{"title":"Organ cross-sensitization mechanisms in chronic diseases related to the genitourinary tract.","authors":"Tsuyoshi Majima, Naoto Sassa","doi":"10.1540/jsmr.57.49","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.57.49","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There are various refractory chronic inflammatory diseases related to the genitourinary tract, such as interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. It has been reported that in the general population, these diseases are related to other chronic illnesses, such as irritable bowel syndrome or vulvodynia. Herein, we review papers regarding pelvic organ cross-sensitization, a factor which is considered to contribute to these relationships. Several other researchers and ourselves have reported that noxious stimuli from a diseased pelvic organ are transmitted to an adjacent normal structure via shared sensory neural pathways at the prespinal, spinal, and supraspinal levels, resulting in functional changes in the adjacent normal structure. In conclusion, since there are few treatments to cure interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome completely, further studies regarding organ cross-sensitization may provide new insights into the pathophysiology and treatment strategies for these diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":39619,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Smooth Muscle Research","volume":"57 0","pages":"49-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/75/a8/jsmr-57-049.PMC8495485.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39501035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marek Waluga, Anna Kasicka-Jonderko, Marek Dzielicki, Magdalena Kamińska, Małgorzata Bożek, Joanna Laskowska, Joanna Palka, Daria Jurzak, Joanna Rusek, Krzysztof Jonderko
{"title":"Resistance of postprandial gastric functions and autonomic balance to taste stimulation.","authors":"Marek Waluga, Anna Kasicka-Jonderko, Marek Dzielicki, Magdalena Kamińska, Małgorzata Bożek, Joanna Laskowska, Joanna Palka, Daria Jurzak, Joanna Rusek, Krzysztof Jonderko","doi":"10.1540/jsmr.57.68","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.57.68","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Exposure to unpleasant tastes leads to disturbances of interdigestive gastric myoelectrical activity (GMA) and may affect sympathetic/parasympathetic balance (SPB). We made a careful study to determine whether taste stimulation modulates the postprandial GMA, SPB, and gastric emptying (GE) of a solid meal. Eighteen healthy volunteers (9F/9M) entered the study. On six separate days, we recorded a four-channel electrogastrogram from each volunteer during a 35-min fasting period, then for 90 min after ingestion of a solid test meal of 300 kcal. GE was measured using a <sup>13</sup>C-octanoic acid breath test. Heart rate variability (HRV) analysis was simultaneously performed. At the start of the 21st min after the test meal, subjects received an agar cube delivering either a sweet, salty, sour, or bitter taste, which they kept in the mouth for 35 min. Control procedures involved sessions performed with a tasteless agar cube, and without any stimulation. There was no effect of the experimental intervention upon the relative power share of particular GMA rhythms. Stimulation with the salty and the bitter taste evoked a statistically significant increase in the dominant frequency, whereas the sweet and sour taste did not affect it. Taste stimulation did not interfere with the meal-induced rise in the dominant power, nor affect slow wave coupling. The kinetics of the solid GE remained unchanged by the intervention. None of the taste stimulations affected the postprandial SPB. Taste stimulation elicited after ingestion of a meal, in contrast to that during a fast, did not adversely modify the postprandial pattern of either the GMA or SPB, nor affect the GE of solids.</p>","PeriodicalId":39619,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Smooth Muscle Research","volume":"57 0","pages":"68-78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/78/cd/jsmr-57-068.PMC8710914.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39785068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interstitial cells of Cajal in W<sup>sh</sup>/W<sup>sh</sup> c-kit mutant mice.","authors":"Satoshi Iino, Satomi Horiguchi, Kazuhide Horiguchi, Takashi Hashimoto","doi":"10.1540/jsmr.56.58","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.56.58","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The c-Kit receptor tyrosine kinase regulates the development and differentiation of several progenitor cells. In the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, the c-Kit regulates the development of the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) that are responsible for motility regulation of the GI musculature. W-sash (W<sup>sh</sup>) is an inversion mutation upstream of the c-kit promoter region that affects a key regulatory element, resulting in cell-type-specific altered gene expression, leading to a decrease in the number of mast cells, melanocytes, and ICC. We extensively examined the GI tract of W<sup>sh</sup>/W<sup>sh</sup> mice using immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. Although the musculature of the W<sup>sh</sup>/W<sup>sh</sup> mice did not show any c-Kit immunoreactivity, we detected