AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 260, Issue 6 807-G814, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Epidermal growth factor upregulates intestinal electrolyte and nutrient transport

K. Opleta-Madsen, J. Hardin and D. G. Gall
Intestinal Disease Research Unit, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The role of epidermal growth factor (EGF) in the acute regulation of intestinal transport of electrolytes and glucose was examined. In vivo transport studies were performed in New Zealand White rabbits (500-900 g) using a single-pass perfusion technique. In vitro net fluxes were determined under short-circuited conditions in Ussing chambers. Kinetic parameters of glucose transport in the presence and absence of EGF were measured in brush-border membrane vesicles. In vivo studies showed that the addition of 60 ng/ml EGF to the perfusate resulted in increased absorption of H2O, Na+, Cl-, and glucose from the jejunum. In Ussing chambers, the presence of EGF caused an increase in jejunal net fluxes of glucose-stimulated Na+ and 3-O-methylglucose due to an increase in mucosal-to-serosal movements. Verapamil abolished the EGF effect. In the absence of glucose, net fluxes of Na+ and Cl- were enhanced in the presence of EGF due to a decrease in the serosal-to-mucosal movement of both ions. Verapamil had no effect on this decrease. The incubation of EGF with brush-border membrane vesicles had no effect on either the maximal flux or the Michaelis constant of glucose transport. These results indicate that EGF is capable of regulating absorption of electrolytes and nutrients from the small intestine and suggest a role for this peptide in the control of intestinal transport.

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