title: Bioassay of gastrin using the isolated vascularly perfused rat stomach. A new, simplified and sensitive method.
abstract: Radioimmunoassays are sensitive and specific methods for measurement of the concentrations of regulatory peptides. However, aspects of physiological, pathophysiological and pharmacological research require knowledge about the biological activity which does not necessarily vary concomitantly with immunological activity. The present work describes a simplified bioassay for gastrin based on the gastric histamine releasing properties of this peptide, using an isolated vascularly perfused rat stomach preparation with a crystalline perfusate and a specific radioimmunoassay for histamine. The establishment of a dose-response curve is described, as well as the utilization of the bioassay on sera from patients with hypergastrinaemia. The method is sensitive for gastrin in the low (4 pmol L-1) picomolar range.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mårvik
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sandvik
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Waldum
mesh_terms: D000752:Anemia, Pernicious / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D005755:Gastrins / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood*; D005756:Gastritis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010477:Perfusion; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply / Q000737:chemistry*; D015043:Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D005755:Gastrins