The Association Between Gastrin and Glucose Serum Concentration

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Introduction: Gastrin is an early incretin candidate, since it is released by oral glucose and potentiates the glucose- induced insulin secretion. It has been shown that only in hypoglycemic or hyperglycemic conditions gastrin release is influenced by changes in blood glucose and insulin concentrations.

Aim(s): To evaluate whether there is a relation between fasting serum glucose and serum gastrin concentrations.

Materials and methods: Gastrin and glucose levels and HbA1c were measured in 134 blood samples. We studied gastrin serum concentrations dividing the samples in 3 subgroups with glucose concentrations <100mg/dl, 101-200mg/dl, >201mg/dl, and in 3 subgroups with HbA1c <5.7%, 5.7-6.4%, >6.5%.

Conference: 12th Annual ENETSConcerence (2015)

Presenting Author: Boutzios G

Authors: Boutzios G, Alexandraki K, Moschouris P, Chatzellis E, Evaggelatou A,

Keywords: gastrin levels, glucose levels, HbA1c,