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  • Title: Intracisternal injection of TRH precursor, TRH-glycine, stimulates gastric acid secretion in rats.
    Author: Stephens RL, Pekary AE, DiStephano JJ, Landaw E, Taché Y.
    Journal: Regul Pept; 1989 Apr; 25(1):51-60. PubMed ID: 2497500.
    Abstract:
    Intracisternal injection of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)-Gly (pGlu-His-Pro-Gly) produced a dose-dependent (1-100 micrograms) stimulation of gastric acid secretion in urethane-anesthetized rats implanted acutely with a gastric fistula. The peak response occurred 20-30 min after intracisternal injection and lasted for more than 2 h. Intravenous injection of TRH-Gly (100 micrograms) did not modify gastric acid secretion. Following intracisternal injection of TRH-Gly, a peak elevation of both TRH-Gly and TRH levels is observed in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within 15 min. Thereafter, TRH values are returned to basal levels at 75 min after the injection, whereas TRH-Gly concentrations remain significantly elevated throughout the 2-h period of measurement. Compartmental analysis revealed that CSF conversion of TRH-Gly to TRH was only 0.0072%/min. Medullary coronal sections containing the dorsal vagal complex and the raphé nucleus revealed increased content of TRH-Gly, but not TRH, 40 min after administration of TRH-Gly at an intracisternal dose effective in stimulating gastric acid secretion (100 micrograms). In addition, TRH but not TRH-Gly (10(-7)-10(-5) M) displaced [3H]MeTRH binding from rat medullary blocks containing the dorsal vagal complex. These data suggest that the intracisternal TRH-Gly-induced stimulation of gastric acid secretion is not related to its conversion to TRH in the CSF, or direct activation of TRH receptors in the medulla. The acid secretory response of TRH-Gly may be due to the formation of TRH at the active brain sites, or alternatively to activation of its own specific receptors.
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