In patients with acute alcoholic pancreatitis, glucagon alone decreased gastric acid secretion.
In plain wordsIn patients with acute alcoholic pancreatitis, glucagon alone decreased stomach acid secretion.
- Peptide
- Glucagon
- Outcome
- DecreaseGastric acid secretion
- Study
n = 3
- Outcome group
- Gastrointestinal Secretion · Gastrointestinal
- Studied dose
- 5 microgram/kg per hour · intravenousAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
In three subjects with acute alcoholic pancreatitis, gastric acid secretion was increased above normal and was decreased by glucagon and cimetidine used alone and in combination.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Thus, we compared the effects of nasogastric suction, intravenous glucagon (5 microgram/kg per hour), and cimetidine (2 mg/kg per hour) on the output of acid and pancreatic enzymes and the clinical course of human acute pancreatitis.