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Coquoz A, Regli D, Stute P. Impact of progesterone on the gastrointestinal tract: a comprehensive literature review. Climacteric 2022; 25:337-361. [PMID: 35253565 DOI: 10.1080/13697137.2022.2033203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Women are more prone to gastrointestinal symptoms than men. A comprehensive literature search was performed to assess the impact of sex steroid hormone, especially progesterone, on the (healthy and diseased) gastrointestinal tract. Overall, 37 articles were identified. Based on these we conclude that progesterone has a dose-dependent and sex-dependent effect on gastric emptying (especially in mammals), slows down gastrointestinal motility, reduces the gallbladder's response to contractile stimulants, may support gastroesophageal reflux by reducing the esophageal sphincter pressure, may protect from Helicobacter pylori infection gastrointestinal sequelae (especially in mammals) and does not affect inflammatory bowel disease-specific symptoms. However, for several gastrointestinal symptoms and diseases no studies have yet been performed addressing the impact of sex hormone steroids.
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- A Coquoz
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, HFR Fribourg - Cantonal Hospital, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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The menstrual cycle may not be limited to the endometrium but also may impact gut permeability. Acta Neuropsychiatr 2019; 31:294-304. [PMID: 31364524 DOI: 10.1017/neu.2019.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine associations between IgA responses to Gram-negative gut commensal bacteria and peri-menstrual symptoms and sex hormone levels during the menstrual cycle in women with and without premenstrual symptoms. METHODS Forty women aged 18-45 years completed the Daily Record of Severity of Problems (DRSP) during all 28 consecutive days of the menstrual cycle. We assayed, in plasma, IgA responses to six Gram-negative bacteria, that is, Hafnei alvei, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Morganella morganii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas putida and Citobacter koseri, progesterone and oestradiol at days 7, 14, 21 and 28 of the menstrual cycle. RESULTS Significant changes in Δ (actual - 1 week earlier) IgA to lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of the six Gram-negative bacteria during the menstrual cycle were observed with peak IgA levels at T4 (day 28) and lows at T1 or T2 (day 7 or 14). The ΔIgA changes in H. alvei, M. Morganii, P. putida during the menstrual cycle were significantly and positively associated with changes in the total DRSP score, and severity of physio-somatic, anxiety and breast-craving, but not depressive, symptoms. The changes in IgA responses to LPS were largely predicted by changes in progesterone and steady-state levels of progesterone averaged over the luteal phase. DISCUSSION Menstrual cycle-associated changes in IgA directed against LPS and by inference bacterial translocation may be driven by the effects of progesterone on transcellular, paracellular and vascular pathways (leaky gut) thereby contributing to the severity of physio-somatic and anxiety symptoms as well as fatigue, breast swelling and food cravings.
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Al-Shboul OA, Mustafa AG, Omar AA, Al-Dwairi AN, Alqudah MA, Nazzal MS, Alfaqih MA, Al-Hader RA. Effect of progesterone on nitric oxide/cyclic guanosine monophosphate signaling and contraction in gastric smooth muscle cells. Biomed Rep 2018; 9:511-516. [PMID: 30546879 DOI: 10.3892/br.2018.1161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Previous studies have shown that progesterone could inhibit muscle contraction in various sites of the gastrointestinal tract. The underlying mechanisms responsible for these inhibitory effects of progesterone are not fully known. The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of progesterone on the nitric oxide (NO)/cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway and muscle contraction in the stomach. Single gastric smooth muscle cells from female Sprague-Dawley rats were used. The expression of progesterone receptor (PR) mRNA was analyzed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. NO and cGMP levels were measured via specific ELISAs. Acetylcholine (ACh)-induced contraction of single gastric muscle cells preincubated with progesterone was measured via scanning micrometry in the presence or absence of the NO synthase inhibitor, Nω-Nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA), or guanylyl cyclase inhibitor, 1H-[1,2,4]Oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ), and expressed as percent shortening from resting cell length. PR expression was detected in the stomach muscle cells. Progesterone inhibited ACh-induced gastric muscle cell contraction. Furthermore, progesterone increased NO and cGMP levels in single gastric muscle cells. Most notably, pre-incubation of muscle cells with either L-NNA or ODQ abolished the inhibitory action of progesterone on muscle contraction. These present observations suggest that progesterone promotes muscle cell relaxation in the stomach potentially via the NO/cGMP pathway.
