title: Response of basal and pentagastrin-stimulated gastric secretion and of serum gastrin to short- and long-term intravenous infusion of salmon calcitonin in hyperchlorhydric subjects.
abstract: In 23 volunteers with gastric hyperchlorhydria the effect of intravenous administration of salmon calcitonin (SMC) on basal (n = 11) and pentagastrin-stimulated gastric secretion (n = 12) and on immunoreactive serum gastrin (n = 11) was studied under various experimental conditions. SMC (0.075 microgram . kg(-1) . 2h(-1) and 0.3 microgram . kg(-1) . h(-1)) caused a statistically significant reduction of HCl output of 75% and 80% and of pepsin of 55% and 90%. Serum gastrin concentration showed a dose-dependent decrease of 17% and 31% respectively. Pentagastrin-stimulated acid secretion was moderately inhibited by short-term administration of SMC (0.15 and 0.30 microgram . kg(-1) . 30 min(-1)), the effect being confined to the period of application of the hormone. Long-term infusion of the smaller dose for 2 1/2 h induced a sustained decrease of HCl output by 55%. It is assumed that SMC inhibits gastric secretion mainly by interfering with the production or liberation, or both, of gastrin. Whether long-term administration of SMC has advantages over substances currently used as therapeutic inhibitors of gastric secretion, e.g. in gastroduodenal bleeding, has yet to be investigated.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000378:metabolism*; D005755:Gastrins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D008875:Middle Aged; D010418:Pentagastrin; D012474:Salmon; D012636:Secretory Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D005755:Gastrins; D002116:Calcitonin; D010418:Pentagastrin; D002118:Calcium