title: Effect of met-enkephalin and met-enkephalin-Arg6-Phe7 on bombesin-like immunoreactivity (BLI), somatostatin and gastrin secretion from the perfused rat stomach.
abstract: In the present study we examined the effect of the two endogenous opioids met-enkephalin and met-enkephalin Arg6Phe7 on gastric bombesin-like immunoreactivity, gastrin and somatostatin release. At doses of 10(-11), 10(-9), 10(-8) and 10(-6) M both peptides elicited a significant stimulation of bombesin-like immunoreactivity secretion, while the same doses of morphine were ineffective. The stimulatory effect was abolished by naloxone. Met-enkephalin and met-enkephalin Arg6Phe7 stimulated somatostatin secretion at a dose of 10(-8) M, and this effect was reversible by naloxone. Neither peptide had any effect on gastrin secretion. In conclusion, the data demonstrate that both enkephalins must be considered potential regulators of bombesin-like immunoreactivity secretion in the rat stomach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine II, Technical University of Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Madaus
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schusdziarra
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Erberl
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seufferlein
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Classen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001839:Bombesin / Q000378:metabolism*; D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000502:physiology*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D005755:Gastrins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009270:Naloxone / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005755:Gastrins; D009270:Naloxone; D013004:Somatostatin; D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine; C027511:enkephalin-Met, Arg(6)-Phe(7)-; D001839:Bombesin