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- Othman A Al-Shboul
- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Princess Basma Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 21110, Jordan
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Huang T, Ning Z, Hu D, Zhang M, Zhao L, Lin C, Zhong LLD, Yang Z, Xu H, Bian Z. Uncovering the Mechanisms of Chinese Herbal Medicine (MaZiRenWan) for Functional Constipation by Focused Network Pharmacology Approach. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:270. [PMID: 29632490 PMCID: PMC5879454 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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MaZiRenWan (MZRW, also known as Hemp Seed Pill) is a Chinese Herbal Medicine which has been demonstrated to safely and effectively alleviate functional constipation (FC) in a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical study with 120 subjects. However, the underlying pharmacological actions of MZRW for FC, are still largely unknown. We systematically analyzed the bioactive compounds of MZRW and mechanism-of-action biological targets through a novel approach called “focused network pharmacology.” Among the 97 compounds identified by UPLC-QTOF-MS/MS in MZRW extract, 34 were found in rat plasma, while 10 were found in rat feces. Hierarchical clustering analysis suggest that these compounds can be classified into component groups, in which compounds are highly similar to each other and most of them are from the same herb. Emodin, amygdalin, albiflorin, honokiol, and naringin were selected as representative compounds of corresponding component groups. All of them were shown to induce spontaneous contractions of rat colonic smooth muscle in vitro. Network analysis revealed that biological targets in acetylcholine-, estrogen-, prostaglandin-, cannabinoid-, and purine signaling pathways are able to explain the prokinetic effects of representative compounds and corresponding component groups. In conclusion, MZRW active components enhance colonic motility, possibly by acting on multiple targets and pathways.
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- Tao Huang
- Lab of Brain and Gut Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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- Lab of Brain and Gut Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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- Lab of Brain and Gut Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.,School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Engineering Research Center of Shanghai Colleges for TCM New Drug Discovery, Shanghai, China
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- Lab of Brain and Gut Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.,Guangzhou Research Institute of Snake Venom, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Lab of Brain and Gut Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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- Lab of Brain and Gut Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.,YMU-HKBU Joint Laboratory of Traditional Natural Medicine, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, China
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- Lab of Brain and Gut Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.,Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinical Study Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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- Lab of Brain and Gut Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Engineering Research Center of Shanghai Colleges for TCM New Drug Discovery, Shanghai, China
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- Lab of Brain and Gut Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.,Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinical Study Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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Li Y, Xu J, Jiang F, Jiang Z, Liu C, Li L, Luo Y, Lu R, Mu Y, Liu Y, Xue B. G protein-coupled estrogen receptor is involved in modulating colonic motor function via nitric oxide release in C57BL/6 female mice. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2016; 28:432-42. [PMID: 26661936 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Estrogen may regulate gastrointestinal motor functions, but the mechanism(s) is not totally understood. Here, we investigated whether G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER/GPR30) was involved in regulating colonic motor functions and explored the underlying physiological mechanisms. METHODS Adult female C57BL/6 mice were used. The expression and localization of GPER were examined by RT-PCR, western blot, and immuno-labeling. The role of GPER in modulating colonic motor functions was assessed by the bead propulsion test in vivo and organ bath experiments in vitro. KEY RESULTS GPER was expressed in colonic myenteric neurons. The colonic transit time (CTT) in proestrus and estrus was significantly longer than that in diestrus. In vivo treatment with the selective GPER blocker G15 significantly shortened CTT in proestrus and estrus. In ovariectomized mice, acute estrogen supplementation increased CTT, which could be abolished by G15 co-administration. The GPER agonist G-1 caused a concentration-dependent inhibition of carbachol -induced circular muscle strips contraction, which was abolished by tetrodotoxin and the neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) inhibitor N-propyl-l-arginine. G-1 stimulated NO production in isolated longitudinal muscle myenteric plexus and cultured myenteric neurons, which was dependent on nNOS. Immunofluorescence labeling showed co-localization of GPER with nNOS in the myenteric plexus. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES We suggest that activation of GPER exerts an inhibitory effect on colonic motility by promoting NO release from myenteric nitrergic nerves. These results raise a possibility that GPER may be involved in mediating the inhibitory effect of estrogen on colonic motor functions, via a non-genomic, neurogenic mechanism.
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- Y Li
- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Physiology, Medical School, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Ryoo SB, Oh HK, Yu SA, Moon SH, Choe EK, Oh TY, Park KJ. The effects of eupatilin (stillen®) on motility of human lower gastrointestinal tracts. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2014; 18:383-90. [PMID: 25352757 PMCID: PMC4211121 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2014.18.5.383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2014] [Revised: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 06/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Gastrointestinal motility consists of phasic slow-wave contractions and the migrating motor complex (MMC). Eupatilin (Stillen®) has been widely used to treat gastritis and peptic ulcers, and various cytokines and neuropeptides are thought to be involved, which can affect gastrointestinal motility. We performed a study to identify the effects of eupatilin on lower gastrointestinal motility with electromechanical recordings of smooth muscles in the human ileum and colon. Ileum and colon samples were obtained from patients undergoing bowel resection. The tissues were immediately stored in oxygenated Krebs-Ringer's bicarbonate solution, and conventional microelectrode recordings from muscle cells and tension recordings from muscle strips and ileal or colonic segments were performed. Eupatilin was perfused into the tissue chamber, and changes in membrane potentials and contractions were measured. Hyperpolarization of resting membrane potential (RMP) was observed after administration of eupatilin. The amplitude, AUC, and frequency of tension recordings from circular and longitudinal smooth muscle strips and bowel segments of the ileum and colon were significantly decreased after admission of eupatilin. Eupatilin elicited dose-dependent decreases during segmental tension recordings. In conclusion, eupatilin (Stillen®) showed inhibitory effects on the human ileum and colon. We propose that this drug may be useful for treating diseases that increase bowel motility, but further studies are necessary.
