title: Intracisternal injection of CRF antagonist blocks surgical stress-induced inhibition of gastric secretion in the rat.
abstract: The effects of intracisternal injection of CRF antagonist, alpha-CRF 9-41, on the inhibition of gastric acid secretion elicited by intracisternal injection of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and stress were investigated in conscious pylorus-ligated rats. Intracisternal injection of the alpha-helical CRF 9-41 (50 micrograms) did not influence basal gastric secretion, but injected concomitantly with intracisternal CRF (5 micrograms), completely blocked CRF (5 micrograms)-induced inhibition of gastric secretory volume, acid concentration and output. Intracisternal injection of alpha-helical CRF 9-41 (3, 10, 50 micrograms) produced a dose-related reversal (0, 52 and 100%) of brain surgery-induced inhibition of gastric acid output. By contrast intravenous injection of CRF antagonist (50 micrograms) did not inhibit gastric hyposecretory response to brain surgery. These data suggest that endogenous CRF in the brain may mediate stress-induced gastric hyposecretion in the rat.
authors.affiliation: Center for Ulcer Research and Education, Veterans' Administration Medical Center, CA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Stephens
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rivier
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taché
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000601:surgery*; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012016:Reference Values; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone; C045089:corticotropin releasing hormone (9-41)