Effect of an opiate antagonist (naloxone) on the gastric acid secretory response to sham feeding, pentagastrin, and histamine in man
Feldman, M.; Cowley, Y.M.
Digestive Diseases and Sciences 27(4): 308-310
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0163-2116 PMID: 7067583 DOI: 10.1007/bf01296749
Accession: 042894511
We studied the effect of the opiate antagonist naloxone on the human gastric acid secretory response to three secretory stimulants: sham feeding, pentagastrin, and histamine. Intravenous naloxone (40 micrograms/kg/hr) significantly inhibited the acid secretory response to sham feeding without affecting the serum gastrin response to sham feeding. Naloxone also significantly reduced pentagastrin- and histamine-stimulated acid secretion. These studies indicate that naloxone reduces acid secretion in response to all stimulants of acid secretion yet tested in humans.
