title: Temporal profiles of urinary excretion of NH2-terminal big gastrin immunoreactivity in humans.
abstract: We studied the temporal profile of urinary NH2-terminal big gastrin immunoreactivity (NT G-34-IR) excretion in order to evaluate the dynamics of gastrin secretion. The temporal profile of urinary NT G-34-IR excretion in normal subjects represented three peaks corresponding to each meal. In contrast, the profile in antrectomized patients and patients under total parenteral nutrition (TPN) represented a flat pattern. Urinary NT G-34-IR excretions during fasting 2-h periods in antrectomized patients and TPN patients were about one-sixth and one-third, respectively, of basal NT G-34-IR excretion in normal subjects (53.1 +/- 13.9 pmol/h). Total urinary NT G-34-IR excretion during 24 h both in antrectomized patients (220 +/- 35 pmol/24 h) and TPN patients (390 +/- 68 pmol/24 h) was also significantly lower than in normal subjects (1985 +/- 403 pmol/24 h). The present study showed that the main source of urinary NT G-34-IR is the gastric antrum, that the main factor fluctuating its excretion is food intake, and that long-term TPN reduces basal gastrin secretion. Urinary NT G-34-IR would be a useful indicator for total gastrin secretion.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagao
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Higashimoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shinomura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Himeno
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasunaga
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tarui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005755:Gastrins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000652:urine*; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000601:surgery; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D005755:Gastrins; D011498:Protein Precursors; C013706:big gastrin