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Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2005; 11(3): 443-446
Published online Jan 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i3.443
Table 1 Comparison of gastrin levels in fasting and postprandial plasma and mucosa of gastricantrum and duodenum in FD patients and normal controls (mean±SD).
GroupnPlasma (pg/mL)
Mucosa (ng/g ww)
FastingPostprandialGastric antrumDuodenum
FDD2933.64±6.7150.24±10.62d11.23±2.345.31±1.04e
FDN2536.61±7.8442.76±8.64ac9.97±3.124.97±0.96e
Normal controls1732.93±8.0139.17±9.55bc0.13±2.864.89±1.23e
Table 2 Comparison of SS levels in fasting and postprandial plasma and mucosa of gastricantrum and duodenum in FD patients and normal controls (mean±SD).
GroupnPlasma (pg/mL)
Mucosa (pg/g ww)
FastingPostprandialGastric antrumDuodenum
FDD2926.71±8.4737.21±11.89b372.24±88.27158.66±40.61d
FDN2523.67±7.4135.45±13.19b353.16±106.14143.94±38.47d
Normal controls1724.16±9.7539.92±13.04b336.88±116.24150.76±35.29d
Table 3 Comparison of NT levels in fasting and postprandial plasma and mucosa of gastric antrum and duodenum in FD patients and normal controls (mean±SD).
GroupnPlasma (pg/mL)
Mucosa (pg/g ww)
FastingPostprandialGastric antrumGuodenum
FDD2958.41±23.4970.82±27.3c196.94±66.67217.93±61.28
FDN2543.52±16.21b56.68±19.72ac150.77±53.34a139.21±46.65b
Normal controls1745.47±14.65a54.29±20.37a141.81±47.53b162.39±54.52b
Table 4 Comparison of the number of G and D cells, gray value, and the G cell/D cell number ratios in FD patients and normal controls (mean±SD).
GroupnG cells
D cells
G cell/D cellnumber ratio
NumberGray valueNumberGray value
FDD2981.05±8.1258.46±5.7442.38±4.1394.16±8.962.14±0.33
FDN2577.74±7.0460.65±4.8340.02±5.3692.27±8.342.23±0.25
Normal controls1783.16±6.5761.37±5.2639.28±4.9996.39±9.652.08±0.22