intensive immunoreactivity for transmembrane member 16A (TMEM16A, anoctamin-1), another ICC marker. TMEM16A immunopositive cells were observed as ICC-MY in the gastric corpus-antrum and the large intestine, ICC-DMP in the small intestine, and ICC-SM in the colon. Electron microscopic analysis revealed these cells as ICC from their ultrastructural features, such as numerous mitochondria and caveolae, and their close contact with nerve terminals. In the developmental period, we examined 14.5 and 18.5 day embryos but did not observe c-Kit immunoreactivity in the W<sup>sh</sup>/W<sup>sh</sup> small intestine. From this study, ICC subtypes developed and maturated structurally without c-Kit expression. W<sup>sh</sup>/W<sup>sh</sup> mice are a new model to investigate the effects of c-Kit and unknown signaling on ICC development and function.</p>","PeriodicalId":39619,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Smooth Muscle Research","volume":"56 0","pages":"58-68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/c4/7e/jsmr-56-058.PMC7596356.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38552849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synchrony of spontaneous Ca<sup>2+</sup> activity in microvascular mural cells.","authors":"Retsu Mitsui, Hikaru Hashitani","doi":"10.1540/jsmr.56.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.56.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Spontaneous rhythmic constrictions known as vasomotion are developed in several microvascular beds in vivo. Vasomotion in arterioles is considered to facilitate blood flow, while venular vasomotion would facilitate tissue metabolite drainage. Mechanisms underlying vasomotion periodically generate synchronous Ca<sup>2+</sup> transients in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). In visceral organs, mural cells (pericytes and VSMCs) in arterioles, capillaries and venules exhibit synchronous spontaneous Ca<sup>2+</sup> transients. Since sympathetic regulation is rather limited in the intra-organ microvessels, spontaneous activity of mural cells may play an essential role in maintaining tissue perfusion. Synchronous spontaneous Ca<sup>2+</sup> transients in precapillary arterioles (PCAs)/capillaries appear to propagate to upstream arterioles to drive their vasomotion, while venules develop their own synchronous Ca<sup>2+</sup> transients and associated vasomotion. Spontaneous Ca<sup>2+</sup> transients of mural cells primarily arise from IP<sub>3</sub> and/or ryanodine receptor-mediated Ca<sup>2+</sup> release from sarcoendoplasmic reticulum (SR/ER) Ca<sup>2+</sup> stores. The resultant opening of Ca<sup>2+</sup>-activated Cl<sup>-</sup> channels (CaCCs) causes a membrane depolarisation that triggers Ca<sup>2+</sup> influx via T-type and/or L-type voltage-dependent Ca<sup>2+</sup> channels (VDCCs). Mural cells are electrically coupled with each other via gap junctions, and thus allow the sequential spread of CaCC or VDCC-dependent depolarisations to develop the synchrony of Ca<sup>2+</sup> transients within their network. Importantly, the synchrony of spontaneous Ca<sup>2+</sup> transients also requires a certain range of the resting membrane potential that is maintained by the opening of K<sub>v</sub>7 voltage-dependent K<sup>+</sup> (K<sub>v</sub>7) and inward rectifier K<sup>+</sup> (K<sub>ir</sub>) channels. Thus, a depolarised membrane would evoke asynchronous, 'premature' spontaneous Ca<sup>2+</sup> transients, while a hyperpolarised membrane prevents any spontaneous activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":39619,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Smooth Muscle Research","volume":"56 0","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/2e/d2/jsmr-56-001.PMC7132055.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37802658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accelerating effects of blebbistatin on relaxation process of cell membrane permeabilized trachea and taenia cecum from guinea pig.","authors":"Satoko Mihashi, Yukisato Ishida, Masaru Watanabe","doi":"10.1540/jsmr.56.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.56.19","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Blebbistatin, a potent inhibitor of myosin II, is known to suppress smooth muscle contraction without affecting myosin light chain phosphorylation level. In order to clarify the regulatory mechanisms of blebbistatin on phasic and tonic smooth muscles in detail, we examined the effects of blebbistatin on relaxation process by Ca<sup>2+</sup> removal after Ca<sup>2+</sup>-induced contraction of β-escin skinned (cell membrane permeabilized) trachea and taenia cecum preparations from guinea pigs. Blebbistatin significantly suppressed the force during relaxation both in skinned trachea and taenia cecum. The data fitting analysis of the relaxation processes indicates that blebbistatin accelerates slow (latch-like) bridge dissociation.</p>","PeriodicalId":39619,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Smooth Muscle Research","volume":"56 0","pages":"19-28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/72/b1/jsmr-56-019.PMC7184228.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37885871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sang Eok Lee, Dae Hoon Kim, Seung Myeung Son, Song-Yi Choi, Ra Young You, Chan Hyung Kim, Woong Choi, Hun Sik Kim, Yung Ji Lim, Ji Young Han, Hyun Woo Kim, In Jun Yang, Wen-Xie Xu, Sang Jin Lee, Young Chul Kim, Hyo-Yung Yun
