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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
6
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1991-10-3
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pubmed:abstractText |
The effects of cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-OP) on the gall-bladder (GB) and sphincter of Oddi (SO) of the Australian brush tailed possum were examined in 45 anaesthetized animals. CCK-OP (20-640 ng/kg) consistently caused the GB to contract in a dose-dependent manner (Kruskal Wallis P less than 0.05). In 20 animals, the same dose range of CCK-OP produced an excitatory response in the SO, increasing the SO motility index (MI = frequency of contractions x mean peak amplitude) dose-dependently (Kruskal Wallis P less than 0.05). In five animals, an inhibitory response, that is, a decrease in MI, was recorded, with 640 ng/kg of CCK-OP producing a 50% decrease in MI. In the remaining 20 animals, variable responses of both excitation and inhibition were elicited within the same animal. The action of CCK-OP on the SO and GB was not modified by atropine, phentolamine or propranolol. Tetrodotoxin (TTX) reversed the inhibitory responses of the SO to CCK-OP such that responses were excitatory (sign test P less than 0.05). TTX did not alter the response of the GB to CCK-OP. It is concluded that CCK-OP acts directly on smooth muscle receptors of the GB. In the SO, its action is mediated via non-cholinergic, non-noradrenergic inhibitory neurons and also by a direct excitatory action on the smooth muscle of the SO.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0815-9319
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
4
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
497-503
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:2491218-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:2491218-Gallbladder,
pubmed-meshheading:2491218-Muscle, Smooth,
pubmed-meshheading:2491218-Muscle Contraction,
pubmed-meshheading:2491218-Opossums,
pubmed-meshheading:2491218-Peristalsis,
pubmed-meshheading:2491218-Receptors, Cholecystokinin,
pubmed-meshheading:2491218-Sincalide,
pubmed-meshheading:2491218-Sphincter of Oddi
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Gall-bladder and sphincter of Oddi response to cholecystokinin in the Australian possum.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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