Effect of Atropine on Meal-Stimulated Gastrin and Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide (GIP) Release*

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The effect of atropine on meal-stimulated GIP and gastrin release was studied in 5 purebred foxhounds and compared with control studies done in the same animals given a meal without atropine. Without atropine, peak incremental serum gastrin occurred between 5 and 15 min after the meal whereas the greatest increment in serum GIP occurred 60 min postcibal. Atropine had no effect on basal concentrations of gastrin or GIP. When atropine was given before feeding serum gastrin concentrations from 75-120 min postcibal were significantly higher (P < 0.04) than after the meal alone. The normal meal-stimulated rise in serum GIP was almost completely inhibited by atropine. It was concluded that: the rise in serum gastrin after a meal proceeded the rise in serum GIP; atropine potentiated the late gastrin response while suppressing the increase in serum GIP after a meal; and the mechanism by which atropine potentiated gastrin release may be related to its suppressive effects on intestinal inhibitors of gastrin secretion, such as GIP.

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