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Involvement of cholecystokinin receptor in the inhibition of gastric emptying by oxytocin in male rats

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The effects of oxytocin (OT) on gastric emptying and plasma levels of cholecystokinin (CCK) were studied in male rats. Gastrointestinal motility was assessed in rats 15 min after intragastric instillation of a test meal containing charcoal and Na2 51CrO4. Gastric emptying was determined by measuring the amount of radiolabeled chromium contained in the small intestine as a percentage of the initial amount received. Blood samples were collected for OT and CCK radioimmunoassay. After administration of OT (0.2–0.8 mg kg–1), gastric emptying was inhibited, whereas plasma concentrations of OT and CCK were increased in a dose-dependent manner. Atosiban, an oxytocin receptor antagonist, effectively attenuated the OT-induced inhibition of gastric emptying. However, administration of atosiban alone had no effect on gastric emptying. Devazepide (3 mg kg–1), a selective CCKA receptor antagonist, effectively attenuated the OT-induced inhibition of gastric emptying. L-365, 260, a selective CCKB receptor antagonist, did not alter the OT-induced inhibition of gastric emptying. These results suggest that OT inhibits gastric emptying in male rats via a mechanism involving CCK stimulation and CCKA receptor activation.

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  1. Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan, Republic of China, , , , ,

    Chiu-Lung Wu, Jui-Ling Wang & Paulus S. Wang

  2. Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan, Republic of China, , , , ,

    Chen-Road Hung

  3. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11221, Taiwan, Republic of China, , , , ,

    Full-Young Chang

  4. Division of Reproductive Sciences, Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA, , , , ,

    Francis K.-Y. Pau

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Wu, CL., Hung, CR., Chang, FY. et al. Involvement of cholecystokinin receptor in the inhibition of gastric emptying by oxytocin in male rats. Pflugers Arch - Eur J Physiol 445, 187–193 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00424-002-0925-7

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