Tachykinin receptors and intestinal motility

CA Maggi, RM Catalioto, M Criscuoli… - Canadian journal of …, 1997 - cdnsciencepub.com
… NK3 receptors. … receptor antagonists for control of intestinal motility and consequent potential
usefulness in diseases characterized by disturbances of intestinal transit and (or) intestinal

[PDF][PDF] Tachykinin receptors and gastrointestinal motility: focus on humans.

A Lecci, M Altamura, A Capriati… - European Review for …, 2008 - europeanreview.org
… normal GI functions and that these receptors can modulate visceral sensitivity are good
starting points for testing this class of drugs in GI diseases characterised by altered GI motility. …

Tachykinin receptors in the gut: physiological and pathological implications

P Holzer, U Holzer-Petsche - Current opinion in pharmacology, 2001 - Elsevier
… that tachykinin receptors, which in the digestive system are … attractive targets for novel
therapeutics in gastroenterology. … Tachykinins can both stimulate and inhibit GI motility, the net …

Tachykinins and their functions in the gastrointestinal tract

Y Shimizu, H Matsuyama, T Shiina, T Takewaki… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2008 - Springer
gastrointestinal tract, tachykinins are peptide neurotransmitters in nerve circuits that regulate
intestinal motility… of tachykinin receptors, or by peptide analog with tachykinin

Tachykinins: role in human gastrointestinal tract physiology and pathology

G Improta, M Broccardo - Current Drug Targets, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
… The result of these integrated responses is that TKs can stimulate and inhibit gastrointestinal
motility, the net effect depending on the site and the receptor. These motor actions are …

Tachykinins and tachykinin receptors in the gut, with special reference to NK2 receptors in human

A Lecci, A Capriati, M Altamura, CA Maggi - Autonomic Neuroscience, 2006 - Elsevier
… modulators of intestinal motility in animal species studied so far, including humans. Modulation
of … NK2 receptors can have functional consequences on human intestinal motility and …

Role of cholecystokinin in the regulation of gastrointestinal motility

JR Grider - The Journal of nutrition, 1994 - Elsevier
… may also stimulate the release of tachykininsreceptors are more sensitive to cholecystokinin
… blockade of VIP receptors with a selective VIP receptor antagonist or neutralization …

Tachykinins in regulation of gastric motility and secretion

PT Schmidt, JJ Holst* - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences CMLS, 2000 - Springer
… In the stomach all three known tachykinin receptors seem to … Localization of receptors
Localization of tachykinin receptors in the stomach has been visualized using three methods: …

Distribution pattern of tachykinin NK2 receptors in human colon: involvement in the regulation of intestinal motility

N Jaafari, A Khomitch‐Baud… - Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… the involvement of tachykinin type 2 receptors (NK2r) in the regulation of human colonic
motility, few … Some of NK2r-expressing neurons and nerves were tachykinin-IR. No NK2r-IR was …

Targeting tachykinin receptors for the treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders with a focus on irritable bowel syndrome

M Corsetti, F Akyuz, J Tack - Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
… suggested a role for antagonism of NK 2 receptors in modulation of GI chemical‐induced
altered motility and of stress‐induced altered bowel habits. Clinical studies and in particular a …