title: Effect of ethanol on pancreatic exocrine secretion in rats.
abstract: The effect of ethanol on pancreatic exocrine secretion was studied in isolated rat pancreatic acini. Ethanol caused a dose-dependent stimulation of amylase release, and a twofold increase of amylase release was observed with 600 mM ethanol. Ethanol inhibited cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8)- and carbamylcholine-stimulated amylase release and similarly inhibited binding of [125I]CCK-8 and [N-methyl-3H]scopolamine to isolated rat pancreatic acini in a dose-dependent manner. The inhibitory effect of ethanol was fully reversible with respect to CCK-8-induced amylase release. On the other hand, ethanol potentiated secretin- and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-stimulated amylase release. Ethanol induced a small but significant increase in Ca2+ efflux, whereas CCK-8 induced an immediate and large increase, but ethanol significantly inhibited CCK-8-stimulated Ca2+ efflux. The present study clearly demonstrates the dual effects of ethanol on pancreatic exocrine function: stimulation and inhibition. We suggest that mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ may be involved in the mechanism of ethanol's action on isolated rat pancreatic acini.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okabayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otsuki
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012601:Scopolamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D012633:Secretin / Q000494:pharmacology; D012844:Sincalide / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D012633:Secretin; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D000431:Ethanol; D002217:Carbachol; D012601:Scopolamine; D000681:Amylases; D012844:Sincalide; D002118:Calcium