AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 269, Issue 2 305-G312, Copyright © 1995 by American Physiological Society

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Neuronal regulation of the release and action of secretin-releasing peptide and secretin

P. Li, T. M. Chang and W. Y. Chey
Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York 14642, USA.

The acid-stimulated release of secretin is mediated by a secretin-releasing peptide (SRP) in rats. In the present study we investigated to determine whether a neural mechanism(s) is involved in the regulation of release and action of SRP in anesthetized rats. A concentrated acid perfusate (CAP) containing SRP was obtained from donor rats. CAP administered to recipient rats significantly increased pancreatic flow volume (81.6 +/- 18.3%), bicarbonate output (188.7 +/- 15.6%), and plasma secretin level (from 0.9 +/- 0.2 to 4.4 +/- 0.5 pM). However, this effect was attenuated by CAP from donor rats pretreated with tetrodotoxin (TTX), propranolol, bilateral subdiaphragmatic vagotomy (BSV), or systemic and topical administration of capsaicin. In contrast, CAP from donor rats pretreated with phentolamine, atropine, or hexamethonium did not alter the increase in plasma secretin concentration and pancreatic secretion. Moreover, the action of CAP on secretin release was significantly inhibited in the recipient rats pretreated with TTX, BSV, and topical applications of capsaicin but was not suppressed in the recipient rats pretreated with atropine, hexamethonium, or propranolol. Furthermore, perivagal and duodenojejunal mucosal application of capsaicin abolished the pancreatic secretory response to secretin at 5 pmol.kg-1.h-1. In conclusion, the release and action of both SRP and secretin are mediated by a vagal afferent pathway. beta-Adrenergic receptors also play a significant role in the release of SRP.

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