Abstract
Serotonin and substance P of gastrointestinal origin have been measured by radioimmunoassay in the bowel lumen under basal and stimulated conditions. To investigate the possibility that local blood flow may be influenced by these endoluminal hormones, 26 cats were studied with exogenous serotonin and substance P infused endoluminally into isolated proximal jejunal segments in vivo. Regional blood flow was measured by using the radioactive microsphere technique before, during, and after the endoluminal instillation of two doses of substance P (3.9 and 30 ng/min) or serotonin (0.9 and 21 μg/min). Neither dose of substance P changed systemic blood pressure. Substance P at the lower dose caused an increase in blood flow to the experimental jejunal mucosa (from 53±10 ml/min per 100 g to 102±20 ml/min per 100 g, P < 0.01). The higher dose of endoluminal substance P similarly increased blood flow to the experimental jejunal mucosal fraction, and also increased blood flow to the experimental jejunal muscularis fraction (from 17±3 ml/min per 100 g to 23±3 ml/min per 100 g, P < 0.02). Serotonin increased blood flow to the experimental jejunal muscularis only at the higher dose (17±4 ml/min per 100 g to 25±4 ml/min per 100 g tissue, P < 0.01). These results provide evidence for a dose-related local effect of endoluminal substance P on gastrointestinal blood flow.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1329-1333 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Investigation |
Volume | 70 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1982 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine