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Yang D, Hasan MK, Bani Fawwaz B, Farooq A, Zhang Y, Khan HM, Brar TS, Singh S, Viana A, Singh G, Kadkhodayan K, Arain MA, Cosgrove N, Jain D, Inayat I, Singh C. Quantification of interstitial cells of Cajal and fibrosis during gastric per-oral endoscopic myotomy and its association with clinical outcomes. Endosc Int Open 2024; 12:E585-E592. [PMID: 38654965 PMCID: PMC11039041 DOI: 10.1055/a-2290-0502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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Background and study aims Alterations to interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) and collagen fibrosis have been implicated in the pathogenesis of gastroparesis. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of pyloric muscle sampling during gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (G-POEM) and the association between pyloric ICC density and degree of fibrosis with clinical outcomes. Patients and methods This was a single-center prospective study of gastroparetic patients who underwent G-POEM and intraprocedural pyloric muscle biopsies between January 2022 and April 2023. ICC count was estimated using CD117 stain and trichome for collagen fibrosis. Clinical response to G-POEM was defined as an improvement of ≥ 1 point on the Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index. Results Fifty-six patients (median age 60 years, 71.4% women) underwent G-POEM (100% technical success; 71.4% clinical response). ICC depletion (< 10/high-power field) and fibrosis were encountered in 70.4% and 75% of the cases, respectively. There was no difference in mean ICC count between G-POEM responders vs. non-responders (7±3.6 vs. 7.7±3.3; P = 0.9). There was no association between ICC density or degree of fibrosis with the etiology of gastroparesis, duration of symptoms, gastric emptying rate, or pyloric impedance planimetry. Patients who did not respond to G-POEM had a significantly higher degree of moderate/severe fibrosis when compared with those who responded (81.3% vs. 25%; P = 0.0002). Conclusions Pyloric muscle biopsies during G-POEM was feasible and safe. ICC depletion and pyloric muscle fibrosis are common in gastroparetic patients. The degree of fibrosis may be related to pyloric dysfunction and clinical response to G-POEM. Additional studies are needed to confirm these results.
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- Dennis Yang
- Center for Interventional Endoscopy, AdventHealth Orlando, Orlando, United States
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- Center for Interventional Endoscopy, AdventHealth Orlando, Orlando, United States
- Internal Medicine, AdventHealth Central Florida, Orlando, United States
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- Statistics, AdventHealth Central Florida, Orlando, United States
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, United States
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- Center for Interventional Endoscopy, AdventHealth Orlando, Orlando, United States
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- Gastroenterology, AdventHealth Central Florida, Orlando, United States
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- Gastroenterology, AdventHealth Central Florida, Orlando, United States
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- Medicine, AdventHealth Central Florida, Orlando, United States
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- Center for Interventional Endoscopy, AdventHealth Orlando, Orlando, United States
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- Center for Interventional Endoscopy, AdventHealth Orlando, Orlando, United States
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- Center for Interventional Endoscopy, AdventHealth Orlando, Orlando, United States
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- Center for Interventional Endoscopy, AdventHealth Orlando, Orlando, United States
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- Gastroenterology, AdventHealth Central Florida, Orlando, United States
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Liu S, Zhao Y, Li S, Li Y, Liu L, Sheng J, Tian Y, Gao X. Network pharmacology combined with an animal model to reveal the material basis and mechanism of Amomum villosum in alleviating constipation in mice. Gene 2024; 897:148064. [PMID: 38065427 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.148064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Constipation is a prevalent gastrointestinal disorder, with its prevalence showing an annual upward trend. There are many factors involved in the occurrence of constipation, such as abnormal smooth muscle contraction and disorders of gastrointestinal hormone secretion. Amomum villosum (A. villosum) has been proven to be effective in improving digestive system diseases, but there is no report on improving constipation. Therefore, we used network pharmacology prediction combined with animal experiments to explore the key active components of A. villosum and their pharmacological mechanisms. The results of network pharmacological prediction showed that β-sitosterol was the key laxative compound of A. villosum, which may play a laxative role by activating the adrenoceptor alpha 1 A-myosin light chain (ADRA1A-MLC) pathway. Further animal experiments showed that β-sitosterol could significantly shorten the time to first black stool; increase faecal weight, faecal number, and faecal water content; and promote gastrointestinal motility. β-sitosterol may promote intestinal motility by upregulating the expression of ADRA1A and myosin light chain 9 (Myl9) mRNA and protein in the colon, thereby activating the ADRA1A-MLC signalling pathway. In addition, it is possible to improve constipation symptoms by regulating serum neurotransmitters and gastrointestinal motility-related factors, such as the serum content of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and acetylcholinesterase (AchE) and the mRNA expression of 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 4 (5-HT4), stem cell factor (SCF), stem cell factor receptor (c-Kit) and smooth muscle myosin light chain kinase (smMLCK) in the colon. These results lay a foundation for the application of A. villosum and β-sitosterol in constipation.
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- Shuangfeng Liu
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Precision Nutrition and Personalized Food Manufacturing, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; College of Food Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; Engineering Research Center of Development and Utilization of Food and Drug Homologous Resources, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- Division of Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- College of Tea (Pu'er), West Yunnan University of Applied Sciences, Puer 665099, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Development and Utilization of Food and Drug Homologous Resources, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Precision Nutrition and Personalized Food Manufacturing, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; Engineering Research Center of Development and Utilization of Food and Drug Homologous Resources, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China.
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Precision Nutrition and Personalized Food Manufacturing, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; College of Food Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; Engineering Research Center of Development and Utilization of Food and Drug Homologous Resources, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China.
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Hosie S, Abo-Shaban T, Mou K, Balasuriya GK, Mohsenipour M, Alamoudi MU, Filippone RT, Belz GT, Franks AE, Bornstein JC, Nurgali K, Hill-Yardin EL. Faster Gastrointestinal Transit, Reduced Small Intestinal Smooth Muscle Tone and Dysmotility in the Nlgn3R451C Mouse Model of Autism. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:832. [PMID: 38255906 PMCID: PMC10815490 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25020832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Individuals with autism often experience gastrointestinal issues but the cause is unknown. Many gene mutations that modify neuronal synapse function are associated with autism and therefore may impact the enteric nervous system that regulates gastrointestinal function. A missense mutation in the Nlgn3 gene encoding the cell adhesion protein Neuroligin-3 was identified in two brothers with autism who both experienced severe gastrointestinal dysfunction. Mice expressing this mutation (Nlgn3R451C mice) are a well-studied preclinical model of autism and show autism-relevant characteristics, including impaired social interaction and communication, as well as repetitive behaviour. We previously showed colonic dysmotility in response to GABAergic inhibition and increased myenteric neuronal numbers in the small intestine in Nlgn3R451C mice bred on a mixed genetic background. Here, we show that gut dysfunction is a persistent phenotype of the Nlgn3 R451C mutation in mice backcrossed onto a C57BL/6 background. We report that Nlgn3R451C mice show a 30.9% faster gastrointestinal transit (p = 0.0004) in vivo and have 6% longer small intestines (p = 0.04) compared to wild-types due to a reduction in smooth muscle tone. In Nlgn3R451C mice, we observed a decrease in resting jejunal diameter (proximal jejunum: 10.6% decrease, p = 0.02; mid: 9.8%, p = 0.04; distal: 11.5%, p = 0.009) and neurally regulated dysmotility as well as shorter durations of contractile complexes (mid: 25.6% reduction in duration, p = 0.009; distal: 30.5%, p = 0.004) in the ileum. In Nlgn3R451C mouse colons, short contractions were inhibited to a greater extent (57.2% by the GABAA antagonist, gabazine, compared to 40.6% in wild-type mice (p = 0.007). The inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis decreased the frequency of contractile complexes in the jejunum (WT p = 0.0006, Nlgn3R451C p = 0.002), but not the ileum, in both wild-type and Nlgn3R451C mice. These findings demonstrate that changes in enteric nervous system function contribute to gastrointestinal dysmotility in mice expressing the autism-associated R451C missense mutation in the Neuroligin-3 protein.
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- Suzanne Hosie
- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia (T.A.-S.)
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia (T.A.-S.)
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia (T.A.-S.)
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia (T.A.-S.)
- Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia (T.A.-S.)
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia (T.A.-S.)
- Medical Laboratory Technology Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC 3021, Australia
- Department of Medicine Western Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
- Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells Program, Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), Melbourne, VIC 3021, Australia
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia (T.A.-S.)
- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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Wang L, Xie S, Jiang X, Xu C, Wang Y, Feng J, Yang B. Therapeutic effects of Bombax ceiba flower aqueous extracts against loperamide-induced constipation in mice. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 2023; 61:125-134. [PMID: 36582187 PMCID: PMC9809371 DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2022.2157841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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CONTEXT Bombax ceiba Linnaeus (Bombacaceae) is known as silk cotton tree, the flowers of which are used in many medicinal applications. OBJECTIVE To investigate the therapeutic effect of B. ceiba flower aqueous extracts (BCE) against loperamide-induced constipation and characterize the chemical composition of BCE. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty male Kunming mice were divided into control (saline), model (10 mg/kg loperamide + saline), phenolphthalein (10 mg/kg loperamide + 10 mg/kg phenolphthalein) and different dosage of BCE (10 mg/kg loperamide + 40, 80 and 160 mg/kg BCE, respectively) groups, and received intragastric administrations for eight days. Faecal water content, number of faeces, first black-stool defecation time and gastrointestinal transit rates were evaluated. Various biochemical and molecular biomarkers were assessed in blood and colon. UPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS was used to tentatively identify the composition of the BCE. RESULTS BCE treatment (160 mg/kg) could increase faecal water (15.75%), faeces number (11.65%), gastrointestinal transit rate (25.37%) and decrease first black-stool defecation time (24.04%). The BCE (80 mg/kg) increased the serum level of motilin (30.62%), gastrin (54.46%) and substance P (18.99%), and decreased somatostatin (19.47%). Additionally, the BCE (160 mg/kg) reduced the mucosal damage, restored colonic goblet cell function, down-regulated the protein expression of AQP3 (33.60%) and increased c-kit protein expression (11.63%). Twelve known compounds, including protocatechuic acid, chlorogenic acid and rutin, previously reported in B. ceiba, were identified in the BCE. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS This study suggested that BCE is a promising agent for the treatment of constipation.
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- Liuping Wang
- College of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China
- College of Pharmacy, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China
- Guangxi Superior Chinese Patent Medicine and National Medicine Development Engineering Technology Research Center, Nanning, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China
- College of Pharmacy, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China
- Guangxi Superior Chinese Patent Medicine and National Medicine Development Engineering Technology Research Center, Nanning, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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Engelen T, Solcà M, Tallon-Baudry C. Interoceptive rhythms in the brain. Nat Neurosci 2023; 26:1670-1684. [PMID: 37697110 DOI: 10.1038/s41593-023-01425-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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Sensing internal bodily signals, or interoception, is fundamental to maintain life. However, interoception should not be viewed as an isolated domain, as it interacts with exteroception, cognition and action to ensure the integrity of the organism. Focusing on cardiac, respiratory and gastric rhythms, we review evidence that interoception is anatomically and functionally intertwined with the processing of signals from the external environment. Interactions arise at all stages, from the peripheral transduction of interoceptive signals to sensory processing and cortical integration, in a network that extends beyond core interoceptive regions. Interoceptive rhythms contribute to functions ranging from perceptual detection up to sense of self, or conversely compete with external inputs. Renewed interest in interoception revives long-standing issues on how the brain integrates and coordinates information in distributed regions, by means of oscillatory synchrony, predictive coding or multisensory integration. Considering interoception and exteroception in the same framework paves the way for biological modes of information processing specific to living organisms.
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- Tahnée Engelen
- Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience Laboratory, Inserm, Ecole Normale Supérieure PSL University, Paris, France
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- Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience Laboratory, Inserm, Ecole Normale Supérieure PSL University, Paris, France
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- Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience Laboratory, Inserm, Ecole Normale Supérieure PSL University, Paris, France.
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Friedmacher F, Rolle U. Interstitial cells of Cajal: clinical relevance in pediatric gastrointestinal motility disorders. Pediatr Surg Int 2023; 39:188. [PMID: 37101012 PMCID: PMC10133055 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-023-05467-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) are pacemaker cells of gastrointestinal motility that generate and transmit electrical slow waves to smooth muscle cells in the gut wall, thus inducing phasic contractions and coordinated peristalsis. Traditionally, tyrosine-protein kinase Kit (c-kit), also known as CD117 or mast/stem cell growth factor receptor, has been used as the primary marker of ICCs in pathology specimens. More recently, the Ca2+-activated chloride channel, anoctamin-1, has been introduced as a more specific marker of ICCs. Over the years, various gastrointestinal motility disorders have been described in infants and young children in which symptoms of functional bowel obstruction arise from ICC-related neuromuscular dysfunction of the colon and rectum. The current article provides a comprehensive overview of the embryonic origin, distribution, and functions of ICCs, while also illustrating the absence or deficiency of ICCs in pediatric patients with Hirschsprung disease intestinal neuronal dysplasia, isolated hypoganglionosis, internal anal sphincter achalasia, and congenital smooth muscle cell disorders such as megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome.
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- Florian Friedmacher
- Department of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Jeanne R, Piton T, Minjoz S, Bassan N, Le Chenechal M, Semblat A, Hot P, Kibleur A, Pellissier S. Gut-Brain Coupling and Multilevel Physiological Response to Biofeedback Relaxation After a Stressful Task Under Virtual Reality Immersion: A Pilot Study. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 2023; 48:109-125. [PMID: 36336770 DOI: 10.1007/s10484-022-09566-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Human physiological reactions to the environment are coordinated by the interactions between brain and viscera. In particular, the brain, heart, and gastrointestinal tract coordinate with each other to provide physiological equilibrium by involving the central, autonomic, and enteric nervous systems. Recent studies have demonstrated an electrophysiological coupling between the gastrointestinal tract and the brain (gut-brain axis) under resting-state conditions. As the gut-brain axis plays a key role in individual stress regulation, we aimed to examine modulation of gut-brain coupling through the use of an overwhelming and a relaxing module as a first step toward modeling of the underlying mechanisms. This study was performed in 12 participants who, under a virtual reality environment, performed a 9-min cognitive stressful task followed by a 9-min period of relaxation. Brain activity was captured by electroencephalography, autonomic activities by photoplethysmography, and electrodermal and gastric activities by electrogastrography. Results showed that compared with the stressful task, relaxation induced a significant decrease in both tonic and phasic sympathetic activity, with an increase in brain alpha power and a decrease in delta power. The intensity of gut-brain coupling, as assessed by the modulation index of the phase-amplitude coupling between the normogastric slow waves and the brain alpha waves, decreased under the relaxation relative to the stress condition. These results highlight the modulatory effect of biofeedback relaxation on gut-brain coupling and suggest noninvasive multilevel electrophysiology as a promising way to investigate the mechanisms underlying gut-brain coupling in physiological and pathological situations.
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- Rudy Jeanne
- LIP/PC2S, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Université Grenoble Alpes, 73000, Chambéry, France. .,LPNC, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, 73000, Chambéry, France.
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- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Open Mind Innovation, 75008, Paris, France
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- LIP/PC2S, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Université Grenoble Alpes, 73000, Chambéry, France.,LPNC, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, 73000, Chambéry, France
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- LPNC, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, 73000, Chambéry, France.,Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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- LIP/PC2S, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Université Grenoble Alpes, 73000, Chambéry, France
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Wang L, Yuan PQ, Challis C, Ravindra Kumar S, Taché Y. Transduction of Systemically Administered Adeno-Associated Virus in the Colonic Enteric Nervous System and c-Kit Cells of Adult Mice. Front Neuroanat 2022; 16:884280. [PMID: 35734536 PMCID: PMC9207206 DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2022.884280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Systemic delivery of adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors transduces the enteric nervous system. However, less is known on the mapping and morphological and neurochemical characterization in the adult mouse colon. We used AAV9-CAG-GFP (AAV9) and AAV-PHP.S-hSyn1-tdTomato farnesylated (PHP.S-tdTf) to investigate the segmental distribution, morphologies and neurochemical coding of the transduction. The vectors were retro-orbitally injected in male and female adult mice, and 3 weeks later, the colon was prepared for microcopy with or without immunohistochemistry for neuronal and non-neuronal markers. In contrast to the distributions in neonatal and juvenile rodents, the AAV transduction in neurons and/or nerve fibers was the highest in the proximal colon, decreased gradually in the transverse, and was sparse in the distal colon without difference between sexes. In the proximal colon, the AAV9-transduced myenteric neurons were unevenly distributed. The majority of enteric neurons did not have AAV9 expression in their processes, except those with big soma with or without variously shaped dendrites, and a long axon. Immunolabeling demonstrated that about 31% neurons were transduced by AAV9, and the transduction was in 50, 28, and 31% of cholinergic, nitrergic, and calbindin-positive myenteric neurons, respectively. The nerve fiber markers, calcitonin gene-related peptide alpha, tyrosine hydroxylase or vasoactive intestinal polypeptide co-localized with AAV9 or PHP.S-tdTf in the mucosa, and rarely in the myenteric plexus. Unexpectedly, AAV9 expression appeared also in a few c-Kit immunoreactive cells among the heavily populated interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC). In the distal colon, the AAV transduction appeared in a few nerve fibers mostly the interganglionic strands. Other types of AAV9 and AAV-PHP vectors induced a similar colonic segmental difference which is not colon specific since neurons were transduced in the small intestine and gastric antrum, while little in the gastric corpus and none in the lower esophagus. Conclusion These findings demonstrate that in adult mice colon that there is a rostro-caudal decrease in the transduction of systemic delivery of AAV9 and its variants independent of sex. The characterization of AAV transduction in the proximal colon in cholinergic and nitrergic myenteric neurons along with a few ICC suggests implications in circuitries regulating motility.
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- Lixin Wang
- Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, CURE/Digestive Diseases Research Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, CURE/Digestive Diseases Research Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States
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- Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, CURE/Digestive Diseases Research Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Verkuijl SJ, Friedmacher F, Harter PN, Rolle U, Broens PMA. Persistent bowel dysfunction after surgery for Hirschsprung’s disease: A neuropathological perspective. World J Gastrointest Surg 2021; 13:822-833. [PMID: 34512906 PMCID: PMC8394380 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i8.822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hirschsprung’s disease (HD) is a congenital disorder, characterized by aganglionosis in the distal part of the gastrointestinal tract. Despite complete surgical resection of the aganglionic segment, both constipation and fecal incontinence persist in a considerable number of patients with limited treatment options. There is growing evidence for structural abnormalities in the ganglionic bowel proximal to the aganglionosis in both humans and animals with HD, which may play a role in persistent bowel dysfunction. These abnormalities include: (1) Histopathological abnormalities of enteric neural cells; (2) Imbalanced expression of neurotransmitters and neuroproteins; (3) Abnormal expression of enteric pacemaker cells; (4) Abnormalities of smooth muscle cells; and (5) Abnormalities within the extracellular matrix. Hence, a better understanding of these previously unrecognized neuropathological abnormalities may improve follow-up and treatment in patients with HD suffering from persistent bowel dysfunction following surgical correction. In the long term, further combination of clinical and neuropathological data will hopefully enable a translational step towards more individual treatment for HD.
