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van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Morreau H, Becx MCJM, Crobach LFSJ, van Haastert M, ten Hove WR, Kleibeuker JH, Meijssen MAC, Nagengast FM, Rijk MCM, Salemans JMJI, Stronkhorst A, Tuynman HARE, Vecht J, Verhulst ML, de Vos tot Nederveen Cappel WH, Walinga H, Weinhardt OK, Westerveld BD, Witte AMC, Wolters HJ, Vasen HFA. High detection rate of adenomas in familial colorectal cancer. Gut 2011; 60:73-6. [PMID: 20833659 DOI: 10.1136/gut.2010.217091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Subjects with one first-degree relative (FDR) with colorectal cancer (CRC) <50 years old or two FDRs with CRC have an increased risk for CRC (RR 4-6). Current guidelines recommend colonoscopic surveillance of such families. However, information about the yield of surveillance is limited. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the outcome of surveillance and to identify risk factors for the development of adenomas. PATIENTS AND METHODS Subjects were included if they fulfilled the following criteria: asymptomatic subjects aged between 45 and 65 years, with one FDR with CRC <50 years old (group A) or two FDRs with CRC diagnosed at any age (group B). Subjects with a personal history of inflammatory bowel disease or colorectal surgery were excluded. RESULTS A total of 551 subjects (242 male) met the selection criteria. Ninety-five subjects with a previous colonoscopy were excluded. Two of 456 remaining subjects (0.4%) were found to have a colorectal tumour (one CRC and one carcinoid). Adenomas were detected in 85 (18.6%) and adenomas with advanced pathology in 37 subjects (8.1%). 30 subjects (6.6%) had multiple (>1) adenomas. Men were more often found to have an adenoma than women (24% vs 14.3%; p=0.01). Adenomas were more frequent in group B compared with group A (22.0% vs 15.6%; p=0.09). CONCLUSION The yield of colonoscopic surveillance in familial CRC is substantially higher than the yield of screening reported for the general population.
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- E J van der Wouden
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Isala Clinics, Zwolle, the Netherlands.
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van der Wouden EJ, Westerveld BD. A patient with diabetes mellitus and recurrent peristomal bleeding. Neth J Med 2006; 64:314, 316. [PMID: 16990697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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- E J van der Wouden
- Department of Gastroenterology, Isala Clinics, location Sophia, Zwolle, the Netherlands.
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de Boer NKH, Derijks LJJ, Gilissen LPL, Hommes DW, Engels LGJB, de-Boer SY, den Hartog G, Hooymans PM, Mäkelburg ABU, Westerveld BD, Naber AHJ, Mulder CJJ, de Jong DJ. On tolerability and safety of a maintenance treatment with 6-thioguanine in azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine intolerant IBD patients. World J Gastroenterol 2006. [PMID: 16222751 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.11.5540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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AIM To determine the tolerability and safety profile of a low-dose maintenance therapy with 6-TG in azathioprine (AZA) or 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) intolerant inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients over a treatment period of at least 1 year. METHODS Database analysis. RESULTS Twenty out of ninety-five (21%) patients discontinued 6-TG (mean dose 24.6 mg; mean 6-TGN level 540 pmol/8 x 10(8) RBC) within 1 year. Reasons for discontinuation were GI complaints (31%), malaise (15%) and hepatotoxicity (15%). Hematological events occurred in three patients, one discontinued treatment. In the 6-TG-tolerant group, 9% (7/75) could be classified as hepatotoxicity. An abdominal ultrasound was performed in 54% of patients, one patient had splenomegaly. CONCLUSION The majority of AZA or 6-MP-intolerant IBD patients (79%) is able to tolerate maintenance treatment with 6-TG (dosages between 0.3 and 0.4 mg/kg per d). 6-TG may still be considered as an escape maintenance immunosuppressant in this difficult to treat group of patients, taking into account potential toxicity and efficacy of other alternatives. The recently reported hepatotoxicity is worrisome and 6-TG should therefore be administered only in prospective trials.
