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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2020

Shugan Decoction Alleviates Colonic Dysmotility in Female SERT-Knockout Rats by Decreasing M

Yinshu Wang, Ying Dong, Enkang Wang, Yangyang Meng, Zijuan Bi, Shuai Sun, Chaochao Zhang, Haiting Fan, Jianye Yuan

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Yinshu WangInstitute of Digestive Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Ying DongSchool of Public Health, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Enkang WangInstitute of Digestive Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yangyang MengInstitute of Digestive Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Zijuan BiInstitute of Digestive Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shuai SunInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Chaochao ZhangLaboratory Animal Center, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Haiting FanLaboratory Animal Center, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jianye YuanInstitute of Digestive Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNLonghua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gut disease characterized by visceral hypersensitivity and gut motor dysfunction. Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is an important enteric neurotransmitter. High levels of 5-HT aggravate IBS symptoms. The serotonin reuptake transporter (SERT) is a membrane-embedded transporter involved in IBS pathogenesis that plays an important role in regulating 5-HT signaling.

aimWe investigated whether gut motor function was altered in SERT-knockout (SERT-KO) rats. Additionally, we sought to determine whether Shugan decoction (SGD), a clinically experienced prescription for the treatment of IBS, exerts regulatory effects on intestinal motility in SERT-KO rats, and attempted to identify the mechanisms involved.

methodSERT-KO rats were produced by transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN) technology. Fecal pellet output was measured for ten consecutive days to estimate distal colonic motility. Small intestinal motility was measured by charcoal-meal experiments. The colonic and small intestinal muscle contractile activities were measured by organ bath study. Western blot was used to analyze the muscarinic receptor expression in colon tissue.

resultCompared with that in wild-type (WT) rats, the defecation amount, amplitude of spontaneous contraction, and the tension of ACh-induced contraction of colonic longitudinal smooth muscle in SERT-KO rats were significantly increased. The expression of muscarinic receptor subtype-3 (M

conclusionsSERT-KO rats showed increased defecation accompanied by enhanced colonic motility and M

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intestinal motilityirritable bowel syndromemuscarinic receptorratsserotonin reuptake transporterShugan decoction

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