Central oxytocin attenuates augmented gastric postprandial motility induced by restraint stress in rats

Buelbuel M., Babygirija R., Ludwig K., Takahashi T.

NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS, cilt.479, sa.3, ss.302-306, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 479 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.05.085
  • Dergi Adı: NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.302-306
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: CRF, HPA axis, Gastric emptying, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING-FACTOR, MESSENGER-RNA EXPRESSION, CONSCIOUS RATS, INTESTINAL TRANSIT, GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY, ANTROPYLORIC COORDINATION, RECEPTOR, CONTRACTIONS, SYSTEM, VASOPRESSIN
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Restraint stress delays gastric emptying via uncoordinated motility pattern in rats. Central oxytocin has anxiolytic effects and attenuates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in response to stress and facilitates stress-induced delayed gastric emptying. However, the role of central oxytocin in regulating gastric motility remains unknown. Postprandial gastric motility was recorded via a strain-gauge transducer, implanted on the antrum in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. To investigate whether central and peripheral oxytocin are involved in gastric motility, oxytocin (10 mu g) was administered intracerebroventricularly (icy) and intraperitoneally (ip). Central and peripheral oxytocin administration did not affect the postprandial gastric motility under non-stressed conditions. Restraint stress augmented gastric contractions. Central administration of oxytocin, but not peripheral administration, abolished the augmented postprandial gastric contractions induced by restraint stress. Oxytocin facilitates stress-induced delayed gastric emptying via alleviating uncoordinated gastric motility. Oxytocin might be a candidate for the treatment of stress-induced GI motility disorders. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

Restraint stress delays gastric emptying via uncoordinated motility pattern in rats. Central oxytocin has anxiolytic effects and attenuates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in response to stress and facilitates stress-induced delayed gastric emptying. However, the role of central oxytocin in regulating gastric motility remains unknown. Postprandial gastric motility was recorded via a strain-gauge transducer, implanted on the antrum in Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats. To investigate whether central and peripheral oxytocin are involved in gastric motility, oxytocin (10g) was administered intracerebroventricularly (icv) and intraperitoneally (ip). Central and peripheral oxytocin administration did not affect the postprandial gastric motility under non-stressed conditions. Restraint stress augmented gastric contractions. Central administration of oxytocin, but not peripheral administration, abolished the augmented postprandial gastric contractions induced by restraint stress. Oxytocin facilitates stress-induced delayed gastric emptying via alleviating uncoordinated gastric motility. Oxytocin might be a candidate for the treatment of stress-induced GI motility disorders.