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- Nanne-K-H de Boer
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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de Boer NKH, Derijks LJJ, Gilissen LPL, Hommes DW, Engels LGJB, de-Boer SY, den Hartog G, Hooymans PM, Mäkelburg ABU, Westerveld BD, Naber AHJ, Mulder CJJ, de Jong DJ. On tolerability and safety of a maintenance treatment with 6-thioguanine in azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine intolerant IBD patients. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11:5540-4. [PMID: 16222751 PMCID: PMC4320368 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i35.5540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To determine the tolerability and safety profile of a low-dose maintenance therapy with 6-TG in azathioprine (AZA) or 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) intolerant inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients over a treatment period of at least 1 year.
METHODS: Database analysis.
RESULTS: Twenty out of ninety-five (21%) patients discontinued 6-TG (mean dose 24.6 mg; mean 6-TGN level 540 pmol/8×108 RBC) within 1 year. Reasons for discontinuation were GI complaints (31%), malaise (15%) and hepatotoxicity (15%). Hematological events occurred in three patients, one discontinued treatment. In the 6-TG-tolerant group, 9% (7/75) could be classified as hepatotoxicity. An abdominal ultrasound was performed in 54% of patients, one patient had splenomegaly.
CONCLUSION: The majority of AZA or 6-MP-intolerant IBD patients (79%) is able to tolerate maintenance treatment with 6-TG (dosages between 0.3 and 0.4 mg/kg per d). 6-TG may still be considered as an escape maintenance immunosuppressant in this difficult to treat group of patients, taking into account potential toxicity and efficacy of other alternatives. The recently reported hepatotoxicity is worrisome and 6-TG should therefore be administered only in prospective trials.
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- Nanne-K-H de Boer
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Mulder CJJ, Westerveld BD, Smit JM, Oudkerk Pool M, Otten MH, Tan TG, van Milligen de Wit AWM, de Groot GH. A double-blind, randomized comparison of omeprazole Multiple Unit Pellet System (MUPS) 20 mg, lansoprazole 30 mg and pantoprazole 40 mg in symptomatic reflux oesophagitis followed by 3 months of omeprazole MUPS maintenance treatment: a Dutch multicentre trial. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2002; 14:649-56. [PMID: 12072599 DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200206000-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have proved to be effective in treating reflux oesophagitis. Until now, no study had compared the PPIs omeprazole Multiple Unit Pellet System (MUPS), lansoprazole and pantoprazole in patients with reflux oesophagitis. AIM To compare omeprazole MUPS 20 mg, lansoprazole 30 mg and pantoprazole 40 mg for treatment effect in symptomatic reflux oesophagitis. METHOD Patients with grade I-IV symptomatic reflux oesophagitis were randomized to double-blind omeprazole 20 mg once morning, lansoprazole 30 mg o.m. or pantoprazole 40 mg o.m. Patient satisfaction and symptoms were evaluated after 4 and 8 weeks. Patients not satisfied after 8 weeks were treated for another 4 weeks with omeprazole 40 mg MUPS (open). Successful treatment was followed by 3 months' maintenance treatment with omeprazole MUPS 20 mg (patients satisfied after 4 or 8 weeks) or omeprazole MUPS 40 mg (patients satisfied after 12 weeks). RESULTS On intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis (n = 461) at 4 and 8 weeks, respectively, 84% and 87% (omeprazole MUPS), 78% and 81% (lansoprazole), and 84% and 89% (pantoprazole) were free of heartburn. Equivalence was found between omeprazole MUPS and pantoprazole (heartburn relief), but not with lansoprazole. Patient satisfaction after 4 and 8 weeks, respectively, was 79% and 89% (omeprazole MUPS), 76% and 86% (lansoprazole), and 79% and 91% (pantoprazole). Patient satisfaction was similar in all treatment groups. During maintenance, 87% in the omeprazole MUPS 20 mg group and 81% in the omeprazole MUPS 40 mg group were satisfied after 3 months. CONCLUSIONS Omeprazole MUPS 20 mg and pantoprazole 40 mg have equivalent efficacy in the treatment of reflux oesophagitis. Based on patient satisfaction, omeprazole MUPS 20 mg, lansoprazole 30 mg and pantoprazole 40 mg are equally effective.
