Low Levels of Pepsinogen I and Pepsinogen I/II Ratio are Valuable Serologic Markers for Predicting Extensive Gastric Corpus Atrophy in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Mucosectomy.
- Author:
Ho June SONG
1
;
Se Jin JANG
;
Sung Cheol YUN
;
Young Soo PARK
;
Mi Jung KIM
;
Sun Mi LEE
;
Kee Don CHOI
;
Gin Hyug LEE
;
Hwoon Yong JUNG
;
Jin Ho KIM
Author Information
1. Asan Digestive Disease Research Institute, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jhkm@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pepsinogens;
Atrophic gastritis;
Stomach neoplasia;
Helicobacter pylori;
Endoscopy
- MeSH:
Atrophy;
Biopsy;
Endoscopy;
Gastritis;
Gastritis, Atrophic;
Helicobacter pylori;
Humans;
Immunoenzyme Techniques;
Pepsinogen A;
Pepsinogens;
ROC Curve;
Sensitivity and Specificity
- From:Gut and Liver
2010;4(4):475-480
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The levels of pepsinogen (PG) I and the PGI/II ratio are useful serologic markers for chronic atrophic gastritis. This study evaluated the performance and clinical implications of these markers in patients undergoing endoscopic mucosectomy. METHODS: We enrolled 142 consecutive patients with early gastric tumors and Helicobacter pylori infection who were eligible for mucosectomy. Chronic gastritis and atrophy were assessed using four defined biopsy procedures. Serum PGs were measured by an enzyme immunoassay. Optimal diagnostic cut-offs and performance were determined using receiver operating characteristic curves. RESULTS: The PGI level and the PGI/II ratio decreased with corpus-dominant gastritis and as atrophy advanced toward the corpus greater curvature (GC). For the presence of corpus GC atrophy, the areas under the PGI and PGI/II-ratio curves were 0.82 and 0.77, respectively. The optimal cut-off levels were 59.3microg/L for PGI (sensitivity, 83.3%; specificity, 78.4%) and 3.6microg/L for PGI/II ratio (sensitivity, 70.0%; specificity, 78.4%). Using these serologic cut-off levels, we found that the frequency of corpus tumor location differed significantly (32.9% vs 11.1% for PGI <59.3 and > or =59.3microg/L, respectively; and 31.1% vs 14.8% for PGI/II ratio <3.5 and > or =3.5, respectively; p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: A low PGI level and PGI/II ratio are valuable serologic markers for predicting corpus GC atrophy, and have clinical implications with respect to the corpus location of tumors in mucosectomy patients.
