Endocrine pancreatic secretion in patients after acute pancreatitis |
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Authors: | R Stastná L Karasová J Svácek R Petrásek L Winkler V Lánská I Skála J Maly |
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Affiliation: | Research Department of Medicine, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czechoslovakia. |
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Abstract: | In 14 nonobese patients after acute pancreatitis and with normal oral glucose tolerance, the response of insulin, C-peptide, and pancreatic glucagon after 100 g of oral glucose was assessed. The curves of insulin and C-peptide were significantly raised compared with those of controls, and no difference was found between the response of patients with a negative (n = 8) and a positive (n = 6) family history of type II diabetes. The curves of pancreatic glucagon did not differ from those found in controls. Our results indicate that a normal response to glucose after recovery from an attack of acute pancreatitis is maintained at the cost of increased insulin secretion. |
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