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Effect of Casein and ß-Casomorphins on Gastrointestinal Motility in Rats

Institute of Nutrition, University of Giessen, D-6300 Giessen, West Germany

The effect of bovine casein and synthetic ß-casomorphins on the motility of rat gastrointestinal tract was studied by noninvasive techniques using the nonabsorbable marker ¹⁴¹Ce. Casein suspensions (CAS) or whey protein suspensions (WPS) were labeled with ¹⁴¹Ce and fed by gastric tube. Gastric emptying rate (GER) as well as gastrointestinal transit time (GITT) of the tracer were significantly longer with feeding CAS compared to WPS. The differences between the CAS and the WPS groups were partly (GER) or completely (GITT) abolished by pretreating the animals with the specific opiate-receptor antagonist naloxone. It is assumed that opioid peptides released from casein during digestion slowed gastrointestinal motility by direct interaction with gut opiate receptors. To prove whether ß-casomorphins, when given by gastric tube, can affect motility, different synthetic ß-casomorphins in doses between 1 and 10 mg were added to the WPS. The ß-casomorphin-4 (Tyr-Pro-Phe-Pro-NH₂) showed no effect on GITT. The D-Ala substituted D-Ala-ß-casomorphin-4 (Tyr-D-Ala-Phe-Pro-NH₂) and D-Ala-ß-casomorphin-5 (Tyr-D-Ala-Phe-D-Ala-Tyr-NH₂), which are more resistant to proteolytic attack and have higher opioid potency than ß-casomorphin-4, slowed GITT in a dose-dependent manner.

KEY WORDS: • gastrointestinal motility • casein • ß-casomorphins • naloxone • rats

Manuscript received 21 March 1989. Revision accepted 5 September 1989.

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