Effects of intravenous infusions of somatostatin, methionine-enkephalin, and 5-hydroxytryptophan on canine ileal motor patterns and transit of chyme were investigated postprandially. Motility was recorded by multiple closely spaced extraluminal strain gauges. By a computerized method, the length of contraction spread and other motility parameters were evaluated. Transit rates were measured fluoroscopically. Somatostatin and methionine-enkephalin initiated a mixing activity by reducing the incidence and the length of spread of contraction waves induced by a noncaloric meal. Methionine-enkephalin, but not somatostatin, decreased both the number of contractions per minute and the motility index. 5-Hydroxytryptophan converted the mixing activity induced by a nutrient meal into a propulsive pattern. The incidence and the length of spread of contraction waves as well as the number of contractions per minute, the contraction force, and the motility index were enhanced. Results suggest that somatostatin, methionine-enkephalin, and 5-hydroxytryptophan are effective modulators of ileal propulsive activity. Effects are largely similar to those observed in the proximal jejunum, although the lengths of contraction spread and the transit rates were generally less in the ileum.
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