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{"title":"Effects of opium tincture on gastrointestinal function and motility in healthy volunteers: A magnetic resonance imaging study.","authors":"Esben Bolvig Mark, Tina Okdahl, Daniel Gerdt Kahlke, Line Elise Møller Hansen, Klaus Krogh, Jens Brøndum Frøkjær, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14941","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14941","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Opioids inhibit motility and secretion of the gut and have been used for antidiarrheal treatment for centuries. However, the underlying mechanisms of opium tincture are not evident.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To investigate the effects of opium tincture on gastrointestinal motility, intestinal volumes, and water content of different gut segments assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twenty healthy volunteers were included in a randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study of 9 days of treatment with 30 drops of opium tincture per day. MRI was performed on day 1 (before treatment) and day 9 (during treatment). Measurements included assessments of gastric volume, gastric emptying, gastric motility, small bowel volume, small bowel water content, small bowel motility, colon volume, colon water content, and whole gut transit.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>Opium tincture delayed gastric emptying by a mean difference of 5.6 min [95% CI: 1.8-9.4], p = 0.004, and increased postprandial gastric meal volume (17-21%, p = 0.02). Small bowel endpoints did not change. Opium tincture delayed whole gut transit time (p = 0.027) and increased ascending colon volume by 59 mL [95% CI: 15-103], p = 0.004, and transverse colon volume by 48 mL [95% CI: 4-92], p = 0.027. T1-relaxation time of the descending colon chyme was decreased during opium treatment, indicating dryer feces (difference: -173 ms [95% CI: -336 -11], p = 0.03).</p><p><strong>Conclusion and inferences: </strong>Opium tincture induced changes in the stomach and colon in healthy volunteers. An improved understanding of how opioids affect gut functions may lead to a better understanding and optimized management of diarrhea.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14941"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142392042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Disorders of secondary peristalsis are associated with the development of esophagitis.","authors":"Tal David Berger, Jasmine Kung, Christopher Chalmers, Grace Nemec, Anna Wen, Samuel Nurko, Rachel Rosen","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14943","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14943","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Disorders of primary peristalsis are associated with a higher percent time pH <4 in the esophagus suggesting poor acid clearance. However, there are no studies of secondary peristalsis and its relationship to microscopic or erosive esophagitis. The goal of this study was to determine the relationship between secondary peristalsis using functional luminal imaging probes (EndoFLIP) and the presence or absence of esophagitis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We reviewed the endoscopic and EndoFLIP 2.0 tracings for 103 consecutive patients including those with a history of upper gastrointestinal surgery undergoing upper endoscopy. Esophagogastric junction (EGJ) distensibility and diameter, repetitive antegrade contraction (RACs) presence and frequency, and occlusive diameters were measured. Measurements were then compared between patients with and without microscopic and/or erosive esophagitis. Means were compared using t-tests. Proportions were compared using Chi-Squared analyses.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>One hundred and three patients were included (mean age: 14.4 + 6.4 years). Ten patients had erosive esophagitis and 28 patients had microscopic esophagitis. Erosive and microscopic esophagitis were associated with abnormal or absent of RACs (p < 0.001). Occlusive diameters were higher in patients with esophagitis compared to those without (p < 0.001). There was no relationship between EGJ distensibility and the presence of erosive or microscopic esophagitis (p = 0.4). The absence of RACs was the only independent predictor of esophagitis (erosive and microscopic), after controlling for age, proton pump inhibitors (PPI) use and EGJ distensibility (p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions & inferences: </strong>Abnormal secondary peristalsis is associated with microscopic and gross esophagitis, suggesting that EndoFLIP should be part of the diagnostic algorithm for esophagitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14943"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142504789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of hiatal hernia and esophagogastric junction morphology on esophageal motility: Evidence from high-resolution manometry studies.","authors":"Stefano Kayali, Francesco Calabrese, Andrea Pasta, Elisa Marabotto, Giorgia Bodini, Manuele Furnari, Edoardo V Savarino, Vincenzo Savarino, Edoardo G Giannini, Patrizia Zentilin","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14929","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14929","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>High-resolution Manometry (HRM) is the most sensitive and specific test available for clinical assessment of hiatal hernia (HH), a common condition defined as the separation between the Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES) and crural diaphragm (CD). While the link between HH and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is established, the potential association of HH with esophageal dysmotility, independently from GERD, is uncertain. This study aimed to analyze if HH, with or without GERD, can associate with esophageal motility disorders.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Consecutive patients without previous esophageal surgery who underwent HRM between 2018 and 2022 were enrolled. All patients with symptoms suggestive of GERD underwent impedance-pH testing off-therapy. HH was defined as a separation >1 cm between LES and CD, and esophagogastric junction (EGJ) morphology was classified as: Type I, when there was no separation between LES and CD; Type II, in case of minimal separation (>1 and <3 cm); Type III, when ≥3 cm of separation was present. Demographic and clinical characteristics were collected at baseline, including Age, Gender, Alcohol-, Coffee- and Smoke-habits, GERD diagnosis and symptoms' duration. Two cohorts of patients, with and without HH, were retrospectively individuated, and their association with Ineffective Peristalsis, Hypercontractile Esophagus and Outflow Obstruction was analyzed with univariate and multivariate Logistic regressions using the statistical software R.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>848 consecutive patients were enrolled, and 295 cases of HH (34.8%), subdivided into 199 (23.5%) Type II- and 96 (11.3%) Type III-EGJ patients, were identified. Ineffective peristalsis was diagnosed in 162 (19.1%) subjects, Hypercontractile esophagus in 32 (3.8%), and Outflow Obstruction in 91 (10.7%), while GERD was present in 375 (44.2%) patients. HH was significantly associated with Ineffective Peristalsis (p < 0.001) and GERD (p < 0.001). Furthermore, HH resulted to be a risk factor for Ineffective peristalsis (OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.4-2.8, p < 0.001) both when the analysis was conducted in all the 848 subjects, independently from GERD, and when it was carried out in patients without GERD (OR 2.3, 95% CI 1.02-5.3, p = 0.04). The risk for Ineffective Peristalsis increased 1.3 times for every centimeter of HH. No statistically significant association was found between HH and Outflow obstruction or Hypercontractile Esophagus.</p><p><strong>Conclusions & inferences: </strong>An increasing separation between the LES and CD may lead to a gradual and significant elevation in the risk of Ineffective Peristalsis. Interestingly, this association with HH is true in patients with and in those without GERD, suggesting that the anatomical alteration seems to play a major role in motility change.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14929"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142350778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparison of measurement of integrated relaxation pressure by esophageal manometry with analysis of swallowing sounds with artificial intelligence in patients with achalasia.","authors":"Kamran B Lankarani, Nahid Aboulpor, Reza Boostani, Samira Saeian","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14931","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14931","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Esophageal motility disorders are mainly evaluated with high-resolution manometry (HRM) which is a time-consuming and uncomfortable procedure with potential adverse events. Acoustic characterization of the swallowing has the potential to be an alternative noninvasive procedure.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We compared the findings on HRM and swallowing sounds in 43 patients who were referred for evaluation of dysphagia. The sound analysis was done with empirical mode decomposition method and with artificial intelligence (AI) and the estimated integrated relaxation pressure (IRP) from a two-layer neural network method was compared to measured IRP on HRM. The model then was tested in five patients.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>IRP was estimated with high accuracy using the model developed with two-layer neural network method.</p><p><strong>Conclusions & inferences: </strong>The analysis of acoustic properties of swallowing has the potential to be used for evaluation of esophageal motility disorders, this needs to be further evaluated in larger studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14931"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142381330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unsupervised machine learning highlights the challenges of subtyping disorders of gut-brain interaction.","authors":"Jarrah M Dowrick, Nicole C Roy, Simone Bayer, Chris M A Frampton, Nicholas J Talley, Richard B Gearry, Timothy R Angeli-Gordon","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14898","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14898","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Unsupervised machine learning describes a collection of powerful techniques that seek to identify hidden patterns in unlabeled data. These techniques can be broadly categorized into dimension reduction, which transforms and combines the original set of measurements to simplify data, and cluster analysis, which seeks to group subjects based on some measure of similarity. Unsupervised machine learning can be used to explore alternative subtyping of disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) compared to the existing gastrointestinal symptom-based definitions of Rome IV.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This present review aims to familiarize the reader with fundamental concepts of unsupervised machine learning using accessible definitions and provide a critical summary of their application to the evaluation of DGBI subtyping. By considering the overlap between Rome IV clinical definitions and identified clusters, along with clinical and physiological insights, this paper speculates on the possible implications for DGBI. Also considered are algorithmic developments in the unsupervised machine learning community that may help leverage increasingly available omics data to explore biologically informed definitions. Unsupervised machine learning challenges the modern subtyping of DGBI and, with the necessary clinical validation, has the potential to enhance future iterations of the Rome criteria to identify more homogeneous, diagnosable, and treatable patient populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14898"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141907223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Treatment principles in adults and development of patient-reported outcomes in cyclic vomiting syndrome.","authors":"Yaozhu J Chen, Milan Patel, Thangam Venkatesan","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14910","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.14910","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cyclic vomiting syndrome is a chronic disorder of gut-brain interaction that is present in both adults and children. It is characterized by severe nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and several non-GI symptoms. It is also associated with several comorbid conditions such as anxiety and depression, which affect overall health care outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This article delineates treatment principles, encompassing both abortive interventions and prophylactic regimens currently recommended for CVS. However, it underscores a critical concern: the absence of FDA-approved medications for CVS treatment, with existing therapies relying on retrospective and open-labeled trials.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>This article emphasizes the pressing need for the development of CVS-specific outcome assessment tools to facilitate more accurate evaluation and robust data collection for the future studies. In exploring this deficiency, the manuscript also presents the up-to-date data and development that enhances our comprehension of patient-centric concepts, and the challenges faced in creating CVS-specific tools, and presents a roadmap for their development. Addressing this gap is crucial for advancing our understanding of CVS and optimizing patient care.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and inferences: </strong>This elucidates the current state of CVS management but also advocates for a future where tailored tools enhance our ability to measure and improve the outcomes for individuals with this debilitating disorder.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14910"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142648476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cyclic vomiting syndrome: A patient/parent perspective.","authors":"Kathleen Adams","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14952","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.14952","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14952"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142576558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Respiratory-swallow patterning and oropharyngeal swallowing impairment in patients undergoing evaluation for lung transplant.","authors":"Kahla Graham, Erin L Reedy, Jungwha Julia Lee, Elizabeth Spencer Norton, Ambalavanan Arunachalam, Rade Tomic, Bonnie Martin-Harris","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14912","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14912","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Although swallowing impairment is prevalent following lung transplantation, baseline respiratory and swallowing characteristics are often overlooked. Respiratory disease processes may predispose lung transplant candidates to altered respiratory-swallow patterning and swallowing impairment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study included patients referred for a Modified Barium Swallow Study during lung transplant evaluation. Swallowing impairment was measured using the Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile and Penetration-Aspiration Scale. Respiratory plethysmographic signals synchronized with videofluoroscopy were analyzed to determine phase patterning, pause duration, and rate. Mixed-effects logistic regression was used to identify linkages between respiratory and swallowing measures.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>Fifty patients were included and demonstrated delayed swallow initiation (49/50), oral residue (37/50), incomplete pharyngoesophageal segment opening (35/50), and esophageal retention (43/50). Airway invasion occurred infrequently (10/50). Atypical respiratory patterning was significantly associated with impairment in pharyngeal swallow initiation (OR [95% CI] = 1.76 [1.16, 2.68], p = 0.009), laryngeal elevation (OR [95% CI] = 1.45 [1.01, 2.07], p = 0.044), and laryngeal vestibular closure (OR [95% CI] = 2.57 [1.48, 4.46], p < 0.001). Increased pause duration was associated with impaired initiation (OR [95% CI] = 2.24 [1.20, 4.16], p = 0.011), laryngeal elevation (OR [95% CI] = 1.18 [1.03, 1.36], p = 0.018), laryngeal closure (OR [95% CI] = 1.28 [1.9, 1.50], p = 0.003), and tongue base retraction (OR [95% CI] = 1.33 [1.13, 1.56], p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions & inferences: </strong>Patients undergoing evaluation for lung transplant demonstrated impaired swallowing and phase patterning. Preliminary findings implicate the need for further evaluation of respiratory-swallow coordination and its potential role in swallowing impairment before and after lung transplantation.