PubMed · 6276871
Cholecystokinin and bombesin act independently to decrease food intake in the rat.
Abstract
The satiating effects of cholecystokinin-octapeptide (CCK-8) and bombesin (BBS) when injected alone and in combination were compared in intact rats. When injected alone, both CCK-8 and BBS elicited a dose-related decrease of 30-minute food intake. Injections of BBS were less potent than the equivalent doses of CCK-8 in producing satiety. BBS reached an asymptotic level of suppression of approximately 40 percent at a dose of 2 micrograms/kg, whereas injections of 4 micrograms/kg of CCK-8 resulted in a 72 percent suppression of food intake. When the two peptides were administered in a single injection, the resulting suppression of food intake was equivalent to that which would be predicted if their effects were completely additive. These results support the hypothesis that CCK-8 and BBS act via independent mechanisms to induce satiety. A preliminary model of peptidergic satiety, based on this hypothesis, is proposed.
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L J Stein, S C Woods. 1981. Cholecystokinin and bombesin act independently to decrease food intake in the rat.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0196-9781(81)80100-3
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