title: Peptide YY induces nerve-mediated responses in the guinea pig intestine.
abstract: The actions of peptide YY (PYY) were studied in longitudinal organ-bath preparations of the guinea pig intestine. PYY induced concentration-dependent (10(-9)-5 x 10(-8) M) relaxations of tissue from the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and colon. These responses were unaffected by adrenergic blockade and atropine treatment but could be prevented by tetrodotoxin. The pharmacology of PYY actions in segments of the small and large intestine indicated the involvement of intrinsic nonadrenergic, noncholinergic inhibitory neurones in the relaxation response to this peptide. All tissues could be made tachyphylactic to PYY without affecting their ability to respond to the direct acting muscle relaxants ATP or papaverine. Moreover, nicotinic ganglion stimulated relaxations and cholinergic nerve-mediated contractions were also unaffected. These results show applied PYY to have potent neurogenic actions in the guinea pig intestine with some similarities to PYY actions in the rat intestine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Ottawa, Ont., Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krantis
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Harding
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003106:Colon / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000187:drug effects; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000187:drug effects / Q000294:innervation*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000187:drug effects / Q000294:innervation*; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000294:innervation; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D019894:Peptide YY; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D019894:Peptide YY