title: Synthetic neuromedin C stimulates exocrine pancreatic secretion in dogs and rats.
abstract: We have examined the effect of neuromedin C on exocrine pancreatic secretion both in vivo and in vitro, and compared its bioactivity with those of related peptides. In anesthetized dogs, neuromedin C caused a dose-dependent initial reduction of pancreatic blood flow and an increase in secretin-stimulated exocrine pancreatic secretion, and had almost the same potency as gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) in decreasing pancreatic blood flow. A potent stimulatory effect on exocrine pancreatic secretion was found in conscious dogs accompanied by a significant elevation in the circulating cholecystokinin (CCK) levels. In isolated rat pancreatic acini, amylase was released dose-dependently in response to neuromedin C. This study demonstrates that neuromedin C (a smaller molecular form of GRP) possesses potent bioactivity on exocrine pancreas and suggests that two factors may be involved in the mechanism by which this peptide effects exocrine secretion, namely; direct stimulation on acinar cells and stimulation of CCK release.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000681:Amylases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001839:Bombesin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000097:blood; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D019886:Gastrin-Releasing Peptide; D005755:Gastrins / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D015287:Neurokinin B / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D010179:Pancreas / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D005755:Gastrins; D009479:Neuropeptides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010455:Peptides; D019886:Gastrin-Releasing Peptide; C040794:neuromedin C; D015287:Neurokinin B; C038393:neuromedin B; D002766:Cholecystokinin; D000681:Amylases; D001839:Bombesin