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- Sanne J Verkuijl
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt 60590, Germany
- Neurological Institute (Edinger-Institute), University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt 60528, Germany
- Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen 9700 RB, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt 60590, Germany
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- Neurological Institute (Edinger-Institute), University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt 60528, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt 60590, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen 9700 RB, Netherlands
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De Giorgio R, Zucco FM, Chiarioni G, Mercadante S, Corazziari ES, Caraceni A, Odetti P, Giusti R, Marinangeli F, Pinto C. Management of Opioid-Induced Constipation and Bowel Dysfunction: Expert Opinion of an Italian Multidisciplinary Panel. Adv Ther 2021; 38:3589-3621. [PMID: 34086265 PMCID: PMC8279968 DOI: 10.1007/s12325-021-01766-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The prescribing and use of opioid analgesics is increasing in Italy owing to a profusion in the number and types of opioid analgesic products available, and the increasing prevalence of conditions associated with severe pain, the latter being related to population aging. Herein we provide the expert opinion of an Italian multidisciplinary panel on the management of opioid-induced constipation (OIC) and bowel dysfunction. OIC and opioid-induced bowel dysfunction are well-recognised unwanted effects of treatment with opioid analgesics that can profoundly affect quality of life. OIC can be due to additional factors such as reduced mobility, a low-fibre diet, comorbidities, and concomitant medications. Fixed-dose combinations of opioids with mu (μ) opioid receptor antagonists, such as oxycodone/naloxone, have become available, but have limited utility in clinical practice because the individual components cannot be independently titrated, creating a risk of breakthrough pain as the dose is increased. A comprehensive prevention and management strategy for OIC should include interventions that aim to improve fibre and fluid intake, increase mobility or exercise, and restore bowel function without compromising pain control. Recommended first-line pharmacological treatment of OIC is with an osmotic laxative (preferably polyethylene glycol [macrogol]), or a stimulant laxative such as an anthraquinone. A second laxative with a complementary mechanism of action should be added in the event of an inadequate response. Second-line treatment with a peripherally acting μ opioid receptor antagonist (PAMORA), such as methylnaltrexone, naloxegol or naldemedine, should be considered in patients with OIC that has not responded to combination laxative treatment. Prokinetics or intestinal secretagogues, such as lubiprostone, may be appropriate in the third-line setting, but their use in OIC is off-label in Italy, and should therefore be restricted to settings such as specialist centres and clinical trials.
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Fu BB, Zhao JN, Wu SD, Fan Y. Cholesterol gallstones: Focusing on the role of interstitial Cajal-like cells. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9:3498-3505. [PMID: 34046450 PMCID: PMC8130069 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i15.3498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cholesterol gallstone (CG) is a common, frequent biliary system disease in China, with a complex and multifactorial etiology. Declined gallbladder motility reportedly contributes to CG pathogenesis. Furthermore, interstitial Cajal-like cells (ICLCs) are reportedly present in human and guinea pig gallbladder tissue. ICLCs potentially contribute to the regulation of gallbladder motility, and aberrant conditions involving the loss of ICLCs and/or a reduction in its pacing potential and reactivity to cholecystokinin may promote CG pathogenesis. This review discusses the association between ICLCs and CG pathogenesis and provides a basis for further studies on the functions of ICLCs and the etiologies of CG.
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- Bei-Bei Fu
- Department of Health Management, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
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Identification of PDGFRα-positive interstitial cells in the distal segment of the murine vas deferens. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7553. [PMID: 33824385 PMCID: PMC8024294 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87049-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Platelet-derived growth factor receptor-α (PDGFRα)-positive interstitial cells (ICs) are widely distributed in various organs and may be involved in the motility of various tubular organs. We, for the first time, aimed to investigate the distribution, immunohistochemical characteristics, and ultrastructure of PDGFRα-positive ICs in murine vas deferens, using confocal laser scanning microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and immuno-electron microscopy (immuno-EM). For immunofluorescence, we used antibodies against PDGFRα and other markers of ICs. PDGFRα-positive ICs were distributed widely in the lamina propria, smooth muscles, and serosal layers. Although most PDGFRα-positive ICs labeled CD34, they did not label CD34 in the subepithelial layers. Additionally, PDGFRα-positive ICs were in close proximity to each other, as also to the surrounding cells. TEM and immuno-EM findings revealed that PDGFRα-positive ICs established close physical interactions with adjacent ICs. Extracellular vesicles were also detected around the PDGFRα-positive ICs. Our morphological findings suggest that PDGFRα-positive ICs may have several subpopulations, which can play an important role in intercellular signaling via direct contact with the IC network and the extracellular vesicles in the murine vas deferens. Further investigation on PDGFRα-positive ICs in the vas deferens may lead to understanding the vas deferens mortility.
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Yu HZ, Fu MH, Ji XP, E-Ni RG. Progress in research of gastrointestinal motility regulation. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2020; 28:1183-1191. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v28.i23.1183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Gastrointestinal motility is an important part of the physiological function of the digestive tract, and its dysfunction is one of the key factors that cause different gastrointestinal motility disorders. These diseases seriously affect patients' normal life. With the development of scientific research and technology, well-designed research studies have been conducted on the regulatory mechanisms of gastrointestinal motility, which mainly include the regulation of gastrointestinal hormones, intestinal microflora, neurotransmitters, brain-gut peptides, interstitial cells of Cajal, and gastrointestinal electrical activities. In addition, current studies have proved that bitter taste receptors have certain regulatory effects on gastrointestinal motility. This paper primarily discusses the relevant pathways controlling gastrointestinal motility.
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- Hong-Zhen Yu
- School of Mongolian Medicine, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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- School of Mongolian Medicine, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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- School of Mongolian Medicine, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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- School of Mongolian Medicine, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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Wolpert N, Rebollo I, Tallon‐Baudry C. Electrogastrography for psychophysiological research: Practical considerations, analysis pipeline, and normative data in a large sample. Psychophysiology 2020; 57:e13599. [PMID: 32449806 PMCID: PMC7507207 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Electrogastrography (EGG) is the noninvasive electrophysiological technique used to record gastric electrical activity by means of cutaneous electrodes placed on the abdomen. EGG has been so far mostly used in clinical studies in gastroenterology, but it represents an attractive method to study brain-viscera interactions in psychophysiology. Compared to the literature on electrocardiography for instance, where practical recommendations and normative data are abundant, the literature on EGG in humans remains scarce. The aim of this article is threefold. First, we review the existing literature on the physiological basis of the EGG, pathways of brain-stomach interactions, and experimental findings in the cognitive neuroscience and psychophysiology literature. We then describe practical issues faced when recording the EGG in young healthy participants, from data acquisition to data analysis, and propose a semi-automated analysis pipeline together with associated MATLAB code. The analysis pipeline aims at identifying a regular rhythm that can be safely attributed to the stomach, through multiple steps. Finally, we apply these recording and analysis procedures in a large sample (N = 117) of healthy young adult male and female participants in a moderate (<5 hr) to prolonged (>10 hr) fasting state to establish the normative distribution of several EGG parameters. Our results are overall congruent with the clinical gastroenterology literature, but suggest using an electrode coverage extending to lower abdominal locations than current clinical guidelines. Our results indicate a marginal difference in EGG peak frequency between male and female participants, and that the gastric rhythm becomes more irregular after prolonged fasting.
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- Nicolai Wolpert
- Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives et ComputationnellesEcole Normale SupérieurePSL UniversityParisFrance
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- Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives et ComputationnellesEcole Normale SupérieurePSL UniversityParisFrance
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- Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives et ComputationnellesEcole Normale SupérieurePSL UniversityParisFrance
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Anti- and pro-oxidant effects of quercetin stabilized by microencapsulation on interstitial cells of Cajal, nitrergic neurons and M2-like macrophages in the jejunum of diabetic rats. Neurotoxicology 2020; 77:193-204. [PMID: 32007490 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2020.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Given the well-known antioxidant and neuroprotective properties of quercetin, the aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of quercetin stabilized by microencapsulation at two doses (10 mg kg-1 and 100 mg kg-1) on the oxidative/antioxidant status, number and morphological features of ICC, nitrergic neurons and M2-like macrophages in jejunum of diabetic rats. The rats were randomly distributed into six groups: normoglycemic control (N), diabetic control (D) and either normoglycemic or diabetic groups treated with quercetin-loaded microcapsules at a dose of 10 mg kg-1 (NQ10 and DQ10, respectively) or 100 mg kg-1 (NQ100 and DQ100, respectively). After 60 days, the jejunum was collected. Whole mounts were immunostained for Ano1, nNOS and CD206, and oxidative stress levels and total antioxidant capacity of the jejunum were measured. Diabetes led to a loss of ICC and nitrergic neurons, but increased numbers of M2-like macrophages and elevated levels of oxidative stress were seen in diabetic animals. High-dose administration of quercetin (100 mg kg-1) further aggravated the diabetic condition (DQ100) but this treatment resulted in harmful effects on healthy rats (NQ100), pointing to a pro-oxidant activity. However, low-dose administration of quercetin (10 mg kg-1) gave rise to antioxidant and protective effects on ICC, nNOS, macrophages and oxidative/antioxidant status in DQ100, but NQ100 displayed infrequent negative outcomes in normoglycemic animals. Microencapsulation of the quercetin may become promising alternatives to reduce diabetes-induced oxidative stress but antioxidant therapies should be careful used under healthy status to avoid toxic effects.
