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  • Title: Influence of vasoactive intestinal peptide, secretin, and Ala4, Val5-secretin on the net movements of electrolytes, fluid, and mucus in the rat colon in vivo.
    Author: Farack UM, Reiter J, Gross M, Moroder L, Wünsch E, Loeschke K.
    Journal: Scand J Gastroenterol Suppl; 1987; 139():32-6. PubMed ID: 3481117.
    Abstract:
    The effect of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), secretin, and VIP-secretin (Ala4, Val5-secretin) on the net movements of sodium, potassium, fluid, and mucus was investigated in the rat colon perfused in vivo. Peptides (1-100 micrograms/kg.h) were infused intra-arterially. VIP influenced electrolyte and fluid movements at a threshold dose 10- to 100-fold lower than secretin, whereas the secretory efficacy was not significantly different. Replacing the NH2-terminal hexapeptide of secretin by that of VIP did not markedly alter the effect of secretin. Mucus output was stimulated weakly by all three peptides. The results indicate that the larger colonic secretory activity of VIP as compared to secretin is not primarily due to the difference in their NH2-terminal sequence but probably requires the intact molecule.
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