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The reaction is inhibited by ascorbic acid and catalysed by thiocyanate.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Aim:<\/jats:bold>\n                    To determine whether there is intragastric regional variation in the chemical conditions promoting luminal nitrosation following nitrate ingestion.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Using microdialysis probes, we measured concentrations of nitrite, ascorbic acid, total vitamin C, and thiocyanate simultaneously in saliva, the distal oesophagus, cardia, and the proximal and distal stomach of 17 healthy volunteers before and following intragastric nitrate (2 mmol) administration.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    The median pH in the distal oesophagus, cardia, and proximal and distal stomach were 7, 2.6, 1.9, and 1.7, respectively, before, and were similar following nitrate administration. Mean nitrite concentration in the distal oesophagus was similar to that of saliva, being 29.1 \u03bcM and 36.7 \u03bcM, respectively, before nitrate and increasing to 181.6 \u03bcM and 203.3 \u03bcM after nitrate ingestion. Within the stomach, mean (SEM) nitrite concentration following nitrate was higher in the cardia (45.5 (12.7) \u03bcM) than in the mid (7.8 (3.1)) (p&lt;0.01) or distal (0.8 (0.6)) (p&lt;0.1) stomach, and ascorbic acid concentration was lower at the cardia (13.0 (6.1)) than in the mid (51 (19.2)) (p&lt;0.02) or distal (86 (29)) (p&lt;0.01) stomach. Consequently, the median ascorbic acid to nitrite ratio was lowest at the cardia (0.3) (p&lt;0.01) versus the mid (7.8) or distal (40) stomach. 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