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47: 857-860 Kuribara H, Kishi E, Hattori N, Yuzurihara M, Mjaruyama Y. Application of the elevated plus-maze test in mice for evaluation of the content of honokiol in water extracts of magnolia. Phytother Res 1999; 13: 593-596 Kuribara H, Stavinoha WB, Maruyama Y. Behavioural pharmacological characteristics of honokiol, an anxiolytic agent present in extracts of magnolia bark, evaluated by an elevated plus-maze test in mice. J Pharm Pharmacol 1998; 50: 819-826 Kuribara H, Kishi E, Hattori N, Okada M, Maruyama Y. The anxiolytic effect of two oriental herbal drugs in Japan attributed to honokiol from magnolia bark. J Pharm Pharmacol 2000; 52: 1425-1429 Tsai SK, Huang SS, Hong CY. Myocardial protective effect of honokiol: an active component in Magnolia officinalis. Planta Med 1996; 62: 503-506 Francis J, Critchley D, Dourish CT, Cooper SJ. Comparisons between the effects of 5-HT and DL-fenfluramine on food intake and gastric emptying in the rat. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 1995; 50: 581-585 Bauer V, Holzer P, Ito Y. Role of extra- and intracellular calcium in the contractile action of agonists in the guinea-pig ileum. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 1991; 343: 58-64 Hunt RH. Evolving concepts in the pathophysiology of functional gastrointestinal disorder. J Clin Gastroenterol 2002; 35 1 Suppl ; : S2-6 Tomi S, Plazinska M, Zagorowicz E, Ziolkowski B, Muszynski J. Gastric emptying disorders in diabetes mellitus. Pol Arch Med Wewn 2002; 108: 879-886 Hep A, Prasek J, Filipinsky J, Navratil P, David L, Dolina J, Dite P. Cisapridee Prepulsid ; in the prevention of postoperative gastrointestinal atony. Rozhl Chir 1998; 77: 101-104 Quigley EM. Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction. Curr Treat Options Gastroenterol 1999; 2: 239-250 Veldhuyzen van Zanten SJ, Jones MJ, Verlinden M, Talley NJ. Efficacy of cisapride and domperidone in functional nonulcer ; dyspepsia: a meta-analysis. J Gastroenterol 2001; 96: 689-696 Barone JA. Domperidone: a peripherally acting dopamine2receptor antagonist. Ann Pharmacother 1999; 33: 429-440 Drolet B, Rousseau G, Daleau P, Cardinal R, Turgeon J. Domperidone should not be considered a no-risk alternative to cisapride in the treatment of gastrointestinal motility disorders. Circulation 2000; 102: 1883-1885 Layton D, Key C, Shakir SA. Prolongation of the QT interval and cardiac arrhythmias associated with cisapride: limitations of the pharmacoepidemiological studies conducted and proposals for the future. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2003; 12: 31-40 Science Editor Wang XL Language Editor Elsevier HK.
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In the fundus of the diabetic mouse. Human studies have shown an effect of 5-HT4 receptor activation, with either cisapride or tegaserod, enhancing gastric accommodation 35 ; . Sumatriptan, a 5-HT1 agonist, also induces relaxation of gastric fundus in man 34 ; . The 5-HT4 partial agonist, tegaserod, accelerates gastric emptying in these diabetic mice 21 ; . This is analogous to the contractile effects of tegaserod seen in this in vitro study. Interestingly, this acceleration of gastric emptying seen in vivo reportedly occurred at low doses, but not at high doses in diabetic mice and in normal mice 20, 21 ; . The reason for this dosespecific effects is unclear. The physiologic effects of tegaserod in the gastrointestinal tract have been reported to have a bell-shaped curve 21 ; . Such diminished response at higher doses may be related to the desensitization of the 5-HT4 receptor or to the recruitment of other 5-HT receptors with opposing action. In healthy volunteers, tegaserod stimulates interdigestive small intestinal motility and postprandial antral and intestinal motility 7 ; . Tegaserod has also been shown to increase gastric emptying in normal subjects and patients with gastroparesis 6, 37 ; . In summary, this study shows that regional differences in gastric contractility are present in this mouse model of diabetic gastroparesis. Specifically, the gastric contractility to bethanechol was significantly decreased in the fundus, but increased in the pylorus with similar responses in the antrum. In each area, the cholinergic contractile responses appear to be mediated through M3 subtype muscarinic receptors. This study suggests that the fundic hypomotility and pyloric hypercontractility, rather than antral hypomotility, may play important roles for the delayed gastric emptying in diabetes. Serotonin was shown to have gastric contractile effects in normal and diabetic mice, being more prominent in the fundus than antrum. In addition to a cholinergic pathway, part of serotonin's contractile effect may be mediated through 5-HT2 and 5HT4 receptors.
