Journal
NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY
Volume 30, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/nmo.13171
Keywords
bitter; ghrelin; migrating motor complex; motilin; quinine
Funding
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- University of leuven
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BackgroundIntragastric administration of the bitter tastant denatonium benzoate inhibits the increase of motilin plasma levels and antral contractility. While these findings suggest that gastrointestinal bitter taste receptors could be new targets to modulate gastrointestinal motility and hormone release, they need confirmation with other bitter receptor agonists. The primary aim was to evaluate the effect of intragastric administration of the bitter tastant quinine-hydrochloride (QHCl) on motilin and ghrelin plasma levels. Secondly, we studied the effect on interdigestive motility. MethodsTen healthy female volunteers were recruited (334y; 220.5kg/m(2)). Placebo or QHCl (10mol/kg) was administered intragastrically through a nasogastric feeding tube after an overnight fast in a single-blind randomized fashion. Administration started 20min after the first phase III of the migrating motor complex. The measurement continued for another 2h after the administration. Blood samples were collected every 10min with the baseline sample taken 10min prior to administration. Key ResultsThe increase in plasma levels of motilin (administration; P=.04) and total ghrelin (administration; P=.02) was significantly lower after QHCl. The fluctuation of octanoylated ghrelin was reduced after QHCl (time by administration; P=.03). Duodenal motility did not differ. The fluctuation of antral activity differed over time between placebo and QHCl (time by administration; P=.03). Conclusions and InferencesQHCl suppresses the increase of both motilin and ghrelin plasma levels. Moreover, QHCl reduced the fluctuation of antral motility. These findings confirm the potential of bitter taste receptors as targets for modifying interdigestive motility in man.
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