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Cholecystokinin is not a major hormonal regulator of lower esophageal sphincter pressure.

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Brazer, SR; Borislow, DS; Liddle, RA
Published in: Gastroenterology
September 1990

Although injection of cholecystokinin can reduce resting lower esophageal sphincter pressure, the physiological significance of this finding has not been established. The purpose of this double-blind crossover study was to determine the effect of physiological plasma levels of cholecystokinin on resting lower esophageal sphincter pressure. Eighteen normal male volunteers were studied on two separate days. Following a 20-minute baseline period, subjects received infusions of saline or synthetic cholecystokinin-8 at increasing rates. Basal plasma cholecystokinin levels averaged 1.3 +/- 0.2 pmol/L (mean +/- SE) and increased to levels of 7.4 +/- 0.9 pmol/L, 12.1 +/- 2.4 pmol/L, and 23.1 +/- 3.8 pmol/L during cholecystokinin infusion rates of 21, 42, and 84 pmol/min, respectively. Lower esophageal sphincter pressure was recorded continuously with a sleeved catheter. Basal lower esophageal sphincter pressure averaged 19.9 mm Hg and did not change with the first infusion, which produced physiological peak postprandial plasma levels of cholecystokinin. Lower esophageal sphincter pressure declined only during the infusions that produced plasma cholecystokinin levels two to four times greater than normal peak postprandial levels. Since infusion of cholecystokinin to levels that reproduce physiological blood levels does not significantly decrease lower esophageal sphincter pressure, it was concluded that cholecystokinin is not a major hormonal regulator of lower esophageal sphincter relaxation.

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Published In

Gastroenterology

DOI

ISSN

0016-5085

Publication Date

September 1990

Volume

99

Issue

3

Start / End Page

641 / 645

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Reference Values
  • Pressure
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Esophagogastric Junction
  • Eating
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Cholecystokinin
  • Adult
 

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Brazer, S. R., Borislow, D. S., & Liddle, R. A. (1990). Cholecystokinin is not a major hormonal regulator of lower esophageal sphincter pressure. Gastroenterology, 99(3), 641–645. https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-5085(90)90949-2
Brazer, S. R., D. S. Borislow, and R. A. Liddle. “Cholecystokinin is not a major hormonal regulator of lower esophageal sphincter pressure.Gastroenterology 99, no. 3 (September 1990): 641–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-5085(90)90949-2.
Brazer SR, Borislow DS, Liddle RA. Cholecystokinin is not a major hormonal regulator of lower esophageal sphincter pressure. Gastroenterology. 1990 Sep;99(3):641–5.
Brazer, S. R., et al. “Cholecystokinin is not a major hormonal regulator of lower esophageal sphincter pressure.Gastroenterology, vol. 99, no. 3, Sept. 1990, pp. 641–45. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/0016-5085(90)90949-2.
Brazer SR, Borislow DS, Liddle RA. Cholecystokinin is not a major hormonal regulator of lower esophageal sphincter pressure. Gastroenterology. 1990 Sep;99(3):641–645.
Journal cover image

Published In

Gastroenterology

DOI

ISSN

0016-5085

Publication Date

September 1990

Volume

99

Issue

3

Start / End Page

641 / 645

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Reference Values
  • Pressure
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Esophagogastric Junction
  • Eating
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Cholecystokinin
  • Adult