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Gastric Mucosal Barrier Mechanisms
Physiology / Gastrointestinal / Stomach
Last Updated: 21st April 2019
Mechanisms to protect the gastric mucosa include:
- Secretion of mucus by mucous neck cells and goblet cells which forms a water-insoluble gel that coats the gastric mucosa protecting it from the acidic gastric contents and autodigestion by e.g. pepsin
- Secretion of HCO3- by surface epithelial cells which forms part of the mucosal gel layer raising the pH around the mucus layer
- A compact epithelium lining with tight junctions between cells and fast cell turnover
- Production of prostaglandins which inhibit acid secretion and increase mucus and HCO3- secretion
- IgA secretion which helps prevent against invasion by ingested microorganisms
Clinical Implications
Mucosal protection may be impaired by:
- Excess acid secretion e.g. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
- NSAIDs which inhibit prostaglandin production and hence reduce mucus secretion
- Helicobacter pylori infection
- Hypercalcaemia
- Alcohol
- Chronic nicotine exposure in smoking
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- Biochemistry
- Blood Gases
- Haematology
| Biochemistry | Normal Value |
|---|---|
| Sodium | 135 – 145 mmol/l |
| Potassium | 3.0 – 4.5 mmol/l |
| Urea | 2.5 – 7.5 mmol/l |
| Glucose | 3.5 – 5.0 mmol/l |
| Creatinine | 35 – 135 μmol/l |
| Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) | 5 – 35 U/l |
| Gamma-glutamyl Transferase (GGT) | < 65 U/l |
| Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) | 30 – 135 U/l |
| Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) | < 40 U/l |
| Total Protein | 60 – 80 g/l |
| Albumin | 35 – 50 g/l |
| Globulin | 2.4 – 3.5 g/dl |
| Amylase | < 70 U/l |
| Total Bilirubin | 3 – 17 μmol/l |
| Calcium | 2.1 – 2.5 mmol/l |
| Chloride | 95 – 105 mmol/l |
| Phosphate | 0.8 – 1.4 mmol/l |
| Haematology | Normal Value |
|---|---|
| Haemoglobin | 11.5 – 16.6 g/dl |
| White Blood Cells | 4.0 – 11.0 x 109/l |
| Platelets | 150 – 450 x 109/l |
| MCV | 80 – 96 fl |
| MCHC | 32 – 36 g/dl |
| Neutrophils | 2.0 – 7.5 x 109/l |
| Lymphocytes | 1.5 – 4.0 x 109/l |
| Monocytes | 0.3 – 1.0 x 109/l |
| Eosinophils | 0.1 – 0.5 x 109/l |
| Basophils | < 0.2 x 109/l |
| Reticulocytes | < 2% |
| Haematocrit | 0.35 – 0.49 |
| Red Cell Distribution Width | 11 – 15% |
| Blood Gases | Normal Value |
|---|---|
| pH | 7.35 – 7.45 |
| pO2 | 11 – 14 kPa |
| pCO2 | 4.5 – 6.0 kPa |
| Base Excess | -2 – +2 mmol/l |
| Bicarbonate | 24 – 30 mmol/l |
| Lactate | < 2 mmol/l |
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