinin; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D010418:Pentagastrin; D012633:Secretin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones; D012633:Secretin; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D002766:Cholecystokinin; D010418:Pentagastrin
vernacular_title: Bedeutung der gastrointestinalen Hormone für die gastroenterologische Praxis.