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ArticleNeurogastroenterology and motility2020

Hypoganglionosis in the gastric antrum causes delayed gastric emptying.

Corey Baker, Minhal Ahmed, Katarina Cheng, Emily Arciero, Sukhada Bhave, Wing Lam N Ho, Allan M Goldstein, Ryo Hotta

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Article in Neurogastroenterology and motility, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Corey BakerDepartment of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Minhal AhmedCollege of Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
Katarina ChengDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Emily ArcieroDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Sukhada BhaveDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Wing Lam N HoDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Allan M GoldsteinDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Ryo HottaDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-9890-8241
Harvard University · USNortheastern University · US

Funding

ROLE OF DIETARY CONSTITUENTS ON GENE EXPRESSION IN INTESTINAL EPITHELIUMP30DK040561 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Elizabeth Austen Lawson, Takara Leah Stanley · 1994 to 2026
$31.6M
Developmentally Informed Approach to Cell-based Therapy for Enteric NeuropathiesR01DK103785 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI GOLDSTEIN, ALLAN M · 2015 to 2019
$1.9M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK040561NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK103785
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEnteric nervous system (ENS) abnormalities have been implicated in delayed gastric emptying but studies exploring potential treatment options are limited by the lack of an experimental animal model. We examined the ENS abnormalities in the mouse stomach associated with aging, developed a novel model of gastroparesis, and established a new approach to measure gastric emptying.

methodsA modified gastric emptying assay was developed, validated in nNOS KEY

resultsOlder mice (>5 months) exhibit hypoganglionosis in the gastric antrum and a decreased proportion of nNOS neurons as compared to younger mice (age 5-7 weeks). This was associated with a significant age-dependent decrease in liquid and solid gastric emptying. A novel model of gastric antrum hypoganglionosis was established using neural crest-specific expression of diphtheria toxin receptor. In this model, a significant reduction in liquid and solid gastric emptying is observed. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES: Older mice exhibit delayed gastric emptying associated with hypoganglionosis and a reduction in nNOS-expressing neurons in the antrum. The causal relationship between antral hypoganglionosis and delayed gastric emptying was verified using a novel experimental model of ENS ablation. This study provides new information regarding the pathogenesis of delayed gastric emptying and provides a robust model system to study this disease and develop novel treatments.

Indexed as

Gastric EmptyingAgingAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEnteric Nervous SystemFemaleGastroparesisMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeuronsNitric Oxide Synthase Type IPyloric AntrumNitric Oxide Synthase Type INos1 protein, mouseagingenteric nervous systemgastric emptyinggastroparesishypoganglionosis

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PMID31773831
PMCPMC7182502
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