Abstract
Peptide YY (PYY) is a potent regulator of intestinal secretion. These studies investigated the role of Y1 and Y2 receptor subtypes in mediating the antisecretory effects of PYY on mucosa-submucosa preparations of rat distal colon. Addition of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) to these tissues resulted in a 140 ± 18% increase in basal short-circuit current (I(sc)) and the induction of Cl secretion. VIP-stimulated increases in I(sc) were abolished by the addition of each of PYY, (Pro34)-PYY, a Y1 receptor- selective agonist, and PYY-(3-36), an endogenous Y2 receptor-selective ligand. However, when tissue neural transmission was blocked with tetrodotoxin, neither PYY nor its receptor subtype-selective analogs were able to inhibit VIP-stimulated increases in I(sc). These results suggest that in the rat distal colon, the antisecretory actions of PYY are mediated through a combination of Y1 and Y2 receptor subtypes or through a novel receptor subtype that is unable to discriminate between (Pro34)-PYY and PYY-(3-36).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1121-1127 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Digestive diseases and sciences |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Colon
- Intestinal secretion
- Neuropeptide Y
- Peptide YY
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Gastroenterology