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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-4-9
pubmed:abstractText
Mutations in genes encoding members of the GDNF and endothelin-3 (Et-3) signaling pathways can cause Hirschsprung's disease, a congenital condition associated with an absence of enteric neurons in the distal gut. GDNF signals through Ret, a receptor tyrosine kinase, and Et-3 signals through endothelin receptor B (Ednrb). The effects of Gdnf, Ret, and ET-3 haploinsufficiency and a null mutation in ET-3 on spontaneous motility patterns in adult and developing mice were investigated. Video recordings were used to construct spatiotemporal maps of spontaneous contractile patterns in colon from postnatal and adult mice in vitro. In Ret(+/-) and ET-3(+/-) mice, which have normal numbers of enteric neurons, colonic migrating motor complexes (CMMCs) displayed similar properties under control conditions and following inhibition of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity to wild-type mice. In the colon of Gdnf(+/-) mice and in the ganglionic region of ET-3(-/-) mice, there was a 50-60% reduction in myenteric neuron number. In Gdnf(+/-) mice, CMMCs were present, but abnormal, and the proportion of myenteric neurons containing NOS was not different from that of wild-type mice. In the ganglionic region of postnatal ET-3(-/-) mice, CMMCs were absent, and the proportion of myenteric neurons containing NOS was over 100% higher than in wild-type mice. Thus impairments in spontaneous motility patterns in the colon of Gdnf(+/-) mice and in the ganglionic region of ET-3(-/-) mice are correlated with a reduction in myenteric neuron density.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Endothelin-3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enzyme Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Gdnf protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glial Cell Line-Derived..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Granisetron, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitric Oxide Synthase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitroarginine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ret protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Serotonin 5-HT3 Receptor Antagonists, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Serotonin Antagonists
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0193-1857
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
294
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
G996-G1008
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Colon, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Endothelin-3, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Enteric Nervous System, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Gastrointestinal Motility, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Granisetron, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Hirschsprung Disease, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Myoelectric Complex, Migrating, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Nitric Oxide Synthase, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Nitroarginine, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT3, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Serotonin 5-HT3 Receptor Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Serotonin Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:18276829-Video Recording
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Disturbances of colonic motility in mouse models of Hirschsprung's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. of Physiology, Univ. of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic 3010, Australia. r.roberts1@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't