PMID: 2500025Jun 1, 1989Paper

Medullary sites for TRH analogue stimulation of gastric contractility in the rat

The American Journal of Physiology
T GarrickY Taché

Abstract

Medullary sites at which the stable thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) analogue, RX 77368 (p-Glu-His-[3,3'-dimethyl]-Pro-NH2), stimulates gastric contractility were investigated in rats under urethan anesthesia. The peptide analogue was microinjected in 50-100 nl of volume unilaterally into various brain stem nuclei using glass micropipettes (50 microns). Gastric contractility was recorded continuously with acutely implanted strain-gauge force transducers and traces analyzed by computer. RX 77368 (2.6-77 pmol) microinjected into the dorsal vagal complex (DVC) dose dependently stimulated gastric contractility. Peptide action (77 pmol) had a rapid onset with a peak response at 15 min, continued for 45 min after the microinjection, and was blocked by vagotomy. TRH microinjected into the DVC had a shorter duration of action. RX 77368 (0.7-77 pmol) microinjected into the nucleus ambiguus also dose dependently stimulated gastric contractions. In contrast, microinjection of RX 77368 (77 pmol) into the hypoglossal nucleus had no effect. These findings demonstrate that the DVC and nucleus ambiguus are sites of action for TRH-induced stimulation of gastric contractility in the rat. The effect is dose dependent, long lasting, site specif...Continue Reading

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