Abstract:
Objective To investigate the possible relationship between Motilin (MTL) and gastric cancer (GC). Methods MTL contents in plasma,gastric juice and gastroduodenal mucosa including duodenum descendens,pre pylorus and lesion from 17 cases of GC and 20 normal controls have been measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA). Reaults MTL levels in plasma and gastric juice in GC group were significantly higher than those in the normal controls,The MTL contents in gastric juice was 15~30 times as many as that in plasma. Conclusion MTL may play a important role in pathogenesis and development of GC,furthermore high level of MTL in gastric juice could be a useful marker for diagnosis of GC.