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14912"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11484915/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142120320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Diabetic gastroenteropathy: Associations between gastrointestinal symptoms, motility, and extraintestinal autonomic measures.","authors":"Ditte S Kornum, Christina Brock, Tina Okdahl, Davide Bertoli, Huda Kufaishi, Anne-Marie Wegeberg, Katrine L Høyer, Esben B Mark, Birgitte Brock, Christian S Hansen, Filip K Knop, Asbjørn M Drewes, Klaus Krogh","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.14956","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Diabetic gastroenteropathy can cause significant diagnostic challenges. Still, it remains unknown if measures of extraintestinal autonomic function reflect diabetic gastroenteropathy. We aimed to assess the associations between (1) gastrointestinal symptoms and motility measures and (2) gastrointestinal symptoms/motility measures and extraintestinal autonomic markers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We included 81 persons with type 1 or type 2 diabetes (65% female, mean age 54) with gastrointestinal symptoms and autonomic neuropathy. The Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index (GCSI) and the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) assessed gastrointestinal symptoms. The wireless motility capsule (Smartpill™) assessed panenteric transit times and motility indices. Cardiovascular reflex tests (VAGUS™) and cardiac vagal tone (eMotion Faros) estimated cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy, while the SUDOSCAN™ evaluated sudomotor function.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>Proximal gastrointestinal symptoms were positively associated with the gastric motility index (GCSI: 1.18 (1.04-1.35), p = 0.01; GSRS: 1.15 (1.03-1.29), p = 0.02; median ratio (95% CI)), while only satiety correlated with gastric emptying time (1.24 (1.03-1.49), p = 0.02). Diarrhea was associated with decreased small bowel transit time (0.93 (0.89-0.98), p = 0.005), while constipation were associated with prolonged colonic transit time (1.16 (1.03-1.31), p = 0.02). Gastrointestinal symptoms increased with the degree of abnormal cardiovascular reflex tests (GCSI: 0.67 (0.16-1.19), p = 0.03; GSRS: 0.87 (0.30-1.45), p = 0.01; mean difference (95% CI)) but not with motility measures. Cardiac vagal tone and sudomotor function were not associated with gastrointestinal markers.</p><p><strong>Conclusions & inferences: </strong>Gastrointestinal and extraintestinal autonomic measures were not associated. However, proximal gastrointestinal symptoms were associated with the gastric motility index and cardiovascular reflex tests. Hence, the latter may contribute to evaluating whether proximal gastrointestinal symptoms are autonomically derived.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14956"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142562471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Antidiarrheal, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of Anethum graveolens L. fruit extract on castor oil-induced diarrhea in rats.","authors":"Chirine Brinsi, Saber Jedidi, Houcem Sammari, Houcine Selmi, Hichem Sebai","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14892","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14892","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Between food and medicine, nutraceuticals are widely used in human health for the prevention and treatment of various diseases. This study aims to determine the cytoprotective effects of Anethum gravelons fruit extract (AGFAE) on castor oil-induced diarrhea in rats due to its phytochemical and antioxidant properties.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Male rats were divided into six groups of six animals each: Control (C), Castor oil (CO), CO + different doses of AGFAE (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg, b.w., p.o.), and the CO + loperamide group (LOP, 10 mg/kg, b.w., p.o.).</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>In vitro, the chemical composition of aqueous Dill fruit extract showed strong antioxidant activity, with a high content of total polyphenols, flavonoids, and tannins. In our in vivo studies, pre-treatment with AGFAE reduced malondialdehyde and hydrogen peroxide levels and maintained normal activity of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants in the gastric and intestinal mucosa. In addition, we found that AGFAE prophylaxis improved the stability of many plasma biochemical parameters altered by castor oil intoxication, such as C-reactive protein concentrations and alkaline phosphatase activities.</p><p><strong>Conclusions & inferences: </strong>We suggest that AGFAE phenolic compounds had significant protection against diarrhea involving several mechanisms such as reducing hypersecretion, peristaltic, inflammation, and preserving the endogenous antioxidant levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14892"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141902480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}