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  • Title: Mechanism of inhibitory action of peptide YY on cholecystokinin-induced contractions of isolated dog ileum.
    Author: Baba H, Fujimura M, Toda N.
    Journal: Regul Pept; 1990 Feb 04; 27(2):227-35. PubMed ID: 2326499.
    Abstract:
    In isolated canine ileal longitudinal muscle preparations, cholecystokinin-octapeptide (CCK-8) produced a concentration-dependent contraction, which was suppressed by peptide YY (PYY) and was abolished by tetrodotoxin and atropine. PYY was approximately 2200-times as potent as CR1505, a CCK-receptor antagonist. PYY opposed the action of CCK-8 to a greater extent than that of nicotine and transmural electrical stimulation. Acetylcholine-induced contractions were not influenced by PYY. It seems likely that the CCK-8-induced ileal muscle contraction is associated with an activation of CCK receptors in cholinergic nerves, which generates nerve action potentials and releases acetylcholine, whereas CCK-8 acts on CCK receptors in gallbladder smooth muscle, producing contractions. It may be concluded that PYY inhibits the action of CCK-8 on ileal muscle strips, by inhibiting the release of acetylcholine from cholinergic nerve terminals. On the other hand, in the gallbladder, PYY does not appear to block cholinergic nerve function.
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