title: The cholecystokinin receptor antagonist CR1409 increases plasma cholecystokinin in rats.
abstract: This study was undertaken to determine whether plasma cholecystokinin (CCK) levels are affected by the administration of the CCK-receptor antagonist CR1409 to rats. Infusion of 0.19, 0.94 and 4.75 mg/kg.h CR1409 for 30 min each into 6 conscious rats increased (P less than 0.05) plasma CCK from 1.3 +/- 0.5 to 6.0 +/- 1.2, 5.4 +/- 1.2, and 5.4 +/- 1.0 pM, respectively. In a subsequent study infusion of stepwise increasing lower doses of 0.3, 1.5, 7.5, 37.5 and 187.5 micrograms/kg.h CR1409 for 30 min each into 6 other rats dose-dependently increased (P less than 0.05) plasma CCK from 1.4 +/- 0.3 to 3.1 +/- 0.6, 4.1 +/- 0.8, 5.4 +/- 1.0, 5.9 +/- 0.8 and 7.1 +/- 1.1 pM, while infusion of saline did not affect plasma CCK concentrations. We therefore conclude that the CCK-receptor antagonist CR1409 increases plasma CCK in the rat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University Hospital of Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: de Jong
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Lamers
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000097:blood*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005973:Glutamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D008297:Male; D011377:Proglumide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D005973:Glutamine; D002766:Cholecystokinin; D011377:Proglumide; C048181:lorglumide