title: Comparative effects of secretin (SEC) and cholecystokinin-octapeptide (CCK-8) on pancreatic microcirculation.
abstract: Using epifluorescent microscopy, we investigated the dynamic changes in pancreatic microcirculation in vivo after bolus administration of secretin (SEC) (0.1-10.0 micrograms/100 g body wt) and cholecystokinin-octapeptide (CCK-8) (0.005-1.2 micrograms/100 g body wt) in pentobarbital-anesthetized rats. Pancreatic capillary red cell velocity as a monitor for pancreatic capillary blood flow was measured in 1-min intervals from 2 min prior to 8 min following bolus infusion of SEC or CCK-8. Physiological concentrations of SEC did not increase pancreatic capillary blood flow. However, pharmacological SEC concentrations induced a dose-dependent increase in pancreatic capillary blood flow (to 162 +/- 19% of baseline; P < 0.05), due to an increase in blood flow velocity (to 153 +/- 18% of baseline; P < 0.05). In contrast, bolus administration of physiological CCK-8 concentrations, which have been proven to stimulate enzyme secretion, induced a transient and dose-dependent increase in pancreatic capillary blood flow (to 235 +/- 24% of baseline; P < 0.05), due to an increase in blood flow velocity (to 184 +/- 13% of baseline; P < 0.05) and capillary diameters (+0.63 +/- 0.15 micron; P < 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Saarland, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Plusczyk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marzi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Harbauer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Feifel
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000187:drug effects; D001810:Blood Volume / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000187:drug effects; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D012633:Secretin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012844:Sincalide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012633:Secretin; D012844:Sincalide