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- C J J Mulder
- Department of Gastroenterology, Rijnstate Ziekenhuis, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
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Gosselink-Jongen SJ, Bongers KJ, Westerveld BD, Rethmeier HB. "Tubalithiasis"; a late complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy with stone spillage. Eur J Surg 1999; 165:169-70. [PMID: 10192577 DOI: 10.1080/110241599750007397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Kuipers EJ, Pals G, Peña AS, van Uffelen CW, Kok A, Westerveld BD, Meuwissen SG. Helicobacter pylori, pepsinogens and gastrin: relationship with age and development of atrophic gastritis. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1996; 8:153-6. [PMID: 8723421 DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199602000-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori causes chronic gastritis in all infected individuals and thus may be a risk factor for the ultimate development of trophic gastritis and gastric cancer. The serum levels of pepsinogen A, pepsinogen C and gastrin can be used as markers for both non-atrophic and atrophic gastritis. METHODS We determined the serum levels of gastrin, pepsinogen A and pepsinogen C and the pepsinogen A/C ratio in 150 H. pylori-negative and 186 H. pylori-positive individuals. RESULTS The H. pylori infected patients had significantly higher serum levels of pepsinogen A, pepsinogen C and gastrin and a significantly lower pepsinogen A/C ratio. In the non-infected patients, none of the respective serum values changed with increasing age. In contrast, in the infected patients, the pepsinogen A level and pepsinogen A/C ratio decreased significantly with increasing age. CONCLUSION H. pylori infection increases serum levels of pepsinogen A, pepsinogen C and gastrin and decreases the pepsinogen A/C ratio. In infected subjects, levels of pepsinogen A and the pepsinogen A/C ratio decrease with ageing. These findings support the concept of H. pylori as a risk factor for the development of atrophic gastritis.
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- E J Kuipers
- Department of Gastroenterology, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Broekroelofs J, Mulder AH, Nelis GF, Westerveld BD, Tervaert JW, Kallenberg CG. Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in sera from patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Relation to disease pattern and disease activity. Dig Dis Sci 1994; 39:545-9. [PMID: 7510606 DOI: 10.1007/bf02088340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies producing a perinuclear fluorescence pattern on ethanol-fixed granulocytes (p-ANCA) were found in 33 of 67 patients (49%) with ulcerative colitis (UC) but also in 14 of 35 patients (40%) with Crohn's disease (CD). In the latter condition p-ANCA were equally present in subgroups with colonic, ileocolonic, or ileal involvement only. Titers of p-ANCA were higher in patients with UC compared to CD patients, in particular when comparing patients with active disease. In contrast to findings in CD, patients with active UC had higher titers of p-ANCA than patients with inactive UC. Although p-ANCA were incidentally directed to lactoferrin, both in UC and CD, and to proteinase-3 and myeloperoxidase in UC only, the antigenic nature of p-ANCA could not be identified in most of the cases. We conclude that, within the spectrum of inflammatory bowel disease, the presence of p-ANCA is not specific for UC. When titers of p-ANCA are taken into account, the presence of high-titered p-ANCA, however, suggests active UC.
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de Jong RS, Damen RM, Westerveld BD, Nelis GF. [2 patients with a non-Hodgkin lymphoma located in the pancreas]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 1992; 136:432-4. [PMID: 1542369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A small percentage (around 1.5%) of pancreatic malignancies are well treatable non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Two patients with this disease are described. One patient was treated with both surgery and chemotherapy, the other with chemotherapy only. The results in both patients were excellent with complete responses being achieved. The literature on pancreatic non-Hodgkin's lymphomas is reviewed.
