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Blocking dopamine receptor 2 decreases gastrin levels in H. pylori-infected mice through increasing gastric somatostatin content

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Shen, QY
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Yueyue Zhou
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Yanlin Wang
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Qi Yao
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Zhe-Hong Li
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Mengfei Chen
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Xiaoli Zhang
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Yue Zhang
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Song Jin
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Jin‐Xia Zhu
DOI:10.1152/ajpcell.00993.2024delete
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Long-term infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) leads to elevated serum gastrin levels, which are closely related to gastric cancer. It is important to reduce serum gastrin levels after H. pylori infection. Dopamine (DA) receptor 1 (D1R) is expressed on G cells in the gastric antrum. Parietal cells produce DA, which inhibits somatostatin (SOM) release through D2R on D cells in the gastric mucosa. Whether targeted intervention in DRs can improve high gastrin levels after H. pylori infection remains to be explored. In this study, human gastric tissue, H. pylori-infected mice, D1R and D2R knockout mice, RT-qPCR, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), immunohistochemical (IHC), Western blot, and ex vivo incubation of gastric mucosae were used. We found that H. pylori infection destroyed the mitochondria of parietal cells and reduced DA content in the gastric mucosa at 10 wk after infection. Moreover, gastrin-positive cell numbers and serum gastrin levels were increased. D1R, but not D2R, was observed in G cells. DA promoted gastric gastrin secretion. Interestingly, both D1- and D2-like agonists mimicked the effect of DA on the gastrin secretion, which was antagonized by their antagonists. Blocking D2R with domperidone or knocking out D2R resulted in decreased gastrin-positive cell numbers and gastrin levels but increased SOM levels at 10 wk after H. pylori infection. Our findings highlight the key regulatory effect of D2R on gastrin secretion and elucidate the role of domperidone in reducing the elevated gastrin level associated with H. pylori infection.
Keywords:
dopamine receptor 2
gastric mucosa
gastrin
H. pylori
somatostatin

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American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
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