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ArticleBiomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology2025

Intestinal invagination caused by circumferential contraction with longitudinal relaxation of the wall.

Hitomi Okino, Hironori Takeda, Shunichi Ishida, Yohsuke Imai

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Article in Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Hitomi OkinoGraduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.
Hironori TakedaGraduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Shunichi IshidaGraduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.
Yohsuke ImaiGraduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan. yimai@mech.kobe-u.ac.jp.

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23H04313
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Abstract

Pediatric intussusception is frequently observed in the ileocecal region, where the terminal ileum invaginates into the colon. Previous studies have indicated an association between pediatric intussusception and inflammation as well as intestinal motility. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear, particularly with regard to the mechanics. We hypothesized that invagination occurs when longitudinal and circular smooth muscles are not coordinated during peristalsis. To test the hypothesis from a mechanical perspective, we developed a computational model of the terminal ileum, where the terminal ileum is modeled as a hyperelastic tube. We showed that circumferential contraction with longitudinal relaxation of the hyperelastic tube wall caused invagination in the contracting region of the tube. We also found that invagination occurred when a square-shaped contracting region emerged in the hyperelastic tube. These results indicate that uncoordinated motion of the circular and longitudinal muscles can lead to invagination of the intestinal wall. In addition, the configuration of peristalsis may serve as an indicator of the risk of pediatric intussusception.

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IleumIntussusceptionMuscle ContractionMuscle RelaxationComputer SimulationHumansModels, BiologicalMuscle, SmoothPeristalsisBuckling deformationContinuum mechanicsIntussusceptionMuscle contraction and relaxation

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PMID40900217
PMCPMC12618367

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