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Action of caerulein on gastric emptying of the conscious rat. 1980

C Scarpignato, and T Capovilla, and G Bertaccini

Caerulein was shown to delay gastric emptying in conscious rats in a dose-dependent fashion. The threshold dose was about 0.05 mug/kg by the intraperitoneal route. Maximum effect was obtained with 5 mug/kg. Neutralization of acidity or reduction of gastric juice by mean of NaHCO3 or cimetidine, respectively, did not modify the effect of the peptide. Chlorpheniramine was similarly ineffective. The effect of caerulein on gastric emptying was most probably connected with a strong contraction of the gastroduodenal junction previously observed in different experimental conditions and was not affected by H1- or H2-histamine antagonists. The C-terminal heptapeptide of cholecystokinin behaved quite similarly to caerulein. The present study emphasizes the close parallelism between results obtained in the in situ stomach preparation of anaesthetized rats and gastric emptying in conscious animals.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D010637	Phenolsulfonphthalein	Red dye, pH indicator, and diagnostic aid for determination of renal function. It is used also for studies of the gastrointestinal and other systems.	Phenol Red,Sulfonphthal,Sulphental,Sulphonthal
D002108	Ceruletide	A specific decapeptide obtained from the skin of Hila caerulea, an Australian amphibian. Caerulein is similar in action and composition to CHOLECYSTOKININ. It stimulates gastric, biliary, and pancreatic secretion; and certain smooth muscle. It is used in paralytic ileus and as diagnostic aid in pancreatic malfunction.	Caerulein,Cerulein,Ceruletid,FI-6934,Takus,FI 6934,FI6934
D002766	Cholecystokinin	A peptide, of about 33 amino acids, secreted by the upper INTESTINAL MUCOSA and also found in the central nervous system. It causes gallbladder contraction, release of pancreatic exocrine (or digestive) enzymes, and affects other gastrointestinal functions. Cholecystokinin may be the mediator of satiety.	Pancreozymin,CCK-33,Cholecystokinin 33,Uropancreozymin
D004305	Dose-Response Relationship, Drug	The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug.	Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D005502	Food	Substances taken in by the body to provide nourishment.	Foods
D005746	Gastric Emptying	The evacuation of food from the stomach into the duodenum.	Emptying, Gastric,Emptyings, Gastric,Gastric Emptyings
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D051381	Rats	The common name for the genus Rattus.	Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus