title: Effects of histamine and related compounds on the release of immunoreactive thyrotropin-releasing hormone from the rat stomach in vitro.
abstract: Effects of histamine and related compounds on the release of immunoreactive thyrotropin-releasing hormone (ir-TRH) from the rat stomach in vitro were studied. The rat stomach was incubated in medium 199 with 1.0 mg/ml of bacitracin and 100 micrograms/ml of ascorbic acid (pH 7.4) for 20 min. The amount of TRH release into the medium was measured by radioimmunoassay. The ir-TRH release from the rat stomach was enhanced significantly in a dose-related manner with the addition of histamine and inhibited with the addition of famotidine, but not with mepyramine. The stimulatory effect of histamine on ir-TRH release from the stomach was partially blocked with the addition of famotidine, but not with mepyramine. The elution profile of acid-methanol-extracted rat stomach on Sephadex G-10 was identical to that of synthetic TRH. These findings suggest that histamine stimulated ir-TRH release from the rat stomach in vitro, and that histamine's effects may be mediated via a H2-receptor.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D006632:Histamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D000432:Methanol; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013270:Stomach / Q000187:drug effects; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014020:Tissue Extracts / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014020:Tissue Extracts; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D006632:Histamine; D000432:Methanol