title: Role of protein kinase C and phosphorylation in bombesin-evoked gastrin release from isolated perfused rat stomach.
abstract: We have recently reported that bombesin (BBS)-stimulated gastrin release is principally dependent on a Ca2+/calmodulin intracellular pathway, and that it is independent of the cyclic AMP-mediated pathway. Recently it was demonstrated that stimulation of protein kinase C (PK-C) resulted in increased gastrin release from the isolated canine G-cells in cultures. The role of PK-C in the BBS-evoked gastrin release, however, remains unexamined. In this study we examined a possible role of PK-C in the secretion of BBS-stimulated gastrin from isolated perfused rat stomach. The effect of phosphorylation on gastrin release, in response to BBS, was also determined. Administration of phorbol ester (PMA 10-100 nM, a PK-C activator) alone significantly provoked gastrin release, but markedly inhibited the BBS (1 nM) stimulated gastrin secretion in a dose-dependent manner. Molybdic acid (phosphatase inhibitor), caused an enhancement of BBS-evoked gastrin response at doses of 5 or greater than 5 mM. These results suggest that: (1) diacylglycerol/PK-C pathway may exert a negative feedback control over BBS-induced gastrin release; (2) phosphorylation step is required for gastrin secretion in response to BBS.
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550.
authors: Y S
authors: YS
authors: Guo
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Thompson
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Singh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001839:Bombesin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005755:Gastrins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008982:Molybdenum / Q000494:pharmacology; D010477:Perfusion; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D005755:Gastrins; C044659:molybdate; D008982:Molybdenum; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D001839:Bombesin