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Earlier study 7 ; . In all, approximately one half of the patients had a fully developed hidden constipation syndrome. Bowel symptoms are common in industrial populations with the irritable bowel syndrome having prevalence rates from 6.6% to 25.0% 6 ; . However, our patients did not have abdominal pain relieved by defaecation, and although they experienced bloating and some reported repetitiveness and incompleteness, they did not fulfil established criteria for having IBS 6 ; . In the present study a rather high proportion of patients had underwent appendectomy and cholecystectomy. Recent evidence seems to show that formation of gallstones are related to slow transit or an "indolent intestine" 8, 9 ; . Analyses in this study seem to show difficulties in transportation of faeces, resulting in formation of additional faecal reservoirs in the right-sided colon and rectum. At this stage, the condition is solely functional. However, if it remains for years, an overloaded large bowel seems to lead into organic colorectal disease. Because of a daily emptying, neither the patient nor the physician at first suspect the symptoms of being originated from the large bowel. However, some events would often have pointed towards an overloaded colon like defaecation urge during a meal, and soiling, or a more putrid smell from faeces and flatus. Also more frequent defaecations during workfree weekends seem to occur, probably representing a natural release of the overload. It follows from this that a situation of bowel overload could start insidiously before detected after years of aggravation or finding of a definite pathological lesion. It is also clear that the frequency of defaecation does not reflect the overload or hidden constipation.A constipated colon bears in itself several potential risks. Intraluminal pressure-rising could lead to increasing numbers of diverticula and polyps and malignancies are more frequent 10, 11, 12 ; , as in this study with four malignancies detected out of 251 patients. It should also be noted that the proven additional faecal reservoirs of the right colon and rectum correspond well with the more frequent occurrence of malignancies in these parts of the bowel. On this line it was recently observed that patients with the irritable bowel syndrome were more likely to have a subsequent diagnosis of a colorectal tumour 13 ; . Thus, hidden constipation could be "The common cause" of tumours benign, malign ; , diverticular disease and appendicitis, which Burkitt searched for 14 ; . The condition is suspected to be widespread in western populations with many people not seeking medical advice, and thereby having an increased risk of these diseases over the years. The present study was interventional and not a therapeutic trial of different regimens. Thus, an established bowel stimulatory treatment was initiated with a diet rich in fibre and low in fat, an increased fluid intake and supplementary fleawort-seed, since high intake of dietary fibre is associated with more rapid transit time 15, 16 ; and also is associated with a lower frequency of bowel cancer. Also, the patients were encouraged to exercise 17 ; . Cisaoride was used in varying doses, since it increases bowel transit in normal volunteers, in chronic constipation 18, 19 ; and in constipation dominant irritable bowel patients 20 ; . Thus bloating, abdominal pressure and colics were reduced significantly, as were defaecation disorders, constipation-fever episodes and proctalgia. The physical signs were reduced to a lesser degree, although still significant. This means that the effect of the propulsive regimen verified in itself the preexisting faecal overload retention ; in reservoirs in the individual patient. The dietary regimen and increased fluid intake had to continue while adjuvant cisapride often could be reduced to a single daily dose of 10-20 mg, or ceased. Recently, cisapride has been withdrawn from the market because of the risk of fatal cardiac arrhytmia. In conclusion, this study has shown correlation between abdominal and recto-anal symptoms and physical signs. Especially, additional faecal reservoirs were demonstrated in the right colon and rectum i.e. a constipated colon in spite of daily emptying. This hidden constipation gives rise to bloating, pain, and tenderness, and a.
