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Galanin inhibition of enterochromaffin-like cell function.

N. Zeng,T. Kang,Yvonne Ying-Ya Wen,H. Wong,J. Walsh,G. Sachs

Published 1998 in Gastroenterology

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BACKGROUND & AIMS Galanin, a 29-amino acid neuropeptide found in the gastric mucosa, inhibits basal and pentagastrin-stimulated acid secretion. Its cellular target is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine whether galanin inhibits Ca2+ signaling and histamine release in enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells. METHODS Isolated rat ECL cells were purified to 85% homogeneity by a combination of elutriation, density gradient centrifugation, and 48-hour culture. Intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) was determined using video imaging with Fura-2 in a 37 degreesC superfusion chamber. Histamine was measured by radioimmunoassay. RESULTS Reverse-transciption polymerase chain reaction of the ECL cell RNA showed a galanin type I receptor subtype. Galanin inhibited gastrin, Bay K8644, and K+ depolarization-induced calcium mobilization and entry as well as reduced basal calcium levels. Pretreatment with pertussis toxin decreased the effect of galanin. Galanin inhibited basal and gastrin-stimulated histamine release by approximately 60% with a median effective concentration of 1.10(-10) mol/L. The inhibitory actions of galanin on histamine release and Ca2+ influx could be reduced by a galanin antagonist, galantide. CONCLUSIONS Galanin's inhibition of acid secretion can be explained in part by inhibition of calcium signaling and histamine release from the ECL cells due to activation of a Gi,o protein-coupled receptor.

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