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.
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate increases gastric emptying in rats / Poggioli, Rosanna; Vitale, Giovanni; G., Colombo; Ottani, Alessandra; Bertolini, Alfio. - In: LIFE SCIENCES. - ISSN 0024-3205. - STAMPA. - 64(1999), pp. 2149-2154.
Data di pubblicazione: | 1999 | |
Titolo: | Gamma-hydroxybutyrate increases gastric emptying in rats | |
Autore/i: | Poggioli, Rosanna; Vitale, Giovanni; G., Colombo; Ottani, Alessandra; Bertolini, Alfio | |
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Volume: | 64 | |
Pagina iniziale: | 2149 | |
Pagina finale: | 2154 | |
Codice identificativo ISI: | WOS:000080190700007 | |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-0033617454 | |
Codice identificativo Pubmed: | 10372656 | |
Citazione: | Gamma-hydroxybutyrate increases gastric emptying in rats / Poggioli, Rosanna; Vitale, Giovanni; G., Colombo; Ottani, Alessandra; Bertolini, Alfio. - In: LIFE SCIENCES. - ISSN 0024-3205. - STAMPA. - 64(1999), pp. 2149-2154. | |
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