The use of monosodium glutamate in the combined therapy of patients with atrophic gastritis
Kochetkov, A.M.; Shlygin, G.K.; Loranskaia, T.I.; Vasilevskaia, L.S.; Kondrashev, S.I.
Voprosy Pitaniia 1992(5-6): 19-22
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-8833 PMID: 1296357 Document Number: 398561
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) taken per os has been found to stimulate gastric secretion provoked by pentagastrin. MSG gave rise to a marked elevation of endogenic gastrin levels both in experimental animals and atrophic gastritis patients. Thirty-six patients with secretory gastric insufficiency received MSG as an additive to their food during combined therapy of their disease. The preparation proved to be well-tolerated, good stimulant of gastric secretion, efficient in digestion improvement. MSG is recommended as an adjuvant in combined therapy of atrophic gastritis.