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- R S de Jong
- Sophia Ziekenhuis, afd. Inwendige Geneeskunde, Zwolle
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Pals G, Eriksson AW, Pronk JC, Frants RR, Klinkenberg-Knol EC, Bosma A, Westerveld BD, Taggart RT, Samloff IM, Meuwissen SG. Differential expression of pepsinogen isozymogens in a patient with Barrett esophagus. Clin Genet 1988; 34:90-7. [PMID: 3191614 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1988.tb02842.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The pepsinogen A (PGA) isozymogens in the gastric mucosa and Barrett epithelium of a female patient with Barrett esophagus were studied on different occasions during a 3-year period by electrophoretic analysis of in vivo steady-state pepsinogen in biopsies by activity staining in combination with variant specific monoclonal antibodies and of de novo synthesized pepsinogen by autoradiography. In Barrett epithelium only one (Pg3) or two (Pg3 and Pg5) primary PGA gene products were detected, whereas in gastric mucosal biopsies three (Pg3, Pg4 and Pg5) primary gene products were demonstrated on all occasions. These differences strongly suggest differential expression/activation of individual gene numbers in the PGA gene cluster in Barrett esophagus and are in line with the preneoplastic nature of this condition. The mechanism behind this deregulation is currently under investigation by cell biology and molecular genetic techniques.
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- G Pals
- Department of Gastroenterology, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Pals G, Westerveld BD, Defize J, Pronk JC, Brand H, Flipse M, Verwey C, Meuwissen SG, Eriksson AW. Discrepancies between gastric mucosal and urinary pepsinogen A patterns and in vitro synthesis and secretion of human pepsinogen. Dig Dis Sci 1988; 33:135-43. [PMID: 3338361 DOI: 10.1007/bf01535723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The relationship between electrophoretic pepsinogen A (PGA) patterns from urine and gastric mucosa was studied in healthy volunteers and in patients with various gastric disorders. Discrepancies between urinary and gastric PGA patterns were found in 63.3% of the individuals. In 9% of the subjects with these discrepancies, the phenotype class in urine was different from that in gastric mucosa. The differences were found in all diagnostic groups. The highest frequency of differences was found in patients with gastric ulcer. The differences were not related to the serum PGA level. More than 80% of the differences were caused by a lower relative intensity of pepsinogen A fraction 5 (Pg5) in urine than in gastric mucosa. The possible origin of differences in PGA isozymogen patterns was studied by organ culture of gastric biopsies. In vitro synthesis and secretion of pepsinogens were studied by electrophoresis and autoradiography. The synthesis rate of PGA in biopsies of 1-2 mm diameter was 40-100 ng/hr. Posttranslational modification of PGA isozymogens was demonstrated. Pg2 and part of Pg4 probably are secondary products of Pg3 and Pg5, respectively. In some individuals the secretion rate of Pg3 was low compared to the other isozymogens. The conversion of Pg3 into Pg2 and the differential secretion of the isozymogens may explain some of the discrepancies between gastric and urinary PGA patterns.
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- G Pals
- Institute of Human Genetics, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Precursors of the gastric proteases pepsinogen A (pepsinogen I) and pepsinogen C (pepsinogen II) and slow-moving protease were demonstrated in biopsy specimens from Barrett's epithelium in 21 of 22 patients with Barrett's esophagus; in 14 of them, in variable combinations at different sites. In 13 of 19 patients (68.4%) with detectable pepsinogen A, different isozymogen patterns were found between the Barrett's epithelium and the gastric corpus mucosa. Discrepancies consisted mainly of a stronger pepsinogen 5 band in the Barrett's epithelium, with a higher incidence in biopsy specimens with features of dysplasia than with no or indefinite dysplasia; the difference was, however, not statistically significant. Zymograms of 69 biopsy specimens from Barrett's epithelium were correlated with the histologic type: pepsinogen A and C were most frequently found in the fundic type, least often in the specialized intestinal type. In control gastric corpus biopsy specimens, pepsinogen A and C as well as slow-moving protease were always detectable. The observed variability of gastric protease patterns, in particular of pepsinogen A isozymograms, may be due to differences in expression within the pepsinogen A cluster, suggesting a deregulation of gene expression or partial deletion of the pepsinogen A gene cluster.
