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Antisecretory mechanisms of Peptide YY in rat distal colon

  • Edward E. Whang
  • , Oscar J. Hines
  • , Joseph R. Reeve
  • , Daniel Grandt
  • , James A. Moser
  • , Anton J. Bilchik
  • , Michael J. Zinner
  • , David W. McFadden
  • , Stanley W. Ashley

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Abstract

Peptide YY (PYY) is a potent regulator of intestinal secretion. These studies investigated the role of Y1 and Y2 receptor subtypes in mediating the antisecretory effects of PYY on mucosa-submucosa preparations of rat distal colon. Addition of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) to these tissues resulted in a 140 ± 18% increase in basal short-circuit current (I(sc)) and the induction of Cl secretion. VIP-stimulated increases in I(sc) were abolished by the addition of each of PYY, (Pro34)-PYY, a Y1 receptor- selective agonist, and PYY-(3-36), an endogenous Y2 receptor-selective ligand. However, when tissue neural transmission was blocked with tetrodotoxin, neither PYY nor its receptor subtype-selective analogs were able to inhibit VIP-stimulated increases in I(sc). These results suggest that in the rat distal colon, the antisecretory actions of PYY are mediated through a combination of Y1 and Y2 receptor subtypes or through a novel receptor subtype that is unable to discriminate between (Pro34)-PYY and PYY-(3-36).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1121-1127
Number of pages7
JournalDigestive Diseases and Sciences
Volume42
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

Keywords

  • Colon
  • Intestinal secretion
  • Neuropeptide Y
  • Peptide YY

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