Table 3

Effect of PYY on PGE2 -treated control and infected ileum

nNa+ClIscG
JmsJsmJnetJmsJsmJnet
μEq/hr/cm 2 μEq/hr/cm 2 mS/cm 2
Control piglets
 Effect of PGE2
  Indomethacin415.1  ± 0.812.8  ± 0.72.3  ± 0.99.6  ± 0.46.5  ± 0.53.1  ± 0.7−0.3  ± 0.131.2  ± 2.3
  PGE2 410.1  ± 0.73-a 9.9  ± 0.43-a 0.2  ± 0.63-a 4.3  ± 0.73-a 6.6  ± 0.3−2.3  ± 0.93-a 2.1  ± 0.33-a 22.9  ± 1.03-a
 Effect of PGE2 + PYY
  Indomethacin414.7  ± 0.713.0  ± 1.12.5  ± 1.19.9  ± 0.76.2  ± 0.53.7  ± 0.4−0.2  ± 0.129.1  ± 1.7
  PGE2 + PYY411.1  ± 1.83-a 9.4  ± 0.53-a 1.7  ± 1.64.8  ± 0.83-a 6.7  ± 0.4−2.0  ± 1.13-a 2.4  ± 0.33-a 22.5  ± 1.43-a
Infected piglets
 Effect of PGE2
  Indomethacin414.4  ± 2.112.1  ± 1.02.3  ± 1.69.0  ± 0.85.7  ± 0.53.4  ± 0.9−0.1  ± 0.124.6  ± 1.8
  PGE2 49.3  ± 1.43-a 9.4  ± 0.43-a −0.2  ± 1.43-a 5.2  ± 0.53-a 6.6  ± 0.2−1.4  ± 0.63-a 2.3  ± 0.33-a 19.5  ± 1.03-a
 Effect of PGE2 + PYY
  Indomethacin412.9  ± 1.69.5  ± 1.23.4  ± 0.58.2  ± 1.26.1  ± 1.02.1  ± 0.30.7  ± 0.522.8  ± 3.7
  PGE2 + PYY48.8  ± 1.33-a 8.2  ± 0.90.7  ± 0.53-a 5.3  ± 1.13-a 6.7  ± 0.8−1.5  ± 0.53-a 1.9  ± 0.63-a 19.5  ± 3.43-a

PGE2 (10−6 M) or PGE2 (10−6 M) plus PYY (10−7 M) were added 20 min before second flux period.

  • 3-a P < .05, paired comparisons of indomethacin and PGE2 or indomethacin and PGE2 + PYY.

  • Values are mean ± S.E.M. of n piglets.