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Effect of nifedipine on gastric acid secretion and gastrin release in man
Abstract:
The role of nifedipine in inducing the blockage of calcium slow channels in the smooth muscle cell of the esophagus is well known. The aim of our study was to evaluate the action nifedipine exerts upon acid secretion and gastrin release stimulated by intragastric titration with a peptone meal (pH 5.5) in 7 healthy adult males. Percentage gastrin variations were constantly lower after oral administration of 20 mg nifedipine than with placebo. However, IGO values were shown to be not significantly different (9.3 +/- 1.8 vs 8.4 +/- 2.1 ng. min/ml). No variations in acid output were observed throughout the entire examination period (120 min). In our experience, therefore, nifedipine - under experimental conditions - proved unable to interfere with gastric secretion, probably due to the absence of specific receptors on the parietal and antral cell.
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