[Examination of the acute effect of prednisolone on the acid secretion of the stimulated gastric mucosa in man].

In comparison with the maximal acid stimulation produced by intravenous infusion of histalog (2 mg/kg bw/h), a single intravenous injection of 25 mg prednisolone during maximal acid stimulation produced by pentagastrin (1.5 mug/kg bw/h) does not cause a significant change of secretion rate or ionic composition of gastric juice in man. This suggests that there is a greater dependence of histalog stimulation than of pentagastrin stimulation on the normal secretion of glucocorticoids.