| Literature DB >> 11090957 |
T Endo1, M Minami, M Hirafuji, T Ogawa, K Akita, M Nemoto, H Saito, M Yoshioka, S H Parvez.
Abstract
Emesis is an instinctive defense reaction caused by the somato-autonomic nerve reflex which is integrated in the medulla oblongata. Emesis caused by cytotoxic drugs and radiation is associated with an increase in the concentration of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) in the intestinal mucosa and in the brainstem. 5-HT released from enterochromaffin (EC) cells, which synthesize and secrete 5-HT, stimulates the 5-HT(3) receptors on the adjacent vagal afferent nerves. This vagal afferent nerve depolarization may evoke the vomiting reflex. This review describes the role of 5-HT in anticancer drug-induced emesis from the viewpoint of 5-HT release from EC cells and afferent vagus nerve activity.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 11090957 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-483x(00)00314-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Toxicology ISSN: 0300-483X Impact factor: 4.221