Nervous control of pancreatic exocrine secretion in pigs
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Physiologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 105 (1), 33-51
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-1716.1979.tb06312.x
Abstract
The pancreatic secretion of fluid, bicarbonate and protein in response to electrical stimulation of the vagus and splanchnic nerves, to exogenous and endogenous secretin and to various pharmacological agents was studied in anesthetized young pigs (21 kg). Vagal stimulation increased flow, bicarbonate output and protein output in a frequency dependent manner; the half maximal effective frequency was 2–4 Hz and the maximal effective frequency 12 Hz. The secretory response to vagal stimulation was potentiated by physiological elevations of the arterial concentration of secretin brought about by injection of secretin or by acidification of the duodenal bulb. Simultaneous stimulation of the splanchnic nerves strongly inhibited the response to vagal stimulation; splanchnic nerve stimulation alone had no demonstrable effect. The flow and bicarbonate response to vagal stimulation was unaffected by atropine, but abolished by hexa-methonium. Protein output was strongly inhibited by both agents. The response to intraarterial infusion of acetylcholine resembled that elicited by vagal stimulation but it was smaller and it was completely abolished by atropine and unaffected by hexamethonium. Alpha- and beta-adrenergic blockade stimulated rather than inhibited the secretory response to vagal stimulation. The portal vein plasma concentration of secretin was not affected by vagal stimulation. The results indicate that the protein response, and the flow and bicarbonate response to vagal stimulation are not brought about by the same mechanism. An increased release of secretin is not involved. Peptidergic (VIP-containing) nerves may contribute.This publication has 33 references indexed in Scilit:
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