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Original Article

Inhibitory Effect of Galanin on Basal and Pentagastrin-Stimulated Gastric Acid Secretion in Rats

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Pages 853-858 | Received 24 Oct 1989, Accepted 21 Feb 1990, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

The dose-dependent effects of galanin on basal and pentagastrin-stimulated gastric acid secretion in pentobarbital-anesthetized rats were examined. Intravenous infusion of galanin at doses of 0.31, 0.62, 1.25, 1.87, 3.11, and 6.22nmol/kg−1/h−1 into pentagastrin-stimulated rats produced a diminution in gastric acid secretion which was maximal (54.7%) at the level of the 1.87nmol/kg−1/h−1 dose. Furthermore, the effect was biphasic, since both lower and higher doses of peptide were less effective. At the optimum concentration of 1.87nmol/kg−1/h−1 galanin also inhibited basal gastric acid secretion. We conclude that endogenous galanin might be involved in the physiologic regulation of gastric acid secretion.

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