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ArticleScientific reports2024

Optimization of pacing parameters to entrain slow wave activity in the pig jejunum.

Nipuni D Nagahawatte, Recep Avci, Niranchan Paskaranandavadivel, Leo K Cheng

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Influence of isoflurane and propofol on gastric slow wave patterns and pacing efficacy in pigs.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nipuni D NagahawatteAuckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
Recep AvciAuckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
Niranchan PaskaranandavadivelAuckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
Leo K ChengAuckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand. l.cheng@auckland.ac.nz.
University of Auckland · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pacing has been proposed as a therapy to restore function in motility disorders associated with electrical dysrhythmias. The spatial response of bioelectrical activity in the small intestine to pacing is poorly understood due to a lack of high-resolution investigations. This study systematically varied pacing parameters to determine the optimal settings for the spatial entrainment of slow wave activity in the jejunum. An electrode array was developed to allow simultaneous pacing and high-resolution mapping of the small intestine. Pacing parameters including pulse-width (50, 100 ms), pulse-amplitude (2, 4, 8 mA) and pacing electrode orientation (antegrade, retrograde, circumferential) were systematically varied and applied to the jejunum (n = 15 pigs). Pulse-amplitudes of 4 mA (p = 0.012) and 8 mA (p = 0.002) were more effective than 2 mA in achieving spatial entrainment while pulse-widths of 50 ms and 100 ms had comparable effects (p = 0.125). A pulse-width of 100 ms and a pulse-amplitude of 4 mA were determined to be most effective for slow wave entrainment when paced in the antegrade or circumferential direction with a success rate of greater than 75%. These settings can be applied in chronic studies to evaluate the long-term efficacy of pacing, a critical aspect in determining its therapeutic potential.

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Gastrointestinal MotilityJejunumAnimalsElectric StimulationElectrodesSwine

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PMID38472365
PMCPMC10933420
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