Effect of apamin on release of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) from the cat intestines
- 1 September 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Physiologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 119 (1), 69-76
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-1716.1983.tb07307.x
Abstract
The effect of apamin, a polypeptide from bee venom, on the release of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) during active neurogenic vasodilatations in the intestines was studied in vivo in anesthetized cats. Three non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic mechanisms were investigated, i.e., the vasodilatations seen upon transmural electrical field stimulation, pelvic nerve activation and stimulation of the intramural nerves with 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) infused intraarterially. Apamin given close intraarterially abolished the 3 vasodilator responses. Concomitantly, the increase of VIP release was also markedly diminished although apamin increased the rate of VIP release seen in the resting control period. The results are in agreement with the hypothesis that VIP is the neurotransmitter in the 3 investigated vasodilator mechanisms.Keywords
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