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  • Title: Effects of amino acids on pancreatic polypeptide before and after vagotomy in the dog.
    Author: Inui A, Mizuno N, Oya M, Morioka H, Ogawa T, Ishida M, Baba S.
    Journal: Diabetologia; 1986 Apr; 29(4):262-4. PubMed ID: 3710015.
    Abstract:
    We have previously indicated a marked influence of the vagus nerve on postprandial pancreatic polypeptide secretion. The present study was designed to determine whether the vagus nerve also plays a role in the regulation of pancreatic polypeptide secretion by absorbed nutrients. The pancreatic polypeptide responses to 17 intravenously administered amino acids, as well as arginine and glucose, were measured and compared with those 1 year after truncal vagotomy in conscious dogs. In response to the infusion of a mixture of amino acids (20 g during 60 min), plasma pancreatic polypeptide concentrations decreased in normal dogs. The effect was, however, completely reversed by vagotomy, with a significant pancreatic polypeptide release being observed (p less than 0.05). Arginine (5 g during 60 min) also showed a similar, although not statistically significant, effect. After intravenous bolus-injection of glucose (0.5 g/kg body weight), a transient decrease of pancreatic polypeptide secretion was found; vagotomy abolished this response. These results suggest that the vagus nerve may have a suppressive role in the process of pancreatic polypeptide secretion induced by intravenous amino acid(s) and glucose.
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