title: Activation of CCK-A receptors induces elevation of plasma corticosterone in rats.
abstract: Cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8) and ceruletide (1 microgram/kg) produced a pronounced increment of plasma corticosterone levels at 30 min after intraperitoneal administration. The response to these peptides was suppressed by pretreatment with a selective antagonist for CCK-A receptors, (-)L-364,718, in a dose-related manner, but not with an antagonist for CCK-B receptors, (+)L-365,260. However, (-)L-364,718 itself had no effect on basal levels of plasma corticosterone. These results indicate that peripheral administration of CCK-8 and ceruletide stimulates the hypothalamo-pituitary adrenal axis through the activation of CCK-A receptors, but not CCK-B receptors.
authors.affiliation: Shionogi Research Laboratories, Sagisu, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Katsuura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ibii
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsushita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001570:Benzodiazepinones / Q000494:pharmacology; D002108:Ceruletide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000097:blood*; D020109:Devazepide; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008297:Male; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011949:Receptors, Cholecystokinin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D012844:Sincalide / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D001570:Benzodiazepinones; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds; D011949:Receptors, Cholecystokinin; C058121:L 365260; D002108:Ceruletide; D002766:Cholecystokinin; D020109:Devazepide; D012844:Sincalide; D003345:Corticosterone