Abstract
A whole-cell preparation of rat stomach put out appreciable amounts of immunoassayable PGE. Buffers made hypertonic with either sodium chloride or mannitol effected several-fold increases in PGE output, while a comparable osmotic concentration of urea seemed to produce much less stimulation. Enhancement of PGE output by saline-hypertonic buffers was concentration-dependent. It is suggested that the osmolarity of the gastric contents may play a role in regulating gastric PG biosynthesis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 271-273 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | European Journal of Pharmacology |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Aug 1977 |
Keywords
- Hypertonic solutions
- Prostaglandins
- Stomach
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology