title: Influence of CCK and bombesin on ACTH and cortisol secretion in the conscious dog.
abstract: Bombesin and cholecystokinin (CCK) have a variety of similar actions. Previous investigations have demonstrated that IP injections of bombesin and CCK-33 increased corticosterone secretion in conscious, freely-moving, fed rats. In this study bombesin or CCk-8 was administered by continuous, intravenous infusion to conscious, awake, fasted, mongrel dogs. Following a 30-40 minute control infusion, a progressively-increasing, stepwise infusion of either bombesin (0.1, 1.0 and 2.0 micrograms/kg-hr) or CCK-8 (62.5, 125, and 250 ng/kg-hr) was administered. Each drug dose was infused for 40-45 minutes and blood samples were drawn at 20-22.5 minutes intervals. Bombesin caused significant, dose-dependent increases in plasma cortisol (286 +/- 39% of control) and plasma ACTH (176 +/- 33% of control). CCK-8 had no consistent effect on either cortisol or ACTH secretion. Whether the lack of effect of CCK-8 in dogs, as compared to rats, is due to species variations or to the differing experimental designs is unknown.
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001839:Bombesin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003243:Consciousness; D004285:Dogs; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005215:Fasting; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D014851:Wakefulness
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D002766:Cholecystokinin; D001839:Bombesin; D006854:Hydrocortisone