[Determination of serum calicotonin gene-related peptide in patients with duodenal ulcer infected with Helicobacter pylori].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effect of calicotonin gene-related peptide(CGRP) on duodenal ulcer caused by Helicobacter pylori infection.


METHODS
The serum levels of CGRP were determined by radioimmunoassay in 30 patients with duodenal ulcer associated with Helicobacter pylori infection and 20 healthy volunteers.


RESULTS
The mean CGRP serum level was higher in duodenal ulcer associated with Helicobacter pylori group than that in the healthy group.


CONCLUSIONS
The CGRP level might be one of the important factors in which Helicobacter pylori infections induce duodenal ulcer.
Yang
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Department of Internal Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Hunan Medical University, Changsha 410008.
Zou
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Zhang
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000097:blood*; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000097:blood*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide