title: Effect of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide on porcine gastrointestinal electrical activity.
abstract: The influence of intravenous infusion of VIP, 150 and 300 pmol/kg/min, on gastrointestinal electrical activity was studied in conscious piglets with electrodes implanted in the wall of the antrum pylori, duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. Both doses resulted in a decrease in antral electrical activity. In the small intestine, only the lower dose caused a shortening of the irregular spiking activity phase in the jejunum and ileum. In the jejunum this resulted in a reduction of the MMC interval. It may be concluded that the prevailing effect of VIP is an inhibition of gastrointestinal electrical activity in the piglet.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Physiology, University Centre of Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wechsung
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Houvenaghel
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004064:Digestive System / Q000187:drug effects; D004068:Digestive System Physiological Phenomena; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004386:Duodenum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007082:Ileum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007583:Jejunum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D016065:Myoelectric Complex, Migrating / Q000187:drug effects*; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D013552:Swine; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide