title: Gamma-hydroxybutyrate increases gastric emptying in rats.
abstract: The influence of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB; 10, 50 or 100 mg/kg orally) and of its receptor antagonist, NCS-382 (25, 100 or 200 mg/kg orally, and 100 or 200 mg/kg intraperitoneally), on gastric emptying was studied in rats by measuring the serum level of acetaminophen (20 mg/rat orally, 30 min after GHB or NCS-382) 15, 30, 45 and 60 min after acetaminophen administration, or the amount of acetaminophen still present in the stomach 30 min after its administration. The highest dose of GHB produced a significant increase in 15 and 30 min serum levels of acetaminophen, indicating an acceleration of gastric emptying. A similar result was obtained with the prokinetic drug cisapride, at the oral dose of 2 mg/kg. On the other hand, NCS-382 significantly and dose-dependently reduced the serum levels of acetaminophen at every time of blood sampling, indicating a delay of gastric emptying, an effect confirmed by the amount of acetaminophen still present in the stomach 30 min after administration. Moreover, NCS-382 antagonized the prokinetic effect of GHB. These results may suggest for GHB (and/or possibly for its metabolites) a role in rat stomach motility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Poggioli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ottani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bertolini
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D000818:Animals; D001567:Benzocycloheptenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D018756:GABA Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D005746:Gastric Emptying / Q000187:drug effects*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012978:Sodium Oxybate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013270:Stomach / Q000187:drug effects; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001567:Benzocycloheptenes; D018756:GABA Antagonists; C066471:NCS 382; D000082:Acetaminophen; D012978:Sodium Oxybate