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- Seung-Bum Ryoo
- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, Korea. ; Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, Korea. ; Healthcare Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul 135-984, Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, Korea
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Oh JE, Kim YW, Park SY, Kim JY. Estrogen rather than progesterone cause constipation in both female and male mice. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2013; 17:423-6. [PMID: 24227943 PMCID: PMC3823955 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2013.17.5.423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Revised: 06/30/2013] [Accepted: 07/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Females are more often affected by constipation than males, especially during pregnancy, which is related to the menstrual cycle. Although still controversial, alterations of progesterone and estrogen may be responsible. Therefore, this study was conducted in order to determine whether the female sex steroid hormone itself is responsible for development of constipation in both female and male mice. Administration of estrogen resulted in a decrease in weight of accumulated feces on days 2, 3, 4, and 5 in male mice and on day 5 in female mice, compared with the control group, but progesterone administration did not. Administration of estrogen resulted in a decrease in gastrointestinal movement, compared to normal; however, no significant change was observed by administration of progesterone. In conclusion, estrogen, rather than progesterone, may be a detrimental factor of constipation via decreased bowel movement in mice.
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- Ji-Eun Oh
- Obesity-Diabetes Advanced Research Center, School of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu 705-717, Korea
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Li CP, Ling C, Biancani P, Behar J. Effect of progesterone on colonic motility and fecal output in mice with diarrhea. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2012; 24:392-e174. [PMID: 22284724 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2011.01875.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients with diarrhea and slow transit constipation (STC) have high 5-HT levels. In STC, the high 5-HT levels have been difficult to explain, as 5-HT stimulates peristalsis. Over expression of progesterone (P4) receptors in epithelial and muscle cells of the colon may reconcile this contradiction because P4 decreases SERT and increases 5-HT levels, but their effects are rendered ineffective because of the impaired muscle contraction. AIMS We examined whether P4 treatment could reduce the stool output in two mouse diarrheal models because of higher 5-HT levels, the SERT knock-out (KO), and the fluoxetine-treated mice. METHODS Contractility of colon circular muscle strips from wild mice was studied. Fecal water and dry fecal output were measured daily over a 4-day period in wild and SERT-KO mice and in fluoxetine-treated mice treated with IM saline or P4. 5-HT levels were measured using ELISA. KEY RESULTS Progesterone blocked the spontaneous and stimulated phasic contractions. Fecal water output measured in two consecutive 4-day periods was not different in wild and SERT-KO mice. The fecal output in the SERT-KO mice was higher than in wild mice. P4 treatment reduced the 4-day fecal output in both groups compared with saline treatment. Oral fluoxetine treatment increased 5-HT levels in wild mice and increased the 4-day fecal output compared with oral saline. P4 treatment caused a decrease in the fecal output in both groups. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES Progesterone decreased the contractility of circular muscle strips, and reduced the fecal output in two diarrheal models, the SERT-KO and fluoxetine-treated mice.
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- C P Li
- Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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Bassotti G, Villanacci V, Bellomi A, Fante R, Cadei M, Vicenzi L, Tonelli F, Nesi G, Asteria CR. An assessment of enteric nervous system and estroprogestinic receptors in obstructed defecation associated with rectal intussusception. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2012; 24:e155-61. [PMID: 22188470 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2011.01850.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The pathophysiological basis of obstructed defecation (OD) is still incompletely understood. In particular, few or no data are available concerning the enteric nervous system (ENS) in this condition. We investigated ENS abnormalities in patients with OD, undergoing surgery, together with the presence of estrogen (α and β) and progesterone receptors, and compare the results with those obtained in controls. METHODS Full-thickness rectal samples were obtained from 17 patients undergoing stapled transanal rectal resection for OD associated with rectal intussusception. Samples were analyzed by immunohistochemistry for enteric neurons, enteric glial cells, interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC), and for estrogen and progesterone receptors. Data were compared with those obtained in 10 controls. KEY RESULTS No differences between patients and controls were found for enteric neurons, whereas (compared with controls) OD patients displayed a significant decrease of enteric glial cells in both the submucous (P = 0.0006) and the myenteric (P < 0.0001) plexus. ICC were significantly increased in patients in the submucosal surface (P < 0.0001) and the myenteric area (P < 0.0001). Concerning estroprogestinic receptors, both were present on ICC in patients and controls. Estrogen receptors α and progesterone receptors were absent on enteric neurons and enteric glial cells in patients and controls, whereas estrogen receptors β were present in all controls and in 69% of patients' enteric neurons (P = 0.18) and in 12% of patients' glial cells (P = 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES Patients with OD associated to rectal intussusception display abnormalities of the ENS and of estrogen receptors β.
