A comparison of lysosomal acid hydrolase activities in human gastric antrum and in different regions of the porcine stomach.

Lysosomes are known to be implicated in many disease states in both humans and animals. In order to assess the possible role of lysosomes in the aetiology of human gastric ulceration, lysosomal enzyme levels and some of their properties were determined in human gastric antrum and in three discrete porcine gastric regions. Of the four regions investigated, the strongest similarity emerged between the enzymes of the porcine pyloric gland area and those of the human antrum. These data suggest that the pyloric gland is an appropriate model tissue for a comparative in vitro study of lysosomal involvement in human gastric ulceration.