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Lesley Houghton University Hospital of South Manchester, UK Approximately 80% of the human body 5-hydroxytryptamine 5-HT ; is located in the gastrointestinal tract, with 95% residing in the enteroendocrine cells and 5% in the neurons of the myenteric plexus that use 5-HT as a transmitter. The remaining 5-HT is found either in the brain or the platelets. Virtually all of the 5-HT in the plasma is derived from the gastrointestinal tract 1, 2, ; where platelets rapidly take it up and store it in dense granules 3 ; . 5-HT is also removed from the circulation by being degraded in the liver and kidney by monoamine oxidase and aldehyde dehydrogenase to 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid 5-HIAA ; , which is then excreted in the urine 4 ; . 5-HT is released from enteroendocrine cells by a number of stimuli including the chemical constituents of food, distension of the gut, stress and even toxins and cell damage 5 ; . The released 5-HT then acts via a number of 5-HT receptors particularly the 5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptors ; to control the sensory, motility and secretory functions of the gastrointestinal tract. Disordered function can lead to for example nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Irritable bowel syndrome IBS ; in often associated with altered motility and sensory function, suggesting a possible link with 5-HT. This is supported by recent preliminary findings that platelet poor plasma 5-HT concentration is elevated following meal ingestion in patients with diarrhoea predominant IBS compared with healthy controls 6 ; and that those patients who experience post-prandial symptoms have higher levels of platelet depleted plasma 5-HT than those who do not 7 ; . Furthermore, patients with IBS appear to have larger platelet stores of 5-HT than healthy volunteers 8 ; , supporting increased exposure of their platelets to circulating levels of plasma 5-HT. Other studies have suggested abnormal enteroendocrine cell numbers 9 ; and mucosal 5-HT concentrations 10 ; in patients with IBS. Drugs targeting these receptors may therefore be a rational approach to the treatment of IBS. To date these have included the development of a number of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists eg granisetron, ondansetron, alosetron, cilansetron ; and 5-HT4 receptor agonists cisapride, prucalopride, tegaserod ; for the treatment of diarrhoea and constipation predominant IBS, respectively 11 ; . Three of these may progress to become licensed medications cilansetron, prucalopride, tegaserod ; . References: 1. Bertaccini G. Tissue 5-hydroxytryptamine and urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid after partial or total removal of the gastrointestinal tract in the rat. J Physiol 1960; 153: 239-49. Erspamer V, Testini A. Observations on the release and turnover rate of 5-hydroxytryptamine in the gastrointestinal tract. J Pharm Pharmacol 1959; 11: 618-23. Da Prada M, Tranzer JP, Pletscher A. Experimentia 1972; 28: 1328-9. Storage of 5-hydroxytryptamine in human blood platelets!
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10-s M or higher doses of n o were also f o u cause c o n the dispersed aortic smooth muscle cells Fig. 2 ; . Cells relaxed slowly only after washout of the agonist. 10-5 M p h e blocked the response to 10-6 M n o r neither [Sar 1, Ala s] A T nor a t r effect on this response. Response of the cells to 10-5 M acetylcholine or c a was variable. O n several occasions small n u m cells contracted in response to these agents. No contraction was ever observed w h e 10-4 M a t r was a d d with the cholinergic drug. In a limited series of experiments where the same cell field could be observed over extended times, we frequently observed contraction of the same cells in response to both n o r II, suggesting the presence of two different agonist receptors on the same cell. Conversely, in several cases cells in the same field responded preferentially to n o not to A T Fig. 3 ; , suggesting that there m a y some heterogeneity in the cell p o p relation to the h o r receptors which they carry or that A T II-stimulated contraction is more easily destroyed by the cell dissociation conditions. Contractile Response of Cultured Cells. T h e contractile response of aortic smooth muscle cells cultured 1-5 days after dissociation was studied in culture dishes at 37C.
