Evidence that peroral calcium does not activate the gastrin-ECL-cell axis in the rat

Regulatory Peptides
V V Surve, R Håkanson

Abstract

The ECL cells are histamine- and pancreastatin-secreting endocrine cells in the oxyntic mucosa, thought to release a blood Ca2+-lowering peptide hormone upon stimulation by gastrin. Previously, we have shown that the ECL cells do not respond to perturbations in blood Ca2+. In the present study, we examine if Ca2+ in the gastric lumen will affect the activity of the gastrin-ECL-cell axis. Freely fed or food deprived (48 h) rats were given an oral load of CaCl2 (or NaCl), and the blood Ca2+ concentration was monitored. The serum gastrin concentration at sacrifice, 3 h after ingestion of CaCl2, was measured together with two parameters of ECL cell activity: the oxyntic mucosal histidine decarboxylase (HDC) activity and the serum pancreastatin concentration. The circulating concentrations of calcitonin and parathyroid hormone (PTH) were also measured. Oral CaCl2 raised the blood Ca2+ in a dose-dependent manner. The two highest doses (which caused damage to the oxyntic mucosa) raised the serum gastrin concentration and the HDC activity in both fed and fasted rats; the serum pancreastatin concentration remained unaffected. Oral CaCl2 raised the serum calcitonin concentration and lowered the serum PTH concentration. The effects of hig...Continue Reading

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