TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of substance P effects on sphincter of Oddi myoelectric activity
AU - Parodi, Jose E.
AU - Zenilman, Michael E.
AU - Becker, James M.
PY - 1989/5
Y1 - 1989/5
N2 - We examined the effects of substance P (SP) on the myoelectric activity of the opossum sphincter of Oddi (SO). Myoelectric data from the SO in five adult opossums were recorded using thin stainless steel electrodes and computer-assisted analog-to-digital conversion. In fully awake and conscious animals, baseline spikeburst activity during phase I of the MMC occurred at a frequency of 28.6 ± 3.1 spikebursts (SB) per 20-min period. Intravenous infusion of graded doses of substance P (from 0.5 to 8.0 μg/kg) stimulated SO myoelectric activity in a dose-related manner (from 80 ± 8 to 235 ± 11 SB/20 min, respectively, P < 0.05 when compared to baseline). The effect of substance P on SO myoelectric activity was antagonized by administration of the H2-blocker, cimetidine (92.0 ± 6.1 vs 48.2 ± 7.0, n = 5, P < 0.05). Administration of the antimuscarinic drug atropine only slightly affected the SO spikeburst frequency when infused prior to SP (73.0 ± 10.4 vs 70.8 ± 8.2, P > 0.05). We conclude that SP stimulated the SO spikeburst frequency in a dose-dependent fashion. Cimetidine markedly inhibited the response of the SO to SP but atropine did not. The excitatory effect of substance P on the opossum SO is mediated at least in part by a histaminergic, noncholinergic pathway.
AB - We examined the effects of substance P (SP) on the myoelectric activity of the opossum sphincter of Oddi (SO). Myoelectric data from the SO in five adult opossums were recorded using thin stainless steel electrodes and computer-assisted analog-to-digital conversion. In fully awake and conscious animals, baseline spikeburst activity during phase I of the MMC occurred at a frequency of 28.6 ± 3.1 spikebursts (SB) per 20-min period. Intravenous infusion of graded doses of substance P (from 0.5 to 8.0 μg/kg) stimulated SO myoelectric activity in a dose-related manner (from 80 ± 8 to 235 ± 11 SB/20 min, respectively, P < 0.05 when compared to baseline). The effect of substance P on SO myoelectric activity was antagonized by administration of the H2-blocker, cimetidine (92.0 ± 6.1 vs 48.2 ± 7.0, n = 5, P < 0.05). Administration of the antimuscarinic drug atropine only slightly affected the SO spikeburst frequency when infused prior to SP (73.0 ± 10.4 vs 70.8 ± 8.2, P > 0.05). We conclude that SP stimulated the SO spikeburst frequency in a dose-dependent fashion. Cimetidine markedly inhibited the response of the SO to SP but atropine did not. The excitatory effect of substance P on the opossum SO is mediated at least in part by a histaminergic, noncholinergic pathway.
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U2 - 10.1016/0022-4804(89)90152-2
DO - 10.1016/0022-4804(89)90152-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 2469860
AN - SCOPUS:0024322875
SN - 0022-4804
VL - 46
SP - 405
EP - 412
JO - Journal of Surgical Research
JF - Journal of Surgical Research
IS - 5
ER -