title: Effect of intracerebroventricular administration of rat calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), human calcitonin and [Asu1,7]-eel calcitonin on gastric acid secretion in rats.
abstract: The effect of intracerebroventricular injection of rat calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), human calcitonin (CT) and [Asu1,7]-eel CT on the volume and acidity of gastric juice was examined in the pylorus-ligated male rats. These 3 peptides were effective in suppressing both the volume and acidity of secreted gastric juice. Their potency on a molar basis, however, was markedly different; [Asu1,7]-eel CT was most potent, followed by human CT and finally by rat CGRP. These finding suggest that CGRP could not substitute for [Asu1,7]-eel or human CT in exerting the suppressive effect of gastric acid secretion.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D004524:Eels; D005744:Gastric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D005745:Gastric Acidity Determination; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D009479:Neuropeptides; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide