| Literature DB >> 19629446 |
Hitoshi Doihara1, Katsura Nozawa, Eri Kawabata-Shoda, Ryosuke Kojima, Toshihide Yokoyama, Hiroyuki Ito.
Abstract
Our recent study found that TRPA1 is highly expressed in enterochromaffin cells and that stimulation of these cells with TRPA1 agonists enhances 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) secretion in vitro. Here, to demonstrate the 5-HT-releasing effect of TRPA1 agonists in vivo, we examined the effect of TRPA1 agonists on gastric emptying in rats. The results showed that TRPA1 agonists dose-dependently delayed gastric emptying. Further, the effects of TRPA1 agonists on this delay were abolished in rats treated with a TRPA1 antagonist, an inhibitor of tryptophan hydroxylase, or a 5-HT(3) receptor antagonist. Taken together, these results indicate that TRPA1 agonists delay in vivo gastric emptying through serotonergic pathways.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19629446 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-009-0435-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol ISSN: 0028-1298 Impact factor: 3.000