title: Cholecystokinin and bombesin act independently to decrease food intake in the rat.
abstract: The satiating effects of cholecystokinin-octapeptide (CCK-8) and bombesin (BBS) when injected alone and in combination were compared in intact rats. When injected alone, both CCK-8 and BBS elicited a dose-related decrease of 30-minute food intake. Injections of BBS were less potent than the equivalent doses of CCK-8 in producing satiety. BBS reached an asymptotic level of suppression of approximately 40 percent at a dose of 2 micrograms/kg, whereas injections of 4 micrograms/kg of CCK-8 resulted in a 72 percent suppression of food intake. When the two peptides were administered in a single injection, the resulting suppression of food intake was equivalent to that which would be predicted if their effects were completely additive. These results support the hypothesis that CCK-8 and BBS act via independent mechanisms to induce satiety. A preliminary model of peptidergic satiety, based on this hypothesis, is proposed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001839:Bombesin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012527:Satiation / Q000187:drug effects; D012844:Sincalide
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010455:Peptides; D002766:Cholecystokinin; D012844:Sincalide; D001839:Bombesin