Abstract
The hypersecretion of gastric acid in the pylorus-ligated rat has been shown to be of vagal origin. The present series of experiments were performed to identify the stimulus. The pyloric sphincter was ligated in a series of Sprague Dawley rats. Along with pylorus ligation, various other surgical manipulations were performed. Intestinal obstruction by ligation approximately 20 cm aboral to the cecum reduced unstimulated gastric secretion in the pylorus-ligated rat. However, perfusion of the lower small intestine with bicarbonate (143 mEq/L) stimulated secretion. Perfusion with either saline or deoxycholic acid (20 mEq/L) did not alter secretion. This supports a role for bicarbonate in the hypersecretion of gastric acid in the pylorus-ligated rat. The reflex appears to involve the myenteric plexus, since section of the pylorus seemed to attenuate gastric secretion. Plasma from animals with pylorus ligation, either alone or with intesti nal ligation, equally inhibited gastric secretion. This suggests that while some factor inhibiting gastric secretion may be present, it appears to be unrelated to pylorus ligation.
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