Open AccessHypergastrinemia
Author(s) -
Sunil Dacha,
Mohammed Razvi,
Julia Massaad,
Qiang Cai,
Mohammad Wehbi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
gastroenterology report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.934
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2052-0034
pISSN - 2304-1412
DOI - 10.1093/gastro/gov004
Subject(s) - medicine , zollinger ellison syndrome , gastrin , gastric acid , pathophysiology , gastroenterology , gastric secretion , secretion , hormone
Gastrin is an important hormone of the digestive system, which assists gastric acid secretion. It may be pathologically elevated in conditions such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, or due to common medications such as proton pump inhibitors. In this review we provide an overview of the pathophysiology and medical causes of hypergastrinemia, diagnostic testing and clinical consequences of chronic hypergastrinemia.