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The inhibitory mechanism of dopamine (DA) on rat gastric motility was investigated in association with DA receptors. Gastric movement was assessed according to the method of Jacoby et al and was expressed with the system of Ludwick et al. (1968). DA inhibited gastric movement in both the corpus and antrum in a dose-dependent manner. Domperidone, a specific antagonist of DA2 receptor, suppressed DA-induced inhibition of gastric movement in a dose-dependent manner. SCH23390, a specific antagonist of DA1 receptor did not affect DA-induced inhibition of gastric movement. LY171555, a specific agonist of DA2 receptor, inhibited gastric movement in both the corpus and antrum in a dose-dependent manner. SKF38393, a specific agonist of DA1 receptor, did not affect gastric movement. These results indicate that DA plays an important role in the inhibitory regulation of gastric motility, through DA2 receptor but not DA1 receptor.
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Nagahata, Y., Urakawa, T., Kuroda, H. et al. The effect of dopamine on rat gastric motility. Gastroenterol Jpn 27, 482–487 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02777783
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