The American journal of gastroenterology
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Am. J. Gastroenterol. · Aug 1994
Comparative StudyHelicobacter pylori infection and serum pepsinogen A, pepsinogen C, and gastrin in gastritis and peptic ulcer: significance of inflammation and effect of bacterial eradication.
To study the relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection, gastric inflammatory scores, and fasting gastrin and pepsinogen A and C concentrations, and to evaluate the effect of treatment on these parameters. ⋯ These findings suggest that hypergastrinemia and hyperpepsinogenemia are secondary to H. pylori infection and are related to mucosal inflammation.