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Objective To discuss the effect of abnormal biliary dynamics on the formation of cholelithiasis.Methods A total of 35 cases of gallstone(Gallstone Group),25 cases of gallbladder polypoid lesions(Polypus Group),and 30 normal cases(Control Group) were included in this study.The fasting gallbladder volume was measured with B-ultrasonography,the serum concentration of vasoactive intestinal poly-peptide(VIP) was determined with radioimmunoassay,and the expression of cholecystokinin-A(CCK-A) receptor in the gallbladder mucous membrane was detected with reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reactions(rt-PCR). Results ①The fasting gallbladder volume was significantly greater in the Gallstone Group than in the other two groups(F=3.45,P=0.039).②The gallbladder contraction rate was significantly lower in the Gallstone Group than in the other two groups(F=5.747,P=0.005).③The postprandial increases of VIP of the three groups were not of statistical significance(F=0.768,P=0.47).④Compared with the Polypus Group,the expression of CCK-A receptor in the Gallstone Group was significantly decreased(t?=4.390,P=0.022).Conclusions ① The increase of the fasting gallbladder volume in the Gallstone Group is associated with the formation of gallstones.②In the Gallstone Group,depressed gallbladder contraction results in the formation of gallstones.③The decreased expression of CCK-A receptor leads to depressed gallbladder contraction,which facilitates the formation of gallstones.④Serum VIP is not related to the formation of gallstones.
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Objective To investigate the effects of cholecystokinin (CCK) on diabetes mellitus with cholecystolithiasis. Methods Relevant literatures of recent years were reviewed. Results CCK exists widely in human body.On the one hand, CCK enhances cholecystolithiasis by causing diabetes. On the other hand, its pathological changes can also lead to cholecystolithiasis. Besides, it is possibility that the CCK-related gene abnormality is the common cause of diabetes and cholecystolithiasis. Conclusion CCK plays an important role in diabetes mellitus complicated with cholecystolithiasis. However, there is much yet to be known about CCK.