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Tsuruta S, Uchida H, Akutsu H. Intestinal Organoids Generated from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. JMA J 2020; 3:9-19. [PMID: 33324771 PMCID: PMC7733741 DOI: 10.31662/jmaj.2019-0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The gastrointestinal system is one of the most complex organ systems in the human body, and consists of numerous cell types originating from three germ layers. To understand intestinal development and homeostasis and elucidate the pathogenesis of intestinal disorders, including unidentified diseases, several in vitro models have been developed. Human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs), including embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), have remarkable developmental plasticity and possess the potential for a wide variety of applications. Three-dimensional organs, termed organoids and produced in vitro by PSCs, contain not only epithelium but also mesenchymal tissue and partially recapitulate intestinal functions. Such intestinal organoids have begun to be applied in disease models and drug development and have contributed to a detailed analysis of molecular interactions and findings in the synergistic development of biomedicine for human digestive organs. In this review, we describe gastrointestinal organoid technology derived from PSCs and consider its potential applications.
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- Satoru Tsuruta
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
- Centre for Regenerative Medicine, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Transplantation Centre, National Centre for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Centre for Regenerative Medicine, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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Targeting IL-17A Improves the Dysmotility of the Small Intestine and Alleviates the Injury of the Interstitial Cells of Cajal during Sepsis. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2019; 2019:1475729. [PMID: 31531179 PMCID: PMC6721283 DOI: 10.1155/2019/1475729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Intestinal dysmotility is a frequent complication during sepsis and plays an important role in the development of secondary infections and multiple organ failure. However, the central mechanisms underlying this process have not been well elucidated. Currently, effective therapies are still lacking for the treatment of sepsis-induced intestinal dysmotility. In this study, we found that the activation of IL-17 signaling within the muscularis propria might be associated with dysmotility of the small intestine during polymicrobial sepsis. Furthermore, we demonstrated that targeting IL-17A partially rescued the motility of the small intestine and alleviated interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) injury during sepsis. The blockade of IL-17A suppressed the dominant sepsis-induced infiltration of M1-polarized macrophages into the muscularis. Additionally, impaired ICC survival may be associated with the oxidative stress injury induced by dominant infiltration of M1-polarized macrophages. Our findings reveal the important role of the IL-17 signaling pathway in the small intestine during sepsis and provide clues for developing a novel therapeutic strategy for treating gastrointestinal dysmotility during sepsis.
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Utility of animal gastrointestinal motility and transit models in functional gastrointestinal disorders. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2019; 40-41:101633. [PMID: 31594654 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2019.101633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Alteration in the gastrointestinal (GI) motility and transit comprises an important component of the functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID). Available animal GI motility and transit models are to study symptoms (delayed gastric emptying, constipation, diarrhea) rather than biological markers to develop an effective treatment that targets the underlying mechanism of altered GI motility in patients. Animal data generated from commonly used methods in human like scintigraphy, breath test and wireless motility capsule may directly translate to the clinic. However, species differences in the control mechanism or pharmacological responses of GI motility may compromise the predictive and translational value of the preclinical data to human. In this review we aim to provide a summary on animal models used to mimic GI motility alteration in FGID, and the impact of the species differences in the physiological and pharmacological responses on the translation of animal GI motility and transit data to human.
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Visceral Signals Shape Brain Dynamics and Cognition. Trends Cogn Sci 2019; 23:488-509. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2019.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Wan X, Yin J, Chen J. Characteristics of Intestinal Myoelectrical and Motor Activities in Diet-Induced Obese Rats: Obesity and Motility. Dig Dis Sci 2019; 64:1478-1485. [PMID: 30659469 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-019-5458-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal motility has been reported to be altered in obesity. However, it is unknown whether intestinal myoelectrical activity (IMA) is also changed in obesity. AIMS The aim of this study was to characterize intestinal myoelectrical and motility activities in the fasting state, during feeding, and postprandial state after various test meals in diet-induced obese (DIO) rats in comparison with regular rats. METHODS IMA was recorded in the fasting, feeding, and postprandial states in DIO and regular rats. Regular laboratory chow, high-fat solid food, and high-fat liquid food were used to test IMA responses to different meals. RESULTS (1) The intestinal slow waves in the DIO rats were not different from those in normal rats in the fasting or postprandial state. Neither intestinal transit nor the number of intestinal contractions per minute was altered in DIO rats although gastric emptying was accelerated. (2) Both DIO rats and normal rats showed altered IMA during the first minute of feeding (cephalic stimulation). (3) The intestinal slow waves in both DIO rats and regular rats were impaired slightly but significantly after intake of a high-fat meal. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates that intestinal myoelectrical activity is not altered in DIO rats and its postprandial responses to various meals are not altered either. High-fat meals induce intestinal dysrhythmia but do not have a chronic impact on intestinal slow waves in DIO rats.
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- Xinyue Wan
- Veterans Research and Education Foundation, VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.,Division of Gastroenterology, Wuhan University, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Veterans Research and Education Foundation, VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.,Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Veterans Research and Education Foundation, VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA. .,Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA.
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Lu C, Huang X, Lu HL, Liu SH, Zang JY, Li YJ, Chen J, Xu WX. Different distributions of interstitial cells of Cajal and platelet-derived growth factor receptor-α positive cells in colonic smooth muscle cell/interstitial cell of Cajal/platelet-derived growth factor receptor-α positive cell syncytium in mice. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24:4989-5004. [PMID: 30510374 PMCID: PMC6262248 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i44.4989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate the distribution and function of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) and platelet-derived growth factor receptor-α positive (PDGFRα+) cells in the proximal and distal colon.
METHODS The comparison of colonic transit in the proximal and distal ends was performed by colonic migrating motor complexes (CMMCs). The tension of the colonic smooth muscle was examined by smooth muscle spontaneous contractile experiments with both ends of the smooth muscle strip tied with a silk thread. Intracellular recordings were used to assess electrical field stimulation (EFS)-induced inhibitory junction potentials (IJP) on the colonic smooth muscle. Western blot analysis was used to examine the expression levels of ICCs and PDGFRα in the colonic smooth muscle.
RESULTS Treatment with NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (L-NAME) significantly increased the CMMC frequency and spontaneous contractions, especially in the proximal colon, while treatment with MRS2500 increased only distal CMMC activity and smooth muscle contractions. Both CMMCs and spontaneous contractions were markedly inhibited by NPPB, especially in the proximal colon. Accordingly, CyPPA sharply inhibited the distal contraction of both CMMCs and spontaneous contractions. Additionally, the amplitude of stimulation-induced nitric oxide (NO)/ICC-dependent slow IJPs (sIJPs) by intracellular recordings from the smooth muscles in the proximal colon was larger than that in the distal colon, while the amplitude of electric field stimulation-induced purinergic/PDGFRα-dependent fast IJPs (fIJPs) in the distal colon was larger than that in the proximal colon. Consistently, protein expression levels of c-Kit and anoctamin-1 (ANO1) in the proximal colon were much higher, while protein expression levels of PDGFRα and small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel 3 (SK3) in the distal colon were much higher.
CONCLUSION The ICCs are mainly distributed in the proximal colon and there are more PDGFRα+ cells are in the distal colon, which generates a pressure gradient between the two ends of the colon to propel the feces to the anus.
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- Chen Lu
- Department of Physiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Physiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Physiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ren Ji Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 201112, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Physiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Physiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200240, China
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Lin HC, Chen HX, Huang L, Zhu YX, Zhou Q, Li J, Xu YJ, Ren DL, Wang JP. Prognostic and predictive value of interstitial cells of Cajal populations following stapled transanal rectal resection (STARR) in patients with obstructed defecation syndrome. Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf) 2018; 6:270-276. [PMID: 30430015 PMCID: PMC6225818 DOI: 10.1093/gastro/goy034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Objective The present study was designed to evaluate the functional outcome of stapled transanal rectal resection (STARR) and to examine the relationship between the population density of the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) and the efficacy of the STARR operation in the management of obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS) patients. Methods Full-thickness rectal samples were obtained from 50 ODS patients who underwent STARR. Samples were analysed using ICC immunohistochemistry. Clinical and functional parameters obtained with defecography and anorectal manometry were compared with 20 controls. Results ICCs were significantly decreased in patients in the submucosal (SM), intramuscular (IM) and myenteric (MY) regions when compared with the control group (P < 0.05). The mean pre-operative Cleveland Constipation Score (CCS) was 24.2 ± 4.1, whilst the CCS at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years post-operatively decreased significantly (P < 0.05). At 3 post-operative years, 58.3% (28/48) of the patients reported a favorable outcome (CCS ≤ 10). On univariate analysis, the functional results were worse in those with pre-operative digitation (P = 0.017), a decreased ICC-MY cell population (P = 0.067), a higher resting anal canal pressure (P = 0.039) and a higher rectal sensory threshold (P = 0.073). Multivariate analysis showed the decreased ICC-MY cell population was an independent predictor for low unfavorable functional outcome (odds ratio = 0.097, 95% confidence interval: 0.012–0.766). Conclusions STARR achieved acceptable results at the cost of a slight deterioration over a more prolonged follow-up. Patients with a decreased ICC number in the rectal specimen showed an unfavorable functional outcome where pre-operative histological assessment of a full-thickness rectal sample might predict for the functional outcome following STARR.
