title: Systemic circulatory effects of pentagastrin.
abstract: Effects of pentagastrin on systemic circulation were studied in anesthetized cats. Systemic arterial, central venous and portal pressure were monitored with electromanometers and blood flow through the superior mesenteric artery, common carotid artery, femoral artery and ascending aorta were measured with an electromagnetic blood flow meter. Pentagastrin injected intravenously at a doses of 2.0, 4.0 and 8.0 micrograms/kg induced a dose-dependent fall in arterial pressure, heart rate and cardiac output, increased mesenteric blood flow, decreased common carotid artery blood flow, did not change femoral artery blood flow and slightly rose central venous pressure. Atropine blocked observed effects. After repeated injections of the peptide, tachyphylaxis quickly developed. The obtained results indicate that pentagastrin influences general hemodynamics probably via interaction with cholinergic receptors.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physiology, School of Medicine, Cracow.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Pawlik
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gustaw
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Czarnobilski
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Konturek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D010418:Pentagastrin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D010418:Pentagastrin