Development of the autonomic nervous system: a comparative view

HM Young, KN Cane, CR Anderson - Autonomic Neuroscience, 2011 - Elsevier
In this review we summarize current understanding of the development of autonomic
neurons in vertebrates. The mechanisms controlling the development of sympathetic and …

Induced pluripotent stem cells: a new tool to confront the challenge of neuropsychiatric disorders

FM Vaccarino, HE Stevens, A Kocabas, D Palejev… - …, 2011 - Elsevier
Studies in the area of human brain development are critical as research on neurological and
psychiatric disorders has advanced, revealing the origins of pathophysiology to be in the …

Defecation disorders in children after surgery for Hirschsprung disease

BP Chumpitazi, S Nurko - Journal of pediatric gastroenterology …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Retrospective review of children with HD after CS cared for using a systematic
algorithm at a tertiary care center. Potential anatomic etiologies were evaluated for first …

Novel classification and pathogenetic analysis of hypoganglionosis and adult-onset Hirschsprung's disease

MY Do, SJ Myung, HJ Park, JW Chung, IW Kim… - Digestive diseases and …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background and Aims Researchers have not clearly described the clinical and
pathogenetic features of hypoganglionosis and adult-onset Hirschsprung's disease, which …

Isolation and live imaging of enteric progenitors based on Sox10‐Histone2BVenus transgene expression

JC Corpening, KK Deal, VA Cantrell, SB Skelton… - genesis, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
To facilitate dynamic imaging of neural crest (NC) lineages and discrimination of individual
cells in the enteric nervous system (ENS) where close juxtaposition often complicates …

Differential regional and subtype-specific vulnerability of enteric neurons to mitochondrial dysfunction

A Viader, EC Wright-Jin, BPS Vohra, RO Heuckeroth… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Mitochondrial dysfunction is a central mediator of disease progression in diverse
neurodegenerative diseases that often present with prominent gastrointestinal …

Stem cells for GI motility disorders

R Hotta, D Natarajan, AJ Burns, N Thapar - Current opinion in …, 2011 - Elsevier
Currently available therapies for gastrointestinal motility conditions are often inadequate.
Recent scientific advances, however, have facilitated the identification of neural stem cells …

HOXB5 Cooperates with NKX2-1 in the Transcription of Human RET

J Zhu, MM Garcia-Barcelo, PKH Tam, VCH Lui - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The enteric nervous system (ENS) regulates peristaltic movement of the gut, and abnormal
ENS causes Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) in newborns. HSCR is a congenital complex …

Genetic variants in RET and risk of Hirschsprung's disease in Southeastern Chinese: a haplotype-based analysis

J Tou, L Wang, L Liu, Y Wang, R Zhong, S Duan… - BMC medical …, 2011 - Springer
Background Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) is a classic oligogenic disorder. Except
inactivating mutations of RET, some single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are identified …

[PDF][PDF] Estudio de polimorfismos asociados a la enfermedad de Hirschsprung

LV Hernández, LC González, OB Beitia, ER Aja… - Cir Pediatr, 2011 - secipe.org
La enfermedad de Hirschsprung (HSCR) es un desorden congénito caracterizado por la
ausencia de células ganglionares a lo largo del tracto gastrointestinal. Está causada por …