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- Gabrio Bassotti
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
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Lin YM, Sarna SK, Shi XZ. Prophylactic and therapeutic benefits of COX-2 inhibitor on motility dysfunction in bowel obstruction: roles of PGE₂ and EP receptors. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2012; 302:G267-75. [PMID: 22038825 PMCID: PMC3341114 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00326.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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We reported previously that mechanical stretch in rat colonic obstruction induces cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expression in smooth muscle cells. The aims of the present study were to investigate whether in vivo treatment with COX-2 inhibitor has prophylactic and therapeutic effects on motility dysfunction in colon obstruction, and if so what are the underlying mechanisms. Partial colon obstruction was induced with a silicon band in the distal colon of 6-8-wk-old Sprague-Dawley rats; obstruction was maintained for 3 days or 7 days. Daily administration of COX-2 inhibitor NS-398 (5 mg/kg) or vehicle was started before or after the induction of obstruction to study its prophylactic and therapeutic effects, respectively. The smooth muscle contractility was significantly suppressed, and colonic transit rate was slower in colonic obstruction. Prophylactic treatment with NS-398 significantly prevented the impairments of colonic transit and smooth muscle contractility and attenuated fecal collection in the occluded colons. When NS-398 was administered therapeutically 3 days after the initiation of obstruction, the muscle contractility and colonic transit still improved on day 7. Obstruction led to marked increase of COX-2 expression and prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) synthesis. Exogenous PGE(2) decreased colonic smooth muscle contractility. All four PGE(2) E-prostanoid receptor types (EP1 to EP4) were detected in rat colonic muscularis externa. Treatments with EP1 and EP3 antagonists suppressed muscle contractility in control tissue but did not improve contractility in obstruction tissue. On the contrary, the EP2 and EP4 antagonists did not affect control tissue but significantly restored muscle contractility in obstruction. We concluded that our study shows that COX-2 inhibitor has prophylactic and therapeutic benefits for motility dysfunction in bowel obstruction. PGE(2) and its receptors EP2 and EP4 are involved in the motility dysfunction in obstruction, whereas EP1 and EP3 mediate PGE(2) regulation of colonic smooth muscle contractile function in normal state.
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- You-Min Lin
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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Guarino M, Cheng L, Cicala M, Ripetti V, Biancani P, Behar J. Progesterone receptors and serotonin levels in colon epithelial cells from females with slow transit constipation. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2011; 23:575-e210. [PMID: 21481100 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2011.01705.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Females with slow transit constipation (STC) exhibit progesterone receptor (P4R) overexpression in colon muscle that impair their contractility. These studies examined whether these patients have an overexpression of P4R in epithelial cells and whether P4 affects the SERT-5-HT pathway. METHODS Tissues were obtained from surgical specimens of seven females with STC and six controls. Feasibility studies were performed in biopsies from six patients with STC and three controls. P4R, SERT and TPH-1 mRNA and protein expression and 5-HT by ELISA were determined. Contraction was studied in normal muscle cells pretreated with P4 or buffer. Progesterone effects on SERT and 5-HT levels were studied in normal human mucosa in vitro and in wild and SERT knockout mice in vivo. KEY RESULTS P4R was overexpressed in epithelial cells in STC compared with controls. The levels of SERT were lower and 5-HT higher in STC. In epithelial cells P4 treatment decreased SERT and increased mucosal 5-HT without affecting TPH-1. Progesterone impaired the contraction of normal muscle cells induced by Ach and 5-HT. Progesterone decreased SERT and increased 5-HT levels in the colon of wild mice in vivo but had no effect on the high basal levels of 5-HT in SERT knockout mice. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES P4R are present in colon epithelial cells and are overexpressed in females with STC. These cells have reduced SERT and high 5-HT levels and normal TPH-1. These 5-HT signaling abnormalities are related to overexpression of P4R since they are reproduced in human epithelial cells in vitro and in mice in vivo.
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- M Guarino
- Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
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