A method to assess histamine-induced cyclic AMP production in isolated gastric mucosal cells from human biopsies. |
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Authors: | A Sarem-Aslani D Ratge H H Bigge S Walker U Klotz H Wisser |
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Affiliation: | Abteilung für Klinische Chemie, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Stuttgart, BRD. |
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Abstract: | Human gastric mucosal cells were isolated by digestion of fundic biopsies with pronase and collagenase. The mean value of gastric cells per milligram biopsy specimen +/- SEM was 59,000 +/- 4,300 (n = 31) with a viability of 90 +/- 5%. With the cell yield of 1 patient a series of approximately 70-80 cyclic AMP measurements was possible. Histamine stimulated intracellular cyclic AMP production with an EC50 value of 35 +/- 25 mumol/l (SEM; n = 4). In the presence of 100 mumol/l histamine the Ki values (mumol/l) for the histamine H2 receptor antagonists averaged 1.45 (cimetidine), 0.10 (ranitidine), and 0.02 (famotidine). No significant inhibition of histamine-induced cyclic AMP production was obtained with the histamine H1 receptor antagonist triprolidine. With the new method histamine-induced cyclic AMP production can be measured in intact human gastric mucosal cells from fundic biopsy samples. |
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