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Chromogranin A (CgA)--the influence of various factors in vivo and in vitro, and existing disorders on it's concentration in blood.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20806183     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Chromogranin A (CgA) is regarded as a major, nonspecific neuroendocrine tumour (NET) marker. The results of CgA blood concentration, however, may actually be influenced by various factors or coexisting pathological conditions. Among the factors causing a substantial increase of the blood CgA concentration are: treatment with proton-pump inhibitors or H₂-receptor blockers, chronic atrophic gastritis (type A), impaired renal function, prostate cancer and BPH, and rheumatoid arthritis with high level of RF IgM. In addition, the sort of investigated biological material (whether it is serum or plasma) is of importance. There are also many conditions which may have a moderate or little influence on the concentration of CgA, among them are: inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease), deteriorating liver function, untreated essential hypertension, heart failure, hypercortisolism, pregnancy, and, in some subjects, ingestion of a meal. Proper assessment of the CgA results requires detailed knowledge about various factors, drugs, and pathological conditions influencing its concentration in blood.
Authors:
Piotr Glinicki; Wojciech Jeske
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Endokrynologia Polska     Volume:  61     ISSN:  0423-104X     ISO Abbreviation:  Endokrynol Pol     Publication Date:    2010 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-31     Completed Date:  2011-01-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370674     Medline TA:  Endokrynol Pol     Country:  Poland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  384-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Endocrinology, The Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland. piotr.glinicki@wp.pl
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Chromogranin A / blood*
Chronic Disease
Eating / physiology
Female
Gastritis, Atrophic / blood
Histamine H2 Antagonists / pharmacology
Humans
Hypertension / blood
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / blood
Kidney Diseases / blood
Male
Pregnancy / blood*
Prostatic Hyperplasia / blood
Prostatic Neoplasms / blood
Proton Pump Inhibitors / pharmacology
Tumor Markers, Biological / blood*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Chromogranin A; 0/Histamine H2 Antagonists; 0/Proton Pump Inhibitors; 0/Tumor Markers, Biological

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