title: Portal and cephalic venous gastrin after peptone infusion in the alert dog.
abstract: A model was designed to permit sampling of portal venous blood in nonanesthetized dogs. Five mongrel dogs were prepared with indwelling portal venous catheters and gastric fistulas. After a minimum recovery period of 7 days, a 10 percent peptone meal was infused into the stomach. Portal and peripheral venous sera were obtained in the basal state and at various time points after intragastric peptone infusion. Serum gastrin concentrations were later measured by radioimmunoassay. Mean basal gastrin from portal and peripheral venous sera were 17 +/- 5 and 13 +/- 2 pg/ml, respectively. After peptone infusion, a biphasic gastrin response was observed. The first peak in portal venous serum occurred at 2 minutes, increasing to 49 +/- 20 pg/ml, while in the peripheral venous serum, the initial peak occurred at 4 minutes to 33 +/- 4 pg/ml. The second peak component occurred at 30 minutes in both circulations, increasing to 35 +/- 14 pg/ml in portal venous serum and to 29 +/- 8 pg/ml in peripheral venous serum. The results of this study (1) demonstrate that the release of gastrin after a peptone meal in the dog is prompt and biphasic, and (2) provide an effective method for obtaining simultaneous portal and peripheral venous blood for measurement of gastrointestinal peptides in alert, nonanesthesized dogs.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D004064:Digestive System / Q000098:blood supply; D004285:Dogs; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D005755:Gastrins / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D010461:Peptones; D011169:Portal Vein; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D005755:Gastrins; D010461:Peptones