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- Hong-Cheng Lin
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Xiao H, Huang R, Cui DX, Xiao P, Diao M, Li L. Histopathologic and immunohistochemical findings in congenital anorectal malformations. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e11675. [PMID: 30075558 PMCID: PMC6081064 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000011675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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It remains controversial whether the distal rectal pouch should be either resected or used for reconstruction in anorectoplasty for the treatment of anorectal malformations (ARMs). Hence the aim of this study was to investigate whether ARMs were associated with a global neuromuscular maldevelopment of the terminal rectum specimens.There were 36 cases of ARMs (25 recto-bulbar fistula and 11 recto-prostatic fistula) and 10 healthy controls. The hematoxylin and eosin and Masson trichrome stain were used to conduct the histologic examination. The immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Western blot were conducted to analyze the neuron-specific enolase (NSE), S-100 protein, interstitial cells of Cajal marker (C-kit) within the rectal specimens in control group and ARM group.The most frequently observed histologic findings in mucosa were inflammation, congestion, eroded, and hemorrhage in the ARM cases. Submucosal inflammation and congestion were the most common submucosal findings in the ARM cases. Disrupted muscularis propria was observed in 60% of ARM cases. Mature ganglionic cells were reduced and muscularis propria showed reduced and patchy positivity for NSE, S-100, and C-kit protein in ARM group compared to that in control group according to IHC. Western blotting showed the expression levels of NSE, S-100, and C-kit were lower in the ARM group than that in the control group (P < .01).Histopathologic and IHC findings suggest that the distal rectal pouch has distinct defects in the neuromusculature. So it suggested that ARMs are abnormally developed tissue and need to be resected for better functional outcomes of the remaining gut.
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- Hui Xiao
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital Institute of Pediatrics
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
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- Department of Pathology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital Institute of Pediatrics
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital Institute of Pediatrics
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Chen L, Yu B. Telocytes and interstitial cells of Cajal in the biliary system. J Cell Mol Med 2018; 22:3323-3329. [PMID: 29700981 PMCID: PMC6010895 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.13643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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A novel type of interstitial tissue cells in the biliary tree termed telocytes (TCs), formerly known as interstitial Cajal‐like cells (ICLCs), exhibits very particular features which unequivocally distinguish these cells from interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) and other interstitial cell types. Current research substantiates the existence of TCs and ICCs in the biliary system (gallbladder, extrahepatic bile duct, cystic duct, common bile duct and sphincter of Oddi). Here, we review the distribution, morphology and ultrastructure of TCs and ICCs in the biliary tree, with emphasis on their presumptive roles in physiological and pathophysiological processes.
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- Lei Chen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Digestive System Disease, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Digestive System Disease, Wuhan, China
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Ferreira CHF, Shifrin Y, Pan J, Ivanovska J, McNamara PJ, Belik J. The newborn rat gastric emptying rate is volume and not developmentally dependent. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2018; 30:e13233. [PMID: 29024213 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.13233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gastric residuals are a common finding in enterally fed preterm neonates and traditionally thought to reflect immaturity-related delayed gastric emptying. Adult human data suggest that the meal volume regulate the gastric emptying rate, but early in life, this has not been adequately evaluated. The goal of this study was to study the rat postnatal changes in gastric emptying rate and the strain-induced effect on muscle contraction. We hypothesized that the stomach content volume and not developmental factors determines the newborn gastric emptying rate, via the Rho-kinase 2 (ROCK-2) pathway. METHODS Gastric volume and emptying rate measurements were obtained by ultrasound at different postprandial times and the wall strain-dependent changes in muscle contraction were evaluated ex vivo. KEY RESULTS The newborn rat gastric emptying rate was unrelated to postnatal age, maximal 30 min postprandial, and directly proportional to content volume. In vitro measurements showed that the agonist-induced gastric muscle contraction was directly proportional to the stomach wall strain. These changes were mediated via upregulation of ROCK-2 activity. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES The newborn rat gastric emptying rate is not developmentally regulated, but dependent on the content volume via wall strain-induced ROCK-2 activation. Further clinical studies addressing the content volume effect on the rate of gastric emptying are warranted, to enhance feeding tolerance in preterm neonates.
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- C H F Ferreira
- Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departments of Paediatrics and Physiology, Translational Medicine Program, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Departments of Paediatrics and Physiology, Translational Medicine Program, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Departments of Paediatrics and Physiology, Translational Medicine Program, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Departments of Paediatrics and Physiology, Translational Medicine Program, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Departments of Paediatrics and Physiology, Translational Medicine Program, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Lin AY, Dinning PG, Milne T, Bissett IP, O'Grady G. The "rectosigmoid brake": Review of an emerging neuromodulation target for colorectal functional disorders. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2018; 44:719-728. [PMID: 28419527 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The regulation of gastrointestinal motility encompasses several overlapping mechanisms including highly regulated and coordinated neurohormonal circuits. Various feedback mechanisms or "brakes" have been proposed. While duodenal, jejunal, and ileal brakes are well described, a putative distal colonic brake is less well defined. Despite the high prevalence of colonic motility disorders, there is little knowledge of colonic motility owing to difficulties with organ access and technical difficulties in recording detailed motor patterns along its entire length. The motility of the colon is not under voluntary control. A wide range of motor patterns is seen, with long intervals of intestinal quiescence between them. In addition, the use of traditional manometric catheters to record contractile activity of the colon has been limited by the low number of widely spaced sensors, which has resulted in the misinterpretation of colonic motor patterns. The recent advent of high-resolution (HR) manometry is revolutionising the understanding of gastrointestinal motor patterns. It has now been observed that the most common motor patterns in the colon are repetitive two to six cycles per minute (cpm) propagating events in the distal colon. These motor patterns are prominent soon after a meal, originate most frequently in the rectosigmoid region, and travel in the retrograde direction. The distal prominence and the origin of these motor patterns raise the possibility of them serving as a braking mechanism, or the "rectosigmoid brake," to limit rectal filling. This review aims to describe what is known about the "rectosigmoid brake," including its physiological and clinical significance and potential therapeutic applications.
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- Anthony Y Lin
- Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, and the Discipline of Human Physiology, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Department of Surgery, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Department of Surgery, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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Ha SE, Wei L, Jorgensen BG, Lee MY, Park PJ, Poudrier SM, Ro S. A Mouse Model of Intestinal Partial Obstruction. J Vis Exp 2018. [PMID: 29553517 DOI: 10.3791/57381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Intestinal obstructions, that impede or block peristaltic movement, can be caused by abdominal adhesions and most gastrointestinal (GI) diseases including tumorous growths. However, the cellular remodeling mechanisms involved in, and caused by, intestinal obstructions are poorly understood. Several animal models of intestinal obstructions have been developed, but the mouse model is the most cost/time effective. The mouse model uses the surgical implantation of an intestinal partial obstruction (PO) that has a high mortality rate if it is not performed correctly. In addition, mice receiving PO surgery fail to develop hypertrophy if an appropriate blockade is not used or not properly placed. Here, we describe a detailed protocol for PO surgery which produces reliable and reproducible intestinal obstructions with a very low mortality rate. This protocol utilizes a surgically placed silicone ring that surrounds the ileum which partially blocks digestive movement in the small intestine. The partial blockage makes the intestine become dilated due to the halt of digestive movement. The dilation of the intestine induces smooth muscle hypertrophy on the oral side of the ring that progressively develops over 2 weeks until it causes death. The surgical PO mouse model offers an in vivo model of hypertrophic intestinal tissue useful for studying pathological changes of intestinal cells including smooth muscle cells (SMC), interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC), PDGFRα+, and neuronal cells during the development of intestinal obstruction.
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- Se Eun Ha
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
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- Department of Physiology, Wonkwang Digestive Disease Research Institute and Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine;
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Ashat M, Lewis A, Liaquat H, Stocker A, McElmurray L, Vedanarayanan V, Soota K, Howell T, Kedar A, Obert J, Abell TL. Intravenous immunoglobulin in drug and device refractory patients with the symptoms of gastroparesis-an open-label study. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2018; 30. [PMID: 29205691 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.13256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/29/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gastroparesis is a complex clinical entity; many aspects of which remain unknown. Although most patients have idiopathic, diabetic, or postsurgical gastroparesis, many are thought to have measurable neuromuscular abnormalities. Immunotherapy has recently been utilized to treat suspected autoimmune gastrointestinal dysmotility. METHODS Fourteen patients with symptoms of gastroparesis (Gp) who were refractory to drug/device were selected from 443 Gp patients from 2013 to 2015 who were treated at the University of Louisville motility center. All patients underwent a structural and psychiatric evaluation along with detailed psychological and behavioral examination to rule out eating disorders. We performed detailed neuromuscular evaluation and all 14 patients received at least 12 weeks of intravenous immunoglobulin (400 mg/kg infusion weekly). Response was defined subjectively (symptomatic improvement) using standardized IDIOM score system. KEY RESULTS All 14 patients had serological evidence and/or tissue evidence of immunological abnormality. Post-IVIG therapy, there was a significant improvement in symptoms scores for nausea, vomiting, early satiety, and abdominal pain. CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES Although limited by the absence of placebo group, the data illustrate the role of autoimmunity and neuromuscular evaluation in patients with gastroparesis and support the utility of a diagnostic trial of immunotherapy in an effort to improve therapeutic outcomes for such patients.