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Westerveld BD, Pals G, Lamers CB, Defize J, Pronk JC, Frants RR, Ooms EC, Kreuning J, Kostense PJ, Eriksson AW. Clinical significance of pepsinogen A isozymogens, serum pepsinogen A and C levels, and serum gastrin levels. Cancer 1987. [PMID: 3815274 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19870301)59:5<952::aid-cncr2820590517>3.0.co;2-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Gastric mucosal pepsinogen A phenotype, serum pepsinogen A level, serum pepsinogen C level, serum pepsinogen A/pepsinogen C ratio, and serum gastrin level were evaluated as potential markers for gastric cancer or its precursors in 19 healthy volunteers and 341 patients from the gastroscopy program. Gastric cancer, atrophic gastritis, and intestinal metaplasia of the stomach were associated with pepsinogen A phenotypes, characterized by an intense fraction 5, and with a low serum pepsinogen A level (less than 25 micrograms/l), a low serum pepsinogen A/pepsinogen C ratio (less than 1.5), and a high serum gastrin level (greater than 79 ng/l). The specificity of pepsinogen A phenotypes with an intense fraction 5 for gastric cancer or its precursors was 95.1% with a sensitivity of 20.4%. The sensitivity and specificity of the noninvasive tests were evaluated with the receiver operating characteristic. For clinical purposes, a serum pepsinogen A/pepsinogen C ratio less than 1.8 is the most suitable test, with a sensitivity of 74% and a specificity of 76% for gastric cancer or its precursors, with a reference population of patients with benign gastric disorders. However, the sensitivity and specificity of the single or combined tests are too low for population screening purposes.
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Westerveld BD, Pals G, Lamers CB, Defize J, Pronk JC, Frants RR, Ooms EC, Kreuning J, Kostense PJ, Eriksson AW. Clinical significance of pepsinogen A isozymogens, serum pepsinogen A and C levels, and serum gastrin levels. Cancer 1987; 59:952-8. [PMID: 3815274 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19870301)59:5<952::aid-cncr2820590517>3.0.co;2-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Gastric mucosal pepsinogen A phenotype, serum pepsinogen A level, serum pepsinogen C level, serum pepsinogen A/pepsinogen C ratio, and serum gastrin level were evaluated as potential markers for gastric cancer or its precursors in 19 healthy volunteers and 341 patients from the gastroscopy program. Gastric cancer, atrophic gastritis, and intestinal metaplasia of the stomach were associated with pepsinogen A phenotypes, characterized by an intense fraction 5, and with a low serum pepsinogen A level (less than 25 micrograms/l), a low serum pepsinogen A/pepsinogen C ratio (less than 1.5), and a high serum gastrin level (greater than 79 ng/l). The specificity of pepsinogen A phenotypes with an intense fraction 5 for gastric cancer or its precursors was 95.1% with a sensitivity of 20.4%. The sensitivity and specificity of the noninvasive tests were evaluated with the receiver operating characteristic. For clinical purposes, a serum pepsinogen A/pepsinogen C ratio less than 1.8 is the most suitable test, with a sensitivity of 74% and a specificity of 76% for gastric cancer or its precursors, with a reference population of patients with benign gastric disorders. However, the sensitivity and specificity of the single or combined tests are too low for population screening purposes.
