title: Effect of calcitonin on gall-bladder volume in man.
abstract: The effect of increasing intravenous doses of synthetic salmon calcitonin (0.0044, 0.0088, 0.0175, and 0.0350 iu/kg per min) versus placebo on the fasted gall-bladder volume was assessed in seven normal subjects according to a double-blind study protocol. In addition, the action of calcitonin on meal-induced gall-bladder emptying was examined. Gall-bladder volumes were measured by means of real-time ultrasonography. Calcitonin evoked a dose-dependent relaxation of the fasted gall-bladder. A statistically significant increase of the fasted gall-bladder volume was observed with 0.0175 (23.4 +/- 5.5 cm3 placebo versus 33.9 +/- 7.7 cm3 calcitonin, P less than 0.001) and 0.0350 (21.4 +/- 4.6 cm3 placebo versus 36.1 +/- 8.4 cm3 calcitonin, P less than 0.01) iu/kg per min calcitonin, whereas a mean increase of the gall-bladder volume amounted to 32.1% and 46.5%, respectively. A significant delay of the gall-bladder emptying after calcitonin was reflected by a decrease of the ejection fraction: 23.2 +/- 8.3% calcitonin versus 57.8 +/- 6.9% placebo (P less than 0.02) at 20 min, and 40.5 +/- 8.8% calcitonin versus 67.2 +/- 3.8% placebo (P less than 0.02) at 30 min after the test meal. Calcitonin is concluded to have a potent relaxing effect on the human gall-bladder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Silesian School of Medicine, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jonderko
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Końca
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gołab
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jonderko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D010528:Peristalsis / Q000187:drug effects; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: C028815:salmon calcitonin; D002116:Calcitonin