ReviewNature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology2020
Enteric nervous system: sensory transduction, neural circuits and gastrointestinal motility.
Review in Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 336 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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336 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Enteric Nervous System Damage by Food Contaminants: A Pathway to Neurodegeneration?Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026Pooled it
- Global research trends in enteric nervous system and gut microbiota: a bibliometric analysis (2005-2025).Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Pooled it
- Global research trajectories in gut microbiota and functional constipation: a bibliometric and visualization study.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Pooled it
- Trial
- Integrated metabolomic insights into the mechanism ofFrontiers in immunology · 2025Trial
- Fusobacterium nucleatum enhances enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis-mediated neuron loss and intestinal motility dysfunction.Nature microbiology · 2026Article
- Beyond tumor tracing: physiological uptake of sympathetic ganglia on somatostatin receptor PET/CT - prevalence, patterns, and biological rationale.European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2026Article
- Untargeted LC-QTOF-MS/MS metabolomics and integrative pharmacology identify candidate triterpenoids associated with the gastrointestinal activity of Baliospermum montanum root extract.Inflammopharmacology · 2026Article
- Sex-dependent regulation of cholinergic responses in the mouse colon: functional evidence for reduced acetylcholinesterase-dependent control and nitrergic modulation in females.Journal of muscle research and cell motility · 2026Article
- The Tryptophan-Kynurenine Pathway as a Key Mediator of the Gut-Brain Axis in Depression and Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Virobiome-mediated regulation of microbiota-gut-brain axis signaling and neuroimmune homeostasis.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Review
- A who's who of cell types in skeletal muscle.Communications biology · 2026Review
- Enterochromaffin cells as a cellular integration hub for cooperative microbial signaling to modulate gut serotonin and motility.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Subtypes of Enteric Neurons in Hirschsprung Disease: A Comparison of Fully Ganglionic and Transitional Zone.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2026Article
- Gastrointestinal Disorders in Scleroderma.Gastroenterology · 2026Review
- Desynchronization of intestinal circadian clocks and gastrointestinal dysfunction.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2026Article
- Altered Intestinal Neurotransmission in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Expanding the Molecular Landscape of the Gut-Brain Axis.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Article
- The gut neuroepithelial unit as a neurodegeneration-relevant interface in the gut-brain axis.Translational neurodegeneration · 2026Review
- Dysphagia and gastrointestinal disorders in Parkinson's disease: towards a diagnostic standard operating procedure for the interprofessional neurological outpatient care team.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026Review
276 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The gastrointestinal tract is the only internal organ to have evolved with its own independent nervous system, known as the enteric nervous system (ENS). This Review provides an update on advances that have been made in our understanding of how neurons within the ENS coordinate sensory and motor functions. Understanding this function is critical for determining how deficits in neurogenic motor patterns arise. Knowledge of how distension or chemical stimulation of the bowel evokes sensory responses in the ENS and central nervous system have progressed, including critical elements that underlie the mechanotransduction of distension-evoked colonic peristalsis. Contrary to original thought, evidence suggests that mucosal serotonin is not required for peristalsis or colonic migrating motor complexes, although it can modulate their characteristics. Chemosensory stimuli applied to the lumen can release substances from enteroendocrine cells, which could subsequently modulate ENS activity. Advances have been made in optogenetic technologies, such that specific neurochemical classes of enteric neurons can be stimulated. A major focus of this Review will be the latest advances in our understanding of how intrinsic sensory neurons in the ENS detect and respond to sensory stimuli and how these mechanisms differ from extrinsic sensory nerve endings in the gut that underlie the gut-brain axis.
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