title: The antisecretory effects of somatostatin and analogues in rat descending colon mucosa.
abstract: Somatostatin-14 (SS-14) and somatostatin-28 (SS-28) produce concentration dependent reductions in short-circuit current in rat colonic mucosa. EC50 values of 15.0 and 13.3 nM were obtained for SS-14 and SS-28 respectively while the N-terminal fragments of SS-28, namely somatostatin-(1-12) (SS1-12) and somatostatin-(1-14) (SS1-14) were inactive. Cyclo(Pro-Phe-D-Trp-Lys-Thr-Phe) and cyclo(Pro-Tyr-D-Trp-Lys-Thr-Phe) were potent antisecretory peptides, like SS-14 and SS-28; while the putative somatostatin antagonist, cyclo(7-aminoheptanoyl-Phe-D-Trp-Lys-Thr[Bzl]) exhibited neither agonist nor antagonist effects. Responses to SS-14 could be regulated by agents which affected the secretory state of the epithelium. Antisecretory effects of SS-14 were markedly attenuated by piroxicam and were restored following piroxicam plus either forskolin or vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP). SS-14 also attenuated secretory responses produced by carbachol, substance P (SP), VIP and alpha- and beta-calcitonin gene related peptide (alpha-, beta-CGRP). Therefore, SS-14 exhibits broad spectrum antisecretory effects in rat descending colon mucosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, U.K.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ferrar
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Cuthbert
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000494:pharmacology; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003106:Colon / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010894:Piroxicam / Q000494:pharmacology; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053561:Somatostatin-28; D013373:Substance P / Q000494:pharmacology; D013779:Tetrodotoxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000494:pharmacology; D062367:ortho-Aminobenzoates / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011498:Protein Precursors; D062367:ortho-Aminobenzoates; D010894:Piroxicam; D005576:Colforsin; D013373:Substance P; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D013779:Tetrodotoxin; D013004:Somatostatin; D053561:Somatostatin-28; D002217:Carbachol; C001209:fenamic acid; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide