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KMID : 0360419810170020031
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Korean Journal of Pharmacology
1981 Volume.17 No. 2 p.31 ~ p.36
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Effect of Heavy Metals on the Secretion of Amylase in Rat Pancreatic Fragments
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Abstract
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Heavy metals which are present as trace elements in human body have been known to modify various enzymatic reaction. These metals can be essential or non-essential. Zinc, copper and calcium are essential in maintaining some biological processes, whereas non-essential metals such as cadmium, lead and mercury produce accumulative toxic effect.
Cadmium accumulated in pancreas can cause toxicity and damage of pancreatic cells, thereby influencing CHO metabolism. Lead compounds are known to produce toxic effects on the kidney, digestive system and brain followed by inhibition of activity of p-aminolevulinic acid and biosynthesis of hemoproteins and cytochrome. Evidence has been accumulated that zinc not only acts as a cofactor in enzyme reaction but also prevents toxic effect induced by heavy metal such as copper and cadmium.
To demonstrate the effect of heavy metals on pancreatic secretion, part of uncinate pancreas was taken and incubated in Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate buffer with heavy metals used. Additional treatment with CCK-OP was performed when needed. After incubation during different period of time, medium was analyzed for amylase activity using Bernfeld´s method.
The present study was attempted in order to elucidate the effect of several kinds of heavy metal on exocrine pancreatic secretion in vitro.
The results obtained are as follows:
1) CCK-OP stimulated significantly amylase release from pancreatic fragments in vitro. 2) CCK-OP response of amylase release from pancreatic fragments was inhibited by treatment with cadmium, especially high doses of cadmium.
3) CCK-OP response of amylase release from pancreatic fragments was inhibited when pretreated with 10-4M copper chloride.
4) Lead chloride at the concentration of 10-3M and 10-4M stimulated the basal amylase release in vitro but CCK-OP response did not augment by lead chloride.
5) Zine chloride did not affect amylase release from pancreatic fragments in vitro.
From the results mentioned above, it is suggested that CCK-OP response was inhibited in the amylase release from pancreatic fragments pretreated with cadmium and copper chloride.
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