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- GI Motility Clinic, Jewish Hospital, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Jewish Hospital GI Motility Clinic, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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Vieira Frez FC, Martins Colombo Perles JV, Robert Linden D, Gibbons SJ, Amilcar Martins H, Almeida Brito Romualdo D, de Souza SR, Daion Piovezana Bossolani G, Zanoni JN. Restoration of density of interstitial cells of Cajal in the jejunum of diabetic rats after quercetin supplementation. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ENFERMEDADES DIGESTIVAS 2017; 109:190-195. [PMID: 28004965 DOI: 10.17235/reed.2016.4338/2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are required for normal motility in the gastrointestinal tract. Depletion of ICC has been associated with diabetic gastroenteropathy. PURPOSE To determine the effect of quercertin supplementation on anoctamin-1 (Ano1) immunoreactive ICC in the myenteric region (ICC-MY) and deep muscular plexus (ICC-DMP) in the jejunum of diabetic rats. METHODS Thirty-two 90-day-old male Wistar rats were distributed into the following groups: normoglycemic (C), normoglycemic supplemented with quercetin (CQ; 40 mg daily), diabetic (D), and diabetic supplemented with quercetin (DQ; 40 mg daily). Diabetes was induced by streptozotocin injection. After 120 days, preparations of the jejunal muscular and submucosal layers were immunostained for Ano1 to visualize ICC. Evaluation of the immunofluorescence intensity as well as density of ICC was performed. RESULTS The density of ICC-MY was 46% lower in group D compared to group C (p < 0.01); ICC-DMP were reduced by 37% (p > 0.05). After quercertin treatment, the densities of ICC-MY were significantly higher in the DQ group compared to group D (ICC-MY: 58%, p < 0.05). Supplementation with quercetin in normoglycemic animals (CQ) compared with group C did not significantly change the ICC density (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS In STZ-treated diabetic rats, diabetes promoted a reduction in the density of jejunal ICC-MY with no significant effect on ICC-DMP. Supplementation with quercetin (DQ) appeared to protect ICC-MY from depletion in diabetes possibly due to its antioxidant action.
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Abdominal Manual Therapy Repairs Interstitial Cells of Cajal and Increases Colonic c-Kit Expression When Treating Bowel Dysfunction after Spinal Cord Injury. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:1492327. [PMID: 29349063 PMCID: PMC5733934 DOI: 10.1155/2017/1492327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Revised: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Background This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effects of abdominal manual therapy (AMT) on bowel dysfunction after spinal cord injury (SCI), investigating interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) and related c-kit expression. Methods Model rats were divided as SCI and SCI with drug treatment (intragastric mosapride), low-intensity (SCI + LMT; 50 g, 50 times/min), and high-intensity AMT (SCI + HMT; 100 g, 150 times/min). After 14 days of treatment, weight, improved Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan (BBB) locomotor score, and intestinal movement were evaluated. Morphological structure of spinal cord and colon tissues were examined. Immunostaining, RT-PCR, and western blot were used to assess c-kit expression. Results In SCI rats, AMT could not restore BBB, but it significantly increased weight, shortened time to defecation, increased feces amounts, and improved fecal pellet traits and colon histology. AMT improved the number, distribution, and ultrastructure of colonic ICCs, increasing colonic c-kit mRNA and protein levels. Compared with the SCI + Drug and SCI + LMT groups, the SCI + HMT group showed better therapeutic effect in improving intestinal transmission function and promoting c-kit expression. Conclusions AMT is an effective therapy for recovery of intestinal transmission function. It could repair ICCs and increase c-kit expression in colon tissues after SCI, in a frequency-dependent and pressure-dependent manner.
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Hutson JM, Farmer PJ, Peck CJ, Chow CW, Southwell BR. Multiple endocrine neoplasia 2B: Differential increase in enteric nerve subgroups in muscle and mucosa. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2017; 8:142-149. [PMID: 28868184 PMCID: PMC5561435 DOI: 10.4291/wjgp.v8.i3.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Revised: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia 2B (MEN2B) is a rare syndrome caused by an activating mutation of the RET gene, leading to enteric gangliomatosis. This child presented with constipation at 1-mo old, was diagnosed with MEN2B by rectal biopsy at 4 mo, had thyroidectomy at 9 mo and a colectomy at 4 years. We studied the extent of neuronal and nerve fibre proliferation and which classes of enteric nerves are affected by examining the colon with multiple neuronal antibodies. Resected transverse colon was fixed, frozen, sectioned and processed for fluorescence immunohistochemistry labelling with antibodies against TUJ1, Hu, ChAT, NOS, VIP, SP and CGRP and cKit. Control transverse colon was from the normal margin of Hirschsprung (HSCR) colon (4-year-old) and a child with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP, 12 year). Myenteric ganglia were increased in size to as wide as the circular muscle. There was a large increase in nerve cells and nerve fibres. ChAT-, NOS-, VIP- and SP-immunoreactive nerve fibres all increased in the myenteric ganglia. NOS-IR nerves preferentially increased in the muscle, while VIP and SP increased in submucosal ganglia and mucosal nerve fibres. The density of ICC was normal. RET overactivation in MEN2B lead to a large increase in intrinsic nerve fibres in the myenteric and submucosal ganglia, with a relative increase in NOS-IR nerve fibres in the circular muscle and VIP and SP in the submucosal ganglia and mucosa. The changes were associated with severe constipation resulting in colectomy at 4 years.
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Martinez-Pereira MA, Franceschi RDC, Coelho BP, Zancan DM. The Stomatogastric and Enteric Nervous System of the Pulmonate SnailMegalobulimus abbreviatus: A Neurochemical Analysis. Zoolog Sci 2017; 34:300-311. [DOI: 10.2108/zs160136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Malcon Andrei Martinez-Pereira
- Center of Rural Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 89.520-000, Curitibanos, SC, Brazil
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Institute of Basic Health Sciences (ICBS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), 90050-170, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
- Laboratory of Comparative Neurobiology, Department of Physiology, ICBS, UFRGS, 90050-170, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Institute of Basic Health Sciences (ICBS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), 90050-170, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
- Laboratory of Comparative Neurobiology, Department of Physiology, ICBS, UFRGS, 90050-170, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Comparative Neurobiology, Department of Physiology, ICBS, UFRGS, 90050-170, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Institute of Basic Health Sciences (ICBS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), 90050-170, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
- Laboratory of Comparative Neurobiology, Department of Physiology, ICBS, UFRGS, 90050-170, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Sánchez M, Suárez L, Andrés MT, Flórez BH, Bordallo J, Riestra S, Cantabrana B. Modulatory effect of intestinal polyamines and trace amines on the spontaneous phasic contractions of the isolated ileum and colon rings of mice. Food Nutr Res 2017; 61:1321948. [PMID: 28659731 PMCID: PMC5475348 DOI: 10.1080/16546628.2017.1321948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Background: Gastrointestinal motility modulatory factors include substances of the intestinal content, such as polyamines and trace amines (TAs), the focus of this study. Methods: The amines of food, intestinal content and from faecal bacteria of Swiss mice were determined by HPLC and functionally characterised in isolated distal ileum and medial colon rings. Results: Mouse food and intestinal content contain polyamines (spermidine>putrescine>spermine) and TAs (isoamylamine>cadaverine). Intestinal bacteria mainly produce putrescine and cadaverine. The amines inhibited the spontaneous motility of the ileum (0.1-3 mM) and colon rings (0.01-3 mM, with lower IC50), with: spermine~isoamylamine~spermidine. Spermine inhibition was tetrodotoxin (TTX)-insensitive, while isoamylamine was TTX-sensitive, suggesting neural control. Mainly in the ileum, isoamylamine (3 mM) elicited acute effects modified by TTX, atropine and propranolol, and suppressed by spermine (3 mM), not being localized at the smooth muscle level. The amines assayed (3 mM), except putrescine and cadaverine in the ileum and isoamylamine in the colon, antagonised acetylcholine (ACh, 0.1 mM)-elicited phasic contractions. Isoamylamine and spermine in colon relaxed KCl (100 mM)-elicited tonic contractions, suggesting an effect on smooth muscle, but did not justify the suppression of motility caused by spermine and isoamylamine. Conclusions: Polyamines and TAs of the intestinal content might act on chemosensors and modulate intestinal peristalsis.
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- Manuel Sánchez
- Farmacología, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Oral, Escuela de Estomatología, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Farmacología, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Farmacología, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Unidad de Enfermedad Inflamatoria Intestinal, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Farmacología, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA), Oviedo, Spain
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Effect of acupuncture at points selected from different regions on SCF-kit signaling pathway in diabetic gastroparesis rats. JOURNAL OF ACUPUNCTURE AND TUINA SCIENCE 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11726-017-0978-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Malysz J, Gibbons SJ, Saravanaperumal SA, Du P, Eisenman ST, Cao C, Oh U, Saur D, Klein S, Ordog T, Farrugia G. Conditional genetic deletion of Ano1 in interstitial cells of Cajal impairs Ca 2+ transients and slow waves in adult mouse small intestine. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2017; 312:G228-G245. [PMID: 27979828 PMCID: PMC5401988 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00363.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Myenteric plexus interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC-MY) in the small intestine are Kit+ electrical pacemakers that express the Ano1/TMEM16A Ca2+-activated Cl- channel, whose functions in the gastrointestinal tract remain incompletely understood. In this study, an inducible Cre-LoxP-based approach was used to advance the understanding of Ano1 in ICC-MY of adult mouse small intestine. KitCreERT2/+;Ano1Fl/Fl mice were treated with tamoxifen or vehicle, and small intestines (mucosa free) were examined. Quantitative RT-PCR demonstrated ~50% reduction in Ano1 mRNA in intestines of conditional knockouts (cKOs) compared with vehicle-treated controls. Whole mount immunohistochemistry showed a mosaic/patchy pattern loss of Ano1 protein in ICC networks. Ca2+ transients in ICC-MY network of cKOs displayed reduced duration compared with highly synchronized controls and showed synchronized and desynchronized profiles. When matched, the rank order for Ano1 expression in Ca2+ signal imaged fields of view was as follows: vehicle controls>>>cKO(synchronized)>cKO(desynchronized). Maintenance of Ca2+ transients' synchronicity despite high loss of Ano1 indicates a large functional reserve of Ano1 in the ICC-MY network. Slow waves in cKOs displayed reduced duration and increased inter-slow-wave interval and occurred in regular- and irregular-amplitude oscillating patterns. The latter activity suggested ongoing interaction by independent interacting oscillators. Lack of slow waves and depolarization, previously reported for neonatal constitutive knockouts, were also seen. In summary, Ano1 in adults regulates gastrointestinal function by determining Ca2+ transients and electrical activity depending on the level of Ano1 expression. Partial Ano1 loss results in Ca2+ transients and slow waves displaying reduced duration, while complete and widespread absence of Ano1 in ICC-MY causes lack of slow wave and desynchronized Ca2+ transients.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The Ca2+-activated Cl- channel, Ano1, in interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) is necessary for normal gastrointestinal motility. We knocked out Ano1 to varying degrees in ICC of adult mice. Partial knockout of Ano1 shortened the widths of electrical slow waves and Ca2+ transients in myenteric ICC but Ca2+ transient synchronicity was preserved. Near-complete knockout was necessary for transient desynchronization and loss of slow waves, indicating a large functional reserve of Ano1 in ICC.
