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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-7-6
pubmed:abstractText
Plasma glucagon-like immunoreactivity (GLI) levels were increased in patients with liver cirrhosis. The levels were not significantly correlated with plasma glucagon immunoreactivity (GI) and serum insulin levels. None of the conventional liver function tests were correlated with the GLI levels, although plasma GI levels were high in cirrhotics with hyperammonemia. A significant correlation between plasma GLI and amino acid levels was not observed in these cases. The oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) showed a significant decrease of plasma GI levels in cirrhotics but no change of plasma GLI concentrations: cirrhotic patients with diabetes mellitus or total gastrectomy showed marked increases of GLI levels. Glucagon (Glucagon Novo) injection at a dose of 10 micrograms/kg body weight to cirrhotic patients produced marked increases of both GI and GLI levels rapidly, though the mechanism of GLI elevation could not be clearly explained.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0025-7850
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
95-108
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Elevation of plasma glucagon-like immunoreactivity (GLI) in patients with liver cirrhosis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article