title: Cholecystokinin and gallbladder contraction: effect of CCK infusion.
abstract: Cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8) was infused intravenously in five normal subjects. Plasma levels of CCK-8 and infusion concentrations were measured by a specific radioimmunoassay and gallbladder volumes wee monitored using ultrasound. Calculated CCK-8 infusion rates were 16.4, 32.8, and 65.6 pmol.kg(-1) hr(-1). During infusion of the lowest dose plasma concentrations rose from 8 +/- S.E. 5 to 18 +/- 4 pmol.1(-1) equivalent to normal postprandial concentrations of CCK and were accompanied by a 76 +/- 7% reduction in gallbladder volume. Infusion at the two higher rates resulted in 87 +/- 3% and 88 +/- 3% reduction of initial gallbladder volumes returned to 73 +/- 26% of initial volumes within 30 minutes. These studies are consistent with the hypothesis that CCK is the main postprandial stimulus for gall-bladder contraction.
mesh_terms: D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000097:blood; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000502:physiology; D009821:Oils; D000074241:Peanut Oil; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood; D010938:Plant Oils; D012844:Sincalide; D014465:Ultrasonics
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D009821:Oils; D000074241:Peanut Oil; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010938:Plant Oils; D002766:Cholecystokinin; D012844:Sincalide