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- John Malysz
- Enteric NeuroScience Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Enteric NeuroScience Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Enteric NeuroScience Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Enteric NeuroScience Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Sensory Research Center, CRI, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; and
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
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- Enteric NeuroScience Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Vannucchi MG, Traini C. Interstitial cells of Cajal and telocytes in the gut: twins, related or simply neighbor cells? Biomol Concepts 2017; 7:93-102. [PMID: 26992201 DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2015-0034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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In the interstitium of the connective tissue several types of cells occur. The fibroblasts, responsible for matrix formation, the mast cells, involved in local response to inflammatory stimuli, resident macrophages, plasma cells, lymphocytes, granulocytes and monocytes, all engaged in immunity responses. Recently, another type of interstitial cell, found in all organs so far examined, has been added to the previous ones, the telocytes (TC). In the gut, in addition to the cells listed above, there are also the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC), a peculiar type of cell exclusively detected in the alimentary tract with multiple functions including pace-maker activity. The possibility that TC and ICC could correspond to a unique cell type, where the former would represent an ICC variant outside the gut, was initially considered, however, further studies have clearly shown that ICC and TC are two distinct types of cells. In the gut, while the features and the roles of the ICC are established, part of the scientific community is still disputing these 'new' interstitial cells to which several names such as fibroblast-like cells (FLCs), interstitial Cajal-like cells or, most recently, PDGFRα+ cells have been attributed. This review will detail the main features and roles of the TC and ICC with the aim to establish their relationships and hopefully define the identity of the TC in the gut.
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AbstractBornaviruses cause neurologic diseases in several species of birds, especially parrots, waterfowl and finches. The characteristic lesions observed in these birds include encephalitis and gross dilatation of the anterior stomach — the proventriculus. The disease is thus known as proventricular dilatation disease (PDD). PDD is characterized by extreme proventricular dilatation, blockage of the passage of digesta and consequent death by starvation. There are few clinical resemblances between this and the bornaviral encephalitides observed in mammals. Nevertheless, there are common virus-induced pathogenic pathways shared across this disease spectrum that are explored in this review. Additionally, a review of the literature relating to gastroparesis in humans and the control of gastric mobility in mammals and birds points to several plausible mechanisms by which bornaviral infection may result in extreme proventricular dilatation.
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Gevaert T, Ridder DD, Vanstreels E, Daelemans D, Everaerts W, Aa FVD, Pintelon I, Timmermans JP, Roskams T, Steiner C, Neuhaus J. The stem cell growth factor receptor KIT is not expressed on interstitial cells in bladder. J Cell Mol Med 2016; 21:1206-1216. [PMID: 27997763 PMCID: PMC5431123 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.13054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The mast/stem cell growth factor receptor KIT has long been assumed to be a specific marker for interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) in the bladder, with possible druggable perspectives. However, several authors have challenged the presence of KIT+ICC in recent years. The aim of this study was therefore to attempt to clarify the conflicting reports on KIT expression in the bladder of human beings, rat, mouse and guinea pig and to elucidate the possible role of antibody‐related issues and interspecies differences in this matter. Fresh samples were obtained from human, rat, mouse and guinea pig cystectomies and processed for single/double immunohistochemistry/immunofluorescence. Specific antibodies against KIT, mast cell tryptase (MCT), anoctamin‐1 (ANO1) and vimentin were used to characterize the cell types expressing KIT. Gut (jejunum) tissue was used as an external antibody control. Our results revealed KIT expression on mast cells but not on ICC in human, rat, mouse and guinea pig bladder. Parallel immunohistochemistry showed KIT expression on ICC in human, rat, mouse and guinea pig gut, which confirmed the selectivity of the KIT antibody clones. In conclusion, we have shown that KIT+ cells in human, rat, mouse and guinea pig bladder are mast cells and not ICC. The present report is important as it opposes the idea that KIT+ICC are present in bladder. In this perspective, functional concepts of KIT+ICC being involved in sensory and/or motor aspects of bladder physiology should be revised.
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- Thomas Gevaert
- Laboratory of Experimental Urology, Organ Systems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Translational Cell and Tissue Research, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Pathology, AZ Klina, Brasschaat, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Urology, Organ Systems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Urology, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Urology, Organ Systems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Urology, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Urology, Organ Systems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Urology, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Translational Cell and Tissue Research, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Szucs KF, Nagy A, Grosz G, Tiszai Z, Gaspar R. Correlation between slow-wave myoelectric signals and mechanical contractions in the gastrointestinal tract: Advanced electromyographic method in rats. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2016; 82:37-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2016.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Revised: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Ravages of Diabetes on Gastrointestinal Sensory-Motor Function: Implications for Pathophysiology and Treatment. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2016; 18:6. [PMID: 26768896 DOI: 10.1007/s11894-015-0481-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Symptoms related to functional and sensory abnormalities are frequently encountered in patients with diabetes mellitus. Most symptoms are associated with impaired gastric and intestinal function. In this review, we discuss basic concepts of sensory-motor dysfunction and how they relate to clinical findings and gastrointestinal abnormalities that are commonly seen in diabetes. In addition, we review techniques that are available for investigating the autonomic nervous system, neuroimaging and neurophysiology of sensory-motor function. Such technological advances, while not readily available in the clinical setting, may facilitate stratification and individualization of therapy in diabetic patients in the future. Unraveling the structural, mechanical, and sensory remodeling in diabetes disease is based on a multidisciplinary approach that can bridge the knowledge from a variety of scientific disciplines. The final goal is to increase the understanding of the damage to GI structures and to sensory processing of symptoms, in order to assist clinicians with developing an optimal mechanics based treatment.
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Moraveji S, Bashashati M, Elhanafi S, Sunny J, Sarosiek I, Davis B, Torabi A, McCallum RW. Depleted interstitial cells of Cajal and fibrosis in the pylorus: Novel features of gastroparesis. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2016; 28:1048-54. [PMID: 26940535 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Depletion and ultrastructural changes of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) in the gastric body and antrum have been observed in gastroparesis. This research was performed to investigate the ICC population in the muscularis propria and fibrosis of the muscular layer of the pylorus in gastroparesis. METHODS Full thickness pyloric and antral biopsies were obtained from 17 gastroparetic and 6 non-gastroparetic controls. Biopsies were stained with C-Kit for ICC and Trichrome for collagen fibrosis. Interstitial cells of Cajal depletion in the antrum was defined as mean ICC count <10 per 20 high power fields (HPF) based on established data. KEY RESULTS The average pyloric ICC count was ≥10/HPF in the control patients. Twelve (70.5%) gastroparetic patients had pyloric ICC loss. Only five patients (29.4%) had ICC loss in the antrum. Gastric emptying (GE) was not significantly different in patients with depleted vs normal pyloric ICC. However, GE at 2 h was slower in patients with antral ICC <10/HPF compared to those with normal antral ICC populations. Collagen fibrosis was observed in the pylorus of 14 (82.3%) patients. Inclusion bodies in the muscularis propria of the pylorus were identified in four patients, all with diabetic gastroparesis. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES In gastroparetic patients, ICC loss in the pylorus is twice as common as in the antrum and fibrosis in the pyloric smooth muscle is nearly three times more common than the antrum. These findings can provide one explanation for pyloric dysfunction which is a contributing factor to the pathophysiology of gastroparesis.
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- S Moraveji
- Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center/Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center/Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center/Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center/Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center/Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center/Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center/Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX, USA
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Use of anoctamin 1 (ANO1) to evaluate interstitial cells of Cajal in Hirschsprung's disease. Pediatr Surg Int 2016; 32:125-33. [PMID: 26510736 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-015-3822-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) are pacemaker cells involved in facilitating neurotransmission and the generation of slow electrical waves necessary for colonic peristalsis. Their distribution has been found to be abnormal in the aganglionic and ganglionic colon in Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) using c-kit-labelling. Anoctamin-1 (ANO1) is a Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) channel thought to be specifically expressed on ICCs. Unlike c-kit, it plays a key role in ICC pacemaker activity. We aimed to investigate the utility of ANO1 in evaluating the colonic ICC network in HSCR. MATERIALS AND METHODS We collected full-length pull-through specimens from children with HSCR (n = 10). Control colon specimens were collected at colostomy closure in children with anorectal malformation (n = 6). The distribution of ANO1 and c-kit expression was evaluated using immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy. ANO1 expression was quantified using Western blot analysis. RESULTS ANO1 was not expressed on 23 % of c-kit immuno-positive cells in the circular muscle; however, 100 % of ANO1-positive ICCs were c-kit positive. The distribution of ANO1-positive ICCs was sparse in aganglionic colon, with a modest reduction in ICCs seen in the ganglionic colon in HSCR compared to controls (p = 0.044). ANO1 protein expression was reduced in aganglionic colon but similar in ganglionic colon relative to controls. CONCLUSIONS ANO1 is preferential to c-kit in evaluating the ICC network in HSCR due to its specificity and functional importance. Abnormal distribution of ANO1-positive ICCs in the ganglionic colon in HSCR may contribute to persistent bowel symptoms in some patients after pull-through surgery.