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Broekmans AW, van Rooyen W, Westerveld BD, Briët E, Bertina RM. Mesenteric vein thrombosis as presenting manifestation of hereditary protein S deficiency. Gastroenterology 1987; 92:240-2. [PMID: 2946623 DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(87)90867-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Protein S deficiency is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. Heterozygotes with a reduction of 50% in the plasma protein S concentration are at risk for the development of venous thromboembolism, often occurring at an early age without an apparent cause. In the majority of the patients thrombosis is restricted to the superficial or deep venous system of the legs. In this case report we describe the presence of mesenteric vein thrombosis in a 30-yr-old man with hereditary protein S deficiency. In his family protein S deficiency was also recognized in his mother, brother, and niece. Both his mother and brother had a history of thrombotic disease.
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Westerveld BD, Pals G, Defize J, Pronk JC, Frants RR, Ooms EC, Kreuning J, Eriksson AW, Meuwissen SG. Pepsinogen A polymorphism in gastric mucosa and urine, with special reference to patients with gastric cancer. Clin Genet 1986; 30:202-12. [PMID: 3780036 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1986.tb00596.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Electrophoretic pepsinogen A patterns were determined in gastric fundic mucosa biopsies from 601 patients with various gastric disorders and 25 healthy volunteers. Pepsinogen A patterns with an intense fraction 5 appeared to be associated with gastric cancer and premalignant changes of the stomach (p less than 10(-9)). In 60 individuals pepsinogen A patterns were determined in normal mucosa from different parts of the stomach. No differences were found between these patterns. In 29 out of 59 gastric cancer patients pepsinogen A could be demonstrated in the macroscopically malignant tissue. In two cases a different pattern compared with uninvolved fundic mucosa was observed. During a follow up study, major changes in the pepsinogen A pattern were observed in 7 out of 56 patients. In 8.6% of the examined patients urinary pepsinogen A patterns differed considerably as compared with the pattern observed in the gastric fundus. The results suggest that the highly significant association between intense Pg5 (the product of the D gene) and gastric cancer or its precursors may be caused by genetic as well as non-genetic factors.
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Défize J, Pals G, Pronk JC, Frants RR, Rimmelzwaan G, Westerveld BD, Eriksson AW. Purification of the pepsinogen A isozymogens by means of high resolution ion-exchange chromatography. Evidence for post-translational modifications. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 1985; 45:649-55. [PMID: 4070962 DOI: 10.3109/00365518509155273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Total human pepsinogen (PG) was isolated from gastric fundic mucosa and PGA (formerly called PGI) from urine, using standard ion-exchange and gel filtration techniques. Gastric PGA was separated from PGC (formerly called PGII) either by immunoaffinity or high resolution ion-exchange chromatography (fast protein liquid chromatography, Pharmacia, Uppsala, Sweden). The individual PGA isozymogens 2, 3, 4 and 5 could be isolated to homogeneity with the aid of the same ion-exchanger. Evidence was obtained for the existence of secondary modifications of the PGA fractions 3, 4 and 5, electrophoretically overlapping the primary (genetic) isozymogens.
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Défize J, Pals G, Frants RR, Westerveld BD, Festen HP, Pronk JC, Meuwissen SG, Eriksson AW. The influence of omeprazole on the synthesis and secretion of pepsinogen in isolated rabbit gastric glands. Biochem Pharmacol 1985; 34:3693-9. [PMID: 2996557 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(85)90233-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Regulation mechanisms of pepsinogen (EC 3.4.23.) synthesis and secretion were studied by following newly synthesized [14C]-labeled pepsinogen during culture of isolated rabbit gastric glands. Omeprazole, a substituted benzimidazole, while almost completely abolishing acid production at 10(-4) M, strongly stimulated secretion of preformed and newly synthesized pepsinogen. Although the pepsinogen synthesis at this concentration of omeprazole was reduced to about 55% of the control rate, a two-fold absolute increase of total secreted pepsinogen was found. This increase was not due to a non specific leakage through disruption of chief cell membranes, as no increase of lactate dehydrogenase in the culture medium could be demonstrated. The stimulated secretion was influenced neither by 10(-3) M cimetidine, 10(-3) sodium thiocyanate nor 10(-4) M atropine. No additivity was found between the carbachol (10(-4) M) or dibutyryl cyclic AMP (10(-3) M) and the omeprazole induced pepsinogen secretion.
