title: Inhibition of pentagastrin-stimulated acid secretion after subcutaneous administration of a new somatostatin analogue.
abstract: Somatostatin, a peptide present in hypothalamus, gastric mucosa, and pancreas suppresses several gastrointestinal functions. Its short half life has prevented clinical use. We have therefore evaluated the effect of subcutaneous administration of a new synthetic somatostatin analogue, in comparison with a placebo, on pentagastrin stimulated acid secretion in six healthy volunteers. On different days, acid secretion was measured continuously, after a basal 30 minutes, for six hours during 3 micrograms/kg/h of intravenous pentagastrin. Acid secretion was measured with a marker technique (0.1% phenol red) to correct for duodenal volume loss. Blood was drawn in regular intervals to measure plasma somatostatin concentrations by radio immunoassay. One hour after starting the pentagastrin infusion, a single subcutaneous injection of either 100 micrograms somatostatin analogue, or placebo (isotonic saline) was given. In a follow up study, somatostatin was given subcutaneously in a dose of 200 micrograms. No difference in efficacy was observed between the two doses. A single subcutaneous injection of the somatostatin analogue significantly suppressed acid secretion for five hours (p less than 0.01). Maximal inhibition was approximately 75%. Mean elimination half life of the analogue was approximately 80 minutes. We suggest that the new somatostatin analogue might be useful for clinical use.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Whitehouse
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beglinger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rüttimann
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gyr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005744:Gastric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000187:drug effects; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008297:Male; D015282:Octreotide; D010418:Pentagastrin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D013004:Somatostatin; D010418:Pentagastrin; D015282:Octreotide