The gastrointestinal (GI) tract must balance ostensibly opposite functions. On the one hand,
it must undertake the process of digestion and absorption of nutrients. At the same time, the …

Acetylcholine (ACh) is critical in controlling epithelial ion transport and hence water
movements for gut hydration. Here we review the mechanism of cholinergic control of …

The existence of enteric dopaminergic neurons has been suspected; however, the
innervation of the gut by sympathetic nerves, in which dopamine (DA) is the norepinephrine …

Neuron loss occurs in the myenteric plexus of the aged rat. The myenteric plexus is
composed of two mutually exclusive neuronal subpopulations expressing, respectively …

Of all the organ systems in the body, the gastrointestinal tract is the most complicated in
terms of the numbers of structures involved, each with different functions, and the numbers …

The enteric nervous system (ENS) as the “brain of the gut” is pivotal for normal muscle
activity in the gut. Neuronal circuits within the ENS are designed to control gut motility …

We studied the effects of food supplementation with Saccharomyces boulardii (S. boulardii;
synonym S. cerevisiae HANSEN CBS 5926; 1 g per day for 9 days) on the presence and co …

This report summarises the characteristics of target specific projection and neurochemical
coding patterns of motor and interneuronal pathways in the gastric enteric nervous system …

Monitoring membrane potentials by multisite optical recording techniques using voltage-
sensitive dyes is ideal for direct analysis of network signaling. We applied this technology to …

Expression of P2X 4 and P2X 6 receptor subunits in the gastrointestinal tract of the rat was
studied with double-labeling fluorescence immunohistochemistry. The results showed that …