Plasma L-ENK, AVP, ANP and serum gastrin in patients with syndrome of Liver-Qi-stagnation

Table 1 The plasma L-ENK, AVP, ANP and serum gastrin levels in Liver Qi stagnation patients

Group	L-ENK	AVP	ANP	Gastrin
LQSP	38.83 ± 6.32(40)b	52.82 ± 19.09(30)b	104.11 ± 29.01(32)b	32.20 ± 6.68(30)b
Control	45.19 ± 9.58(30)	29.88 ± 10.35(30)	149.50 ± 28.89(30)	47.02 ± 15.64(30)

In brackets are the number of cases;

^bP < 0.01, vs control.

Table 2 The plasma and serum neurohumeral parameters of patients with Liver Qi stagnantion syndrome of different disease entities

Group	L-ENK	AVP	ANP	Gastrin
Neurathenia	40.72 ± 17.18(14)	42.95 ± 1078(8)	110.24 ± 39.40(10)	31.03 ± 7.79(9)
Mastodynia	36.40 ± 21.12(10)	61.31 ± 23.57(13)	104.73 ± 34.43(13)	33.49 ± 7.08(11)
Gas-Chole*	40.87 ± 26.02(16)	49.32 ± 12.85(9)	99.83 ± 20.15(9)	31.24 ± 4.52(10)
F value	0.15	2.28	0.24	0.40
P	> 0.05	> 0.05	> 0.05	> 0.05

Note: in the blackets are the number of cases; *Gas-Chole stands for chronic gastritis and chronic cholecystitis.