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Peripherally injected bombesin inhibits GH secretion in conscious, freely moving rats and in sodium pentobarbital-anesthetized rats. This inhibition of GH secretion is unusually prolonged, lasting up to 90 min after a single ip injection. The duration of inhibition of GH secretion by bombesin is greater than that observed for somatostatin (SRIF) in the same bioassay. The inhibition of GH release occurs concomitantly with stimulation of gastrin release and is independent of stimulatory effects of bombesin on plasma glucose. The structurally related mammalian gastrin-releasing peptide also inhibits GH secretion in the pentobarbital-anesthetized rat after peripheral injection. Peripherally administered bombesin blocks GH-releasing factor stimulation of GH secretion. Prior treatment of pentobarbital-anesthetized rats with SRIF-specific anti-serum blocks the inhibitory effect of bombesin on GH secretion. No effect of bombesin on GH secretion was observed in primary cultures of rat anterior pituitary cells. These data suggest that peripherally administered bombesin stimulates SRIF secretion, most probably of hypothalamic origin, which, in turn, inhibits pituitary secretion of GH. This sensitivity of the hypothalamus to a peripherally rather than centrally administered peptide has important mechanistic and therapeutic implications.
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