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The gastrointestinal tract is the major source of the related hormones ghrelin and motilin, which act on structurally similar G protein-coupled receptors. Nevertheless, selective receptor agonists are available. The primary roles of endogenous ghrelin and motilin in the digestive system are to increase appetite or hedonic eating (ghrelin) and initiate phase III of gastric migrating myoelectric complexes (motilin). Ghrelin and motilin also both inhibit nausea. In clinical trials, the motilin receptor agonist camicinal increased gastric emptying, but at lower doses reduced gastroparesis symptoms and improved appetite. Ghrelin receptor agonists have been trialled for the treatment of diabetic gastroparesis because of their ability to increase gastric emptying, but with mixed results; however, relamorelin, a ghrelin agonist, reduced nausea and vomiting in patients with this disorder. Treatment of postoperative ileus with a ghrelin receptor agonist proved unsuccessful. Centrally penetrant ghrelin receptor agonists stimulate defecation in animals and humans, although ghrelin itself does not seem to control colorectal function. Thus, the most promising uses of motilin receptor agonists are the treatment of gastroparesis or conditions with slow gastric emptying, and ghrelin receptor agonists hold potential for the reduction of nausea and vomiting, and the treatment of constipation. Therapeutic, gastrointestinal roles for receptor antagonists or inverse agonists have not been identified.
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Bashashati M, McCallum RW. Is Interstitial Cells of Cajal‒opathy Present in Gastroparesis? J Neurogastroenterol Motil 2015; 21:486-93. [PMID: 26424037 PMCID: PMC4622130 DOI: 10.5056/jnm15075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Revised: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Gastroparesis (GP), defined as delayed gastric emptying in the absence of any mechanical obstruction, is a challenging clinical condition, mainly because of limited treatment options. Studies in animal models of delayed gastric emptying as well as patients with gastroparesis revealed depletion or ultrastructural changes of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) in the gastric tissue, recently termed ICC-opathy. ICC are the pacemakers of the gastrointestinal tract and are involved in the transmission of the neuronal signaling to the smooth muscles. Therefore, lack of ICC could be one explanation of delayed gastric emptying in gastroparetic patients. How frequently ICC changes are observed in gastroparesis is not yet clear. In this review, the data on gastric ICC counts and morphology in animal models and patients with gastroparesis are discussed.
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- Mohammad Bashashati
- Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX, USA
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Radulovic M, Anand P, Korsten MA, Gong B. Targeting Ion Channels: An Important Therapeutic Implication in Gastrointestinal Dysmotility in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury. J Neurogastroenterol Motil 2015; 21:494-502. [PMID: 26424038 PMCID: PMC4622131 DOI: 10.5056/jnm15061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2015] [Revised: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Gastrointestinal (GI) dysmotility is a severe, and common complication in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Current therapeutic methods using acetylcholine analogs or laxative agents have unwanted side effects, besides often fail to have desired effect. Various ion channels such as ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel, calcium ions (Ca2+)-activated potassium ions (K+) channels, voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channels and chloride ion (Cl−) channels are abundantly expressed in GI tissues, and play an important role in regulating GI motility. The release of neurotransmitters from the enteric nerve terminal, innervating GI interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC), and smooth muscle cells (SMC), causes inactivation of K+ and Cl− channels, increasing Ca2+ influx into cytoplasm, resulting in membrane depolarization and smooth muscle contraction. Thus, agents directly regulating ion channels activity either in ICC or in SMC may affect GI peristalsis and would be potential therapeutic target for the treatment of GI dysmotility with SCI.
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- Miroslav Radulovic
- Department of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,National Center of Excellence for the Medical Consequences of SCI, James J Peters Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,National Center of Excellence for the Medical Consequences of SCI, James J Peters Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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Lammers WJ. Inhomogeneities in the propagation of the slow wave in the stomach. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2015; 27:1349-53. [PMID: 26407766 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The propagation of the slow wave in the stomach and its role in inducing sweeping peristaltic contractions toward the pylorus, essential for a proper digestion and emptying, have been studied for many years. Irregularities in the timing or in the pattern of propagation of the slow wave have been known to induce various gastric malfunctions and, recently, several types of gastric dysrhythmias have been described which could lead to gastric contraction abnormalities. In this study, Du et al. have analyzed the disturbances caused by a simple transmural incision in a human stomach, performed to obtain a biopsy of the muscle, on the propagation pattern of the slow wave. In addition, they show that such an incision may by itself also induce new types of gastric dysrhythmias. These results are important in demonstrating that the function of the stomach can easily be disturbed by such procedures. This mini-review describes several ways in which inhomogeneities in propagation may affect the conduction pattern of the slow wave, including the genesis of several dysrhythmias, and what is currently known about their impact on gastric contraction and digestion.
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- W J Lammers
- formerly Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Al-Saffar A, Nogueira da Costa A, Delaunois A, Leishman DJ, Marks L, Rosseels ML, Valentin JP. Gastrointestinal Safety Pharmacology in Drug Discovery and Development. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2015; 229:291-321. [PMID: 26091645 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-46943-9_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Although the basic structure of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is similar across species, there are significant differences in the anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry between humans and laboratory animals, which should be taken into account when conducting a gastrointestinal (GI) assessment. Historically, the percentage of cases of drug attrition associated with GI-related adverse effects is small; however, this incidence has increased over the last few years. Drug-related GI effects are very diverse, usually functional in nature, and not limited to a single pharmacological class. The most common GI signs are nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and gastric ulceration. Despite being generally not life-threatening, they can greatly affect patient compliance and quality of life. There is therefore a real need for improved and/or more extensive GI screening of candidate drugs in preclinical development, which may help to better predict clinical effects. Models to identify drug effects on GI function cover GI motility, nausea and emesis liability, secretory function (mainly gastric secretion), and absorption aspects. Both in vitro and in vivo assessments are described in this chapter. Drug-induced effects on GI function can be assessed in stand-alone safety pharmacology studies or as endpoints integrated into toxicology studies. In silico approaches are also being developed, such as the gut-on-a-chip model, but await further optimization and validation before routine use in drug development. GI injuries are still in their infancy with regard to biomarkers, probably due to their greater diversity. Nevertheless, several potential blood, stool, and breath biomarkers have been investigated. However, additional validation studies are necessary to assess the relevance of these biomarkers and their predictive value for GI injuries.
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- Ahmad Al-Saffar
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden
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YU H, CHENG JP, ZHANG DQ, TANG CJ, HUANG KY, TAN LJ, YANG SB, MEI ZG. Effect of acupuncture combined with Chinese medicine on the expression of interstitial cells of Cajal, substance P and nerve nitric oxide synthase in diabetic mice with gastroparesis antrum. WORLD JOURNAL OF ACUPUNCTURE-MOXIBUSTION 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1003-5257(15)30062-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Yu Y, Chen JH, Li H, Yang Z, Du X, Hong L, Liao H, Jiang L, Shi J, Zhao L, Tan S, Luo H, Huizinga JD. Involvement of 5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptors in colonic motor patterns in rats. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2015; 27:914-28. [PMID: 25807879 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Accepted: 02/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Colonic migrating motor complexes in the rat constitute two distinct propulsive motor patterns, pan-colonic rhythmic long distance contractions (LDCs), and rhythmic propulsive motor complexes (RPMCs) occurring primarily in the mid/distal colon. Interstitial cells of Cajal govern their rhythmicity, but their occurrence is dependent on neural programs. Our aim was to investigate the involvement of 5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptors in the generation and pharmacological control of the motor patterns. METHODS Effects of 5-HT-related drugs on colonic motor patterns were analyzed through spatio-temporal maps created from video recordings of whole organ motility. KEY RESULTS 5-HT3 antagonists abolished RPMCs and LDCs. 5-HT4 agonists inhibited LDCs; they promoted RPMCs, which was blocked by the 5-HT4 antagonist GR 125487. 5-HT and the 5-HT3 agonist m-CPBG strongly inhibited LDCs and RPMCs. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES The generation of LDCs involves ongoing 5-HT release acting on 5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptors. The spontaneous generation of RPMCs involves ongoing 5-HT release acting on 5-HT3 but not 5-HT4 receptors. Prucalopride and mosapride promote RPMCs, an effect that is inhibited by the 5-HT4 receptor antagonist GR 125487. A 5-HT3 agonist does not promote RPMCs. Segmentation, including a pattern of sequential segmental activity not previously described, can occur without significant involvement of 5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptors. 5-HT and a 5-HT3 agonist are strongly inhibitory indicating that 5-HT receptors are present in inhibitory pathways which are normally not involved in the generation of spontaneous or distention-induced motor patterns.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Diseases, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Diseases, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Diseases, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Diseases, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Diseases, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Diseases, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Diseases, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Diseases, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Diseases, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Diseases, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Diseases, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Diseases, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Diseases, Wuhan, China
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Bashashati M, McCallum RW. Motility: Is 'ICC-opathy' present in gastroparesis-like syndrome? Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015; 12:375-6. [PMID: 26077556 DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2015.96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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The impact of chronic nausea and vomiting on quality of life and economic burden are substantial. New findings show that interstitial cells of Cajal are depleted or have ultrastructural changes in patients with chronic nausea and vomiting who have normal gastric emptying. Abnormalities of the gastric slow waves were also observed.
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- Mohammad Bashashati
- Department of Internal Medicine, Centre for Neurogastroenterology and GI Motility, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centre, 4800 Alberta Avenue, El Paso, TX 79905, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Centre for Neurogastroenterology and GI Motility, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centre, 4800 Alberta Avenue, El Paso, TX 79905, USA
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