title: Control of rat gastric somatostatin release by gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
abstract: The influence of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) on gastric somatostatin and gastrin release was studied using an isolated perfused rat stomach preparation. GABA dose-dependently inhibited somatostatin release (maximal inhibition of 44% at 10(-5)M GABA), whereas gastrin secretion was not affected. The GABA agonist muscimol led to a decrease in somatostatin release of similar magnitude. The GABA-induced changes were partially reversed by 10(-5)M atropine. Gastrin secretion was not influenced by either protocol. It is concluded that GABA as a putative neurotransmitter in the enteric nervous system is inhibitory to rat gastric somatostatin release in vitro via cholinergic pathways.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koop
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arnold
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001285:Atropine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D005755:Gastrins / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009118:Muscimol / Q000494:pharmacology; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D005755:Gastrins; D009118:Muscimol; D013004:Somatostatin; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D001285:Atropine