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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2012

Effect of the ginsenoside Rb1 on the spontaneous contraction of intestinal smooth muscle in mice.

Lei Xu, Sui-Ping Huang

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Lei XuScientific Research Station for Post-doctoral Studies, Post-doctoral Research Centre, Zhongshan Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan 528400, Guangdong Province, China.
Sui-Ping Huang
Zhongshan Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate the effect and the possible mechanism of ginsenoside Rb1 on small intestinal smooth muscle motility in mice.

methodsIntestinal smooth muscle strips were isolated from male ICR mice (5 wk old), and the effect of ginsenoside Rb1 on spontaneous contraction was recorded with an electrophysiolograph. The effect of ginsenoside Rb1 on ion channel currents, including the voltage-gated K⁺ channel current (IK(V)), calcium-activated potassium channel currents (IK(Ca)), spontaneous transient outward currents and ATP-sensitive potassium channel current (IK(ATP)), was recorded on freshly isolated single cells using the whole-cell patch clamp technique.

resultsGinsenoside Rb1 dose-dependently inhibited the spontaneous contraction of intestinal smooth muscle by 21.15% ± 3.31%, 42.03% ± 8.23% and 67.23% ± 5.63% at concentrations of 25 μmol/L, 50 μmol/L and 100 μmol/L, respectively (n = 5, P < 0.05). The inhibitory effect of ginsenoside Rb1 on spontaneous contraction was significantly but incompletely blocked by 10 mmol/L tetraethylammonium or 0.5 mmol/L 4-aminopyridine, respectively (n = 5, P < 0.05). However, the inhibitory effect of ginsenoside Rb1 on spontaneous contraction was not affected by 10 μmol/L glibenclamide or 0.4 μmol/L tetrodotoxin. At the cell level, ginsenoside Rb1 increased outward potassium currents, and IK(V) was enhanced from 1137.71 ± 171.62 pA to 1449.73 ± 162.39 pA by 50 μmol/L Rb1 at +60 mV (n = 6, P < 0.05). Ginsenoside Rb1 increased IK(Ca) and enhanced the amplitudes of spontaneous transient outward currents from 582.77 ± 179.09 mV to 788.12 ± 278.34 mV (n = 5, P < 0.05). However, ginsenoside Rb1 (50 μmol/L) had no significant effect on IK(ATP) (n = 3, P < 0.05).

conclusionThese results suggest that ginsenoside Rb1 has an inhibitory effect on the spontaneous contraction of mouse intestinal smooth muscle mediated by the activation of IK(V) and IK(Ca), but the K(ATP) channel was not involved in this effect.

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AnimalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugGastrointestinal AgentsGinsenosidesIntestine, SmallMaleMiceMice, Inbred ICRMuscle ContractionMuscle, SmoothPatch-Clamp TechniquesGastrointestinal Agentsginsenoside Rb1GinsenosidesGinsenoside Rb1Intestinal smooth muscleIntestinal smooth muscle cellPotassium channelSpontaneous contractionWhole-cell patch clamp technique

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PMID23082064
PMCPMC3471116
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