Abstract
Histamine has a central role in the regulation of gastric acid secretion. This histamine is produced by and released from the enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cell which accordingly has a key-regulatory role in the oxyntic mucosa. Gastrin and the vagal nerves stimulate the formation and release of histamine from the ECL cell. Moreover, gastrin and the vagal nerves also stimulate the proliferation of the ECL cell. An increased ECL cell density may partly explain the increased acid secretion in patients with duodenal ulcer, particularly in patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. The reduced potency of histamine-2 blockers in patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is probably due to increased histamine release by an elevated ECL cell mass. Prolonged and profound hypergastrinemia may lead to ECLomas. Moreover, a proportion of diffuse gastric carcinomas may originate from ECL cells.
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