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Pals G, Defize J, Pronk JC, Frants RR, Eriksson AW, Westerveld BD, Meuwissen SG, Biemond I. Relations between serum pepsinogen levels, pepsinogen phenotypes, ABO blood groups, age and sex in blood donors. Ann Hum Biol 1985; 12:403-11. [PMID: 4062235 DOI: 10.1080/03014468500007961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Serum pepsinogen A (pepsinogen I) levels and urinary pepsinogen A phenotypes were studied in relation to ABO blood group, age and sex in 700 healthy blood donors. There was no relation between urinary pepsinogen A phenotypes and serum pepsinogen A levels. It is concluded that serum PGA levels and PGA phenotypes are independent factors in predisposition to gastroduodenal disorders. Serum pepsinogen A levels were higher in males than in females and rose with increasing age. The ABO blood groups were not related to pepsinogen A phenotypes. Blood group O individuals showed higher serum pepsinogen A levels compared with blood group A. Pepsinogen A phenotypes with intensity of fraction 5 were more frequent in males compared with females.
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Lückers AE, Thijs JC, Westerveld BD, Festen HP, Meuwissen SG. [Is endoscopy of the proximal digestive system at the request of the general practitioner useful?]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 1985; 129:117-9. [PMID: 3982525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Défize J, Pals G, Frants RR, Westerveld BD, Meuwissen SG, Erkisson AW. Pepsinogen synthesis and secretion in isolated gastric glands. J Clin Pathol 1984; 37:531-6. [PMID: 6327774 PMCID: PMC498775 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.37.5.531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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De novo synthesis of pepsinogen was shown in isolated rabbit and human gastric glands after incubation of the glands in a 14C labelled amino acid enriched minimum Eagles medium. At regular intervals, glands and medium were separated and analysed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Newly synthesised pepsinogen was shown by autoradiography. Incorporation of 14C labelled amino acids was detected after only 30 min of culture and increased almost linearly in time for 4 h. By comparing the incorporation of label into total protein and into pepsinogen, it was concluded that pepsinogen formed 70-90% of the newly synthesised protein. Cimetidine, at a concentration of 160 micrograms/ml, strongly inhibited the synthesis of pepsinogen. Spontaneous secretion of pepsinogen into the medium was very low and relatively constant. Dibutyryl cyclic AMP considerably stimulated the secretion of pepsinogen into the medium. Histamine and pentagastrin did not influence the release of pepsinogen. These results show that isolated gastric glands are capable of synthesis and secretion of pepsinogen and that both can be selectively stimulated and inhibited.
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Frants RR, Pronk JC, Pals G, Defize J, Westerveld BD, Meuwissen SG, Kreuning J, Eriksson AW. Genetics of urinary pepsinogen: a new hypothesis. Hum Genet 1984; 65:385-90. [PMID: 6693125 DOI: 10.1007/bf00291564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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A new genetic model is proposed to explain the inheritance of the urinary pepsinogen (PG1) polymorphism. Each main fraction, 3, 4 and 5, in the multibanded electrophoretic pattern, is determined by its own specific gene, B, C and D respectively. The intensity ratio of the fractions is principally determined by the number of gene copies. Accordingly, the PG1 phenotypes are determined by gene combinations, haplotypes, some of which may be identical to alleles in previous one locus models. Some critical families, not interpretable using previous genetic models, are presented to support the hypothesis. Preliminary population data from the Netherlands are described. The molecular background of this polymorphism and its relevance for gastric (pre)malignancy is discussed.
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Meuwissen SG, Westerveld BD, Nommensen FE, Starink TM, Ooms EC, Coutinho RA. [Anorectal Chlamydia infections in homosexual men; clinical and differential diagnosis aspects]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 1983; 127:812-7. [PMID: 6855961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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