Abstract
The effects of alterations in availability and access of extracellular media calcium on antral gastrin release were examined in the basal state and in response to cholinergic stimulation in rat antral organ culture experiments. In the presence of either divalent cationic chelator (EGTA) or calcium channel blocker (verapamil, nifedipine), carbachol-stimulated gastrin release was inhibited completely to values that were not significantly different from non-stimulated control. In the absence of added calcium chloride, carbachol stimulated gastrin release during the initial 30 min of culture but not at 60 and 120 min of culture. Inhibition by EGTA and verapamil of carbachol-stimulated gastrin release during the initial 30 min of culture suggests, but does not prove, that these agents may also affect intracellular availability and movement of calcium. Cholinergic stimulation of gastrin release demonstrated a concentration-dependent relationship with extracellular calcium: optimal culture media calcium concentration was 1 mM. In conclusion, these studies indicate that cholinergic stimulation of the gastrin cell requires availability of extracellular calcium.
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