{"title":"Physiological function and molecular composition of ATP-sensitive K<sup>+</sup> channels in human gastric smooth muscle.","authors":"Sang Eok Lee, Dae Hoon Kim, Seung Myeung Son, Song-Yi Choi, Ra Young You, Chan Hyung Kim, Woong Choi, Hun Sik Kim, Yung Ji Lim, Ji Young Han, Hyun Woo Kim, In Jun Yang, Wen-Xie Xu, Sang Jin Lee, Young Chul Kim, Hyo-Yung Yun","doi":"10.1540/jsmr.56.29","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.56.29","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gastric motility is controlled by slow waves. In general, the activation of the ATP-sensitive K<sup>+</sup> (K<sub>ATP</sub>) channels in the smooth muscle opposes the membrane excitability and produces relaxation. Since metabolic inhibition and/or diabetes mellitus are accompanied by dysfunctions of gastric smooth muscle, we examined the possible roles of K<sub>ATP</sub> channels in human gastric motility. We used human gastric corpus and antrum smooth muscle preparations and recorded the mechanical activities with a conventional contractile measuring system. We also identified the subunits of the K<sub>ATP</sub> channels using Western blot. Pinacidil (10 μM), a K<sub>ATP</sub> channel opener, suppressed contractions to 30% (basal tone to -0.2 g) of the control. The inhibitory effect of pinacidil on contraction was reversed to 59% of the control by glibenclamide (20 μM), a K<sub>ATP</sub> channel blocker. The relaxation by pinacidil was not affected by a pretreatment with L-arginine methyl ester, tetraethylammonium, or 4-aminopyridine. Pinacidil also inhibited the acetylcholine (ACh)-induced tonic and phasic contractions in a glibenclamide-sensitive manner (42% and 6% of the control, respectively). Other K<sub>ATP</sub> channel openers such as diazoxide, cromakalim and nicorandil also inhibited the spontaneous and ACh-induced contractions. Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), a gastric neuropeptide, induced muscle relaxation by the activation of K<sub>ATP</sub> channels in human gastric smooth muscle. Finally, we have found with Western blot studies, that human gastric smooth muscle expressed K<sub>ATP</sub> channels which were composed of Kir 6.2 and SUR2B subunits.</p>","PeriodicalId":39619,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Smooth Muscle Research","volume":"56 0","pages":"29-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1540/jsmr.56.29","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38081389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diagnosis and treatments for oropharyngeal dysphagia: effects of capsaicin evaluated by newly developed ultrasonographic method.","authors":"Rui Nakato, Noriaki Manabe, Kozo Hanayama, Hiroaki Kusunoki, Jiro Hata, Ken Haruma","doi":"10.1540/jsmr.56.46","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.56.46","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is a common symptom in the older people, and may cause fatal complications such as aspiration pneumonia. However, there is no established treatment for OD. The relationship between the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) and substance P released by activated TRPV1 was recently demonstrated. Further, there are several reports showing that capsaicin, a specific agonist of TRPV1, can improve OD. Currently, the evaluation of swallowing is mainly performed by videofluoroscopic examination. However, there are no reports on the clinical application of ultrasonography using tissue Doppler imaging. In this review, we describe the pathophysiology and treatments for OD, introduce our novel US method to evaluate cervical esophageal motility, and then outline our clinical study examining the effects of capsaicin, a specific TRPV1 agonist, in older patients with OD.</p>","PeriodicalId":39619,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Smooth Muscle Research","volume":"56 0","pages":"46-57"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7324726/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38081391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The inhibitory effect of somatostatin on gastric motility in Suncus murinus.","authors":"Haruka Sekiya, Naho Yokota, Shota Takemi, Keiji Nakayama, Hiroki Okada, Takafumi Sakai, Ichiro Sakata","doi":"10.1540/jsmr.56.69","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.56.69","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gastric contractions show two specific patterns in many species, migrating motor contractions (MMC) and postprandial contractions (PPCs), that occur in the fasted and fed states, respectively. In this study, we examined the role of somatostatin (SST) in gastric motility both in vivo and in vitro using the Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus). We performed in vivo recordings of gastric motility and in vitro organ bath experiments using S. murinus, which was recently established as a small laboratory animal for use in tests of gastrointestinal motility. SST (1.65 µg kg<sup>-1</sup> min<sup>-1</sup>) was intravenously administered during phase II of MMC and PPCs. Next, the effect of SST on motilin-induced gastric contractions at phase I of MMC was measured. Cyclosomatostatin (CSST), an SST receptor antagonist, was administered at the peak of phase III of MMC. In addition, the effect of SST (10<sup>-11</sup>-10<sup>-9</sup> M) on motilin-induced gastric contractions was evaluated using an organ bath experiment in vitro. In conscious, free-moving S. murinus, the administration of SST decreased the occurrence of the spontaneous phase II of MMC and PPCs. Pretreatment with SST and octreotide suppressed the induction of motilin-induced gastric contractions both in vivo and in vitro. Administration of CSST before the peak of spontaneous phase III contractions had no effect on gastric contractions. Endogenous SST is not involved in the regulation of gastric MMC and PPCs, but exogenous SST suppresses spontaneous gastric contractions. Thus, SST would be good for treating abnormal gastrointestinal motility disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":39619,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Smooth Muscle Research","volume":"56 0","pages":"69-81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/ae/4f/jsmr-56-069.PMC7817339.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38761996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Muscle cells, nerves, fibroblasts and vessels in the detrusor of the rat urinary bladder","authors":"G. Gabella","doi":"10.1540/jsmr.55.34","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.55.34","url":null,"abstract":"All the cells of rat detrusor muscle fall into one of five ultrastructural types: muscle cells, fibroblasts, axons and glia, and vascular cells (endothelial cells and pericytes). The tissue is ~79% cellular and 21% non-cellular. Muscle cells occupy 72%, nerves ~4% (1/3 axons, 2/3 glia), and fibroblast >3% of space. Muscle cells (up to 6 µm across and ~600 µm long, packed to almost 100,000 per mm2) have surface-to-volume ratio of 2.4 µm2/µm3 ~93% of cell volume is contractile apparatus, 3.1% mitochondria and 2.5% nucleus. Cell profiles are irregular but sectional area decreases regularly towards either end of the cell. Muscle cells are gathered into bundles (the mechanical units of detrusor), variable in length and size, but of constant width. The musculature is highly compact (without fascia or capsule) with smooth outer surfaces and extensive association and adhesion between its cells. Among many types of intercellular contact and junction, digitations are very common, each muscle cell issuing minute finger-like processes that abut on adjacent cells. Sealed apposition are wide areas of specialized contact, possibly forming a chamber between two muscle cells, distinct from the extracellular space at large (stromal space). The innervation is very dense, virtually all intramuscular axons being varicose (including afferent ones). There are identifiable neuro-muscular junctions on each muscle cell, often several junctions on a single cell. There are also unattached terminals. Fibroblasts (involved in the production of collagen), ~1% of the total number of cells, do not make specialized contacts.","PeriodicalId":39619,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Smooth Muscle Research","volume":"55 1","pages":"34 - 67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1540/jsmr.55.34","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45449328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hanna Ługowska-Umer, A. Umer, K. Kuziemski, Łukasz Sein-Anand, R. Korolkiewicz
{"title":"The protective effect of endothelin receptor antagonists against surgically induced impairment of gastrointestinal motility in rats","authors":"Hanna Ługowska-Umer, A. Umer, K. Kuziemski, Łukasz Sein-Anand, R. Korolkiewicz","doi":"10.1540/jsmr.55.23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.55.23","url":null,"abstract":"Endothelin (ET) receptor antagonists: BQ-123 (ETA), BQ-788 (ETB), tezosentan (dual ET receptor antagonist) protect against the development of postoperative ileus (POI) evoked by ischemia-reperfusion (I/R). The current experiments explored whether ET antagonists prevent the occurrence of POI evoked by surgical gut manipulation. Intestinal transit was assessed by measuring the rate of dye migration subsequent to skin incision (SI), laparotomy (L), or laparotomy and surgical gut handling (L+M) in diethyl ether anaesthesized rats (E). Experimental animals were randomly sub-divided into two groups depending on the time of recovery following surgery: viz. either 2 or 24 h (early or late phase POI). E and SI did not affect the gastrointestinal (GI) transit. In contrast, L and L+M significantly reduced GI motility in comparison to untreated group (UN). Tezosentan (10 mg/kg), BQ-123 and BQ-788 (1 mg/kg) protected against development of L+M evoked inhibition of intestinal motility in the course of late phase, but not early phase POI. Furthermore, tezosentan alleviated the decrease in the contractile response of the longitudinal jejunal smooth muscle strips to carbachol in vitro induced by L+M. The serum ET(1–21) concentration was not increased in either the early or the late phase POI groups after surgery compared to control animals. This study indicates that delay in the intestinal transit in late phase of surgically induced POI involves an ET-dependent mechanism.","PeriodicalId":39619,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Smooth Muscle Research","volume":"55 1","pages":"23 - 33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1540/jsmr.55.23","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47838889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}