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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2005

Expression of c-fos in gastric myenteric plexus and spinal cord of rats with cervical spondylosis.

Pei-Song Song, Kang-Mei Kong, Chun-Yan Niu, Wei-Li Qi, Ling-Fei Wu, Xin-Jia Wang, Wei Han, Keng Huang, Ze-Feng Chen

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Pei-Song SongDepartment of Joint and Spine, Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong Province, China.
Kang-Mei Kong
Chun-Yan Niu
Wei-Li Qi
Ling-Fei Wu
Xin-Jia Wang
Wei Han
Keng Huang
Ze-Feng Chen
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Abstract

aimTo determine the expression of c-fos in gastric myenteric plexus and spinal cord of rats with cervical spondylosis and its clinical significance.

methodsA cervical spondylosis model was established in rats by destroying the stability of cervical posterior column, and the cord segments C(4-6) and gastric antrum were collected 3, 4 and 5 mo after the operation. Rats with sham operation were used as controls. c-fos neuronal counter-staining was performed with an immunohistochemistry method. Every third sections from C(4-6) segments were drawn. The 10 most labeled c-fos-immunoreactive (Fos-IR) neurons were counted, and the average number was used for statistical analysis. The mean of Fos-IR neurons in myenteric plexus was calculated after counting Fos-IR neurons in 25 ganglia from each antral preparation, and expressed as a mean count per myenteric ganglion.

resultsThere were a few c-fos-positive neurons in the cervical cord and antrum in the control group. There was an increased c-fos expression in model group 3, 4 and 5 mo after operation, whereas there was no significant increase in c-fos expression in the control group at 3, 4 and 5 mo. More importantly, there was a significant difference in c-fos expression between rats followed up for 3 mo and those for 5 mo in the model group (11.20+/-2.26 vs 27.68+/-4.36, P<0.05, for the cervical cord; and 11.3+/-2.3 vs 29.3+/-4.6, P<0.05, for the gastric antrum). There was no significant difference between rats followed up for 3 mo and those for 4 mo and between rats followed up for 4 mo and those for 5 mo in the model group.

conclusionc-fos expression in gastric myenteric plexus was dramatically associated with that in the spinal cord in rats with cervical spondylosis, suggesting that the gastrointestinal function may be affected by cervical spondylosis. If this hypothesis is confirmed by further studies, functional gastrointestinal diseases such as functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome could be explained by neurogastroenterology.

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AnimalsCervical VertebraeFemaleGastrointestinal DiseasesMaleMyenteric PlexusProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosPyloric AntrumRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySpinal CordSpinal OsteophytosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos

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PMID15641140
PMCPMC4250805
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