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. 1980 Aug;41(2):264–270.

Inhibition of parietal cell function by human gammaglobulin containing gastric parietal cell antibodies.

N Loveridge, L Bitensky, J Chayen, T U Hausamen, J M Fisher, K B Taylor, J D Gardner, G F Bottazzo, D Doniach
PMCID: PMC1537017  PMID: 6777102

Abstract

Parietal cell antibodies (PCA) are found in up to 90% of sera from pernicious anaemia patients but it is often stated that they could represent an epiphenomenon without being directly responsible for the achlorhydria. In the present studies a direct effect of these antibodies on the secretory function of gastric acid-secreting cells has been demonstrated in two different experimental systems. In one set of experiments IgGs containing PCA activity were shown to inhibit acid secretion specifically in the living gastric mucosa of the bull frog suspended as a diaphragm between two chambers. The other system demonstrated their inhibition of carbonic anhydrase activity in a cytochemical bioassay for human G17-gastrin, suggesting a blocking effect on the gastrin receptors in the canalicular microvilli or the cell membrane. These experiments suggest a direct pathogenic role for PCA in autoimmune fundal gastritis and in pernicious anaemia.

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