Effect of intestinal ischaemia on intestinal VIP levels and VIP interaction with intestinal epithelial cells from rat |
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| Authors: | M D Fernández-Moreno E Arilla J C Prieto |
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| Institution: | Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain. |
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| Abstract: | 1. The number (but not the affinity) of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) receptors in small intestinal epithelial cells decreased following intestinal ischaemia in rats as compared to sham-operated animals. 2. There was a parallel decrease of the efficiency (but not the potency) of the neuropeptide upon cyclic AMP formation at the same level after intestinal ischaemia. 3. The surgical manipulation did not modify the level of VIP immunoreactivity in the gut segment studied. 4. These results suggest that the VIPergic system is not directly involved in the high loss of water and electrolytes that appears following intestinal ischaemia. |
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