title: Effect of cisapride on the concentrations of beta-endorphinlike immunoreactivity and substance P-like immunoreactivity in the rat gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: Cisapride is a gastrointestinal prokinetic agent reported to be devoid of direct cholinergic effect from the myenteric plexus of the gut. The effect of cisapride (0.125, 0.5, 2mg/kg, i.p.) on the concentration beta-endorphin and substance P in rat gastrointestinal tract was studied. beta-Endorphinlike immunoreactivity contents were significantly increased in both mucosal and muscular layers of the entire gastrointestinal tract (from gastric body to rectum) of the rats treated with 2 mg/kg of cisapride. beta-Endorphinlike immunoreactivity contents were also increased in a part of the gastrointestinal tract of the rats treated with 0.125 or 0.5 mg/kg of cisapride. Substance P like immunoreactivity contents were significantly decreased in muscular layers of the rectosigmoid colon of the rats treated with 2 mg/kg of cisapride. This study suggests that the prokinetic effects of cisapride may relate to the contents of beta-endorphinlike immunoreactivity and substance P like immunoreactivity in gastrointestinal tract.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020117:Cisapride; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004064:Digestive System / Q000378:metabolism*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000378:metabolism; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats; D013373:Substance P / Q000378:metabolism*; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010880:Piperidines; D013373:Substance P; D001615:beta-Endorphin; D020117:Cisapride