1 Hypergastrinemia in response to gastric inflammation suppresses somatostatin. Yana Zavros 1 , Gabriele Rieder 2 , Amy Ferguson 4 , Linda C. Samuelson 3 and Juanita L. Merchant 1,2,3 Howard Hughes Medical Institute 1 and the Departments of Internal Medicine 2 , Physiology 3 and Pathology 4 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Running Title: Suppression of somatostatin by hypergastrinemia. Corresponding Author Juanita L. Merchant, M.D., Ph.D. 1150 West Medical Drive MSRB I, 3510 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0650 Phone: (734) 647-2944 Fax: (734) 936-1400 email: merchanj@umich.edu Abbreviations: wild type mice (G+/+); gastrin-deficient mice (G-/-); G cells (gastrin- expressing cells); D cells (somatostatin-expressing cells); vehicle treated mice (V); omeprazole treated mice (OM); antibiotics (Abx); colony forming units (CFU). Copyright 2001 by the American Physiological Society. AJP-GI Articles in PresS. Published on October 15, 2001 as DOI 10.1152/ajpgi.00287.2001