Randomized Controlled Trial
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2018; 24(14): 1550-1561
Published online Apr 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i14.1550
Table 5 Histopathology of gastric mucosa: neuroendocrine cell density (/mm2)
LPZ 15 mg
VPZ 10 mg
VPZ 20 mg
nMean (SD)nMean (SD)nMean (SD)
Epithelial cells (× 103)
Baseline281.58 (0.4831)291.82 (0.3188)281.74 (0.3943)
Week 24241.63 (0.2689)261.71 (0.4304)281.54 (0.4744)
Grimelius-positive cells (× 102)
Baseline280.716 (0.3997)290.705 (0.5562)280.656 (0.3778)
Week 24241.06 (0.2676)261.07 (0.3858)280.943 (0.4260)
Chromogranin A-positive cells (× 102)
Baseline281.35 (0.6625)291.25 (0.7250)281.35 (0.7073)
Week 24241.35 (0.2962)261.31 (0.4595)281.20 (0.5041)
Synaptophysin-positive cells (× 102)
Baseline281.73 (0.7005)291.73 (0.8123)281.83 (0.9076)
Week 24241.58 (0.3716)261.55 (0.4490)281.45 (0.6173)
Ki-67-positive cells (× 102)
Baseline281.44 (0.8192)291.10 (0.6624)281.32 (0.5513)
Week 24241.14 (0.5037)261.09 (0.4075)281.05 (0.4853)