title: Effect of gastrin on pancreatic enzyme secretion and gallbladder emptying in man.
abstract: This study was designed to assess the effect of unsulfated synthetic human little gastrin (HG-17-I) on pancreatic secretion and gallbladder emptying in man. During continuous gastric and duodenal aspiration, 6 male subjects were given, on different days, either HG-17-I (7, 20, 60, 180 AND 540 PMOL KG-1 HR-1), chlecystokinin (0.1, 0.3, and 0.9 UKg hr-1) or 238 pmol kg-1 (500 ng kg-1) of HG-17-I as a rapid intravenous injection. Trypsin output and bilirubin output increased significantly (P less than 0.05) above basal levels during the infusion of both peptides. During HG-17-I infusion the highest trypsin output (2.08 +/- 0.22 Karmen U per 10 min) and bilirubin output (4.66 +/- 0.61 mg per 10 min) occurred during the 60 pmol kg-1 hr-1 dose, whereas highest acid output occurred during the 540 pmol kg-1 hr-1 dose. Rapid intravenous injection of HG-17-I produced a prompt and significant rise in trypsin, bilirubin, bicarbonate, and acid outputs. It is concluded that HG-17-I produced significant pancreatic enzyme secretion and gallbladder emptying at doses that are submaximal for acid secretion, suggesting that this may be a physiological effect of gastrin.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000378:metabolism; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000378:metabolism; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects; D005755:Gastrins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D014357:Trypsin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates; D005755:Gastrins; D014357:Trypsin; D001663:Bilirubin