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Long-term cizapride treatment produced long-term symptomatic improvement in 42% of patients with severe gastroparesis, with a sustained acceleration of gastric emptying for up to 2 years Three-quarters of patients showed a good to excellent response. Marked relief of upper abdominal complaints including postprandial fullness, gastrooesophageal reflux symptoms and nausea or vomiting, even when associated with irritable bowel syndrome All nine patients with delayed gastric emptying showed marked improvement in upper GI symptoms; majority of patients with normal gastric emptying showed no improvement in symptoms Ciszpride stimulates antral motility and decreases biliary reflux in patients with dyspepsia and increased duodenogastric reflux Ciswpride significantly improved gastric emptying of solids but not significantly improved any symptoms of gastroparesis compared with placebo Patients with gastroparesis had increase in gastric emptying. Patients with diabetes had similar improvement. Patients who had normalisation of the electrogastrogram had greater gastric emptying rate than patients with continued dysrhythmias.Thus, dysrhythmias are important in the aetiology of gastroparesis continued!
Figure 2 Frequency-dependent human ether-a-go-go-related gene channel inhibition. a ; Representative current traces during pulse trains of indicated frequencies in the presence of amiodarone 10 mM ; . The voltage protocol is shown in the inset top left ; . Normalized peak current values are plotted against pulse number for b ; amiodarone 10 mM ; and c ; haloperidol 3 mM ; , cisaprride 3 mM ; and droperidol 2 mM ; . Lines represent fit to single exponential functions Ipeak A exp N Nconst ; Iss ; . The steepness parameters Nconst and steady-state levels are given in Table 1 and desmopressin and cisapride.
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Saliva plays an important role in the neutralization of gastric contents in the esophageal lumen ; . Restoration of esophageal intraluminal neutrality after reflux requires not only esophageal peristalsis but also the presence of saliva 2 ; . Salivary flow is increased during esophageal acid perfusion, and saliva may act as an endogenous antacid to protect against symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux 3 ; . Cisapride has been reported to be an effective prokinetic agent 4, 5 ; . This drug works synergistically with histamine-receptor blockers 6 ; to treat and prevent relapse of reflux esophagitis 7 ; . In terms of esophageal acid clearance changes after cisaprjde treatment, increased salivary flow has been proposed as a possible mechanism 8 ; . Salivary scintigraphy was introduced more than two decades ago 9 ; . Scintigraphic changes correlate well with sialographic abnormalities 10, 11 ; and histopathologic changes 12, 13 ; . Using salivary scintigraphy, the major salivary glands can be examined noninvasively, simultaneously and continuously. This technique has gained widespread acceptance for evaluating a variety of salivary gland disorders 14, 15 ; . The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of cisapride on salivary function during both the fasting and postprandial phases in patients with reflux esophagitis using salivary scintigraphy and decadron.
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Looking at treatment in this setting [2]. This randomised double blind study recruited patients with heartburn in primary care. About half were women, the mean age was about 49 years, the mean weight 77 kg, about 40% had hiatus hernia, about half had endoscopic oesophagitis, symptoms were moderate or severe in about 80% of the patients and about half had symptoms every day. They were randomised between placebo, omeprazole 20 mg daily or cisapride 40 mg daily. After eight weeks, the number with adequate control of heartburn one day a week or less with no more than mild heartburn ; was much higher for omeprazole than other treatments Figure 3 ; . What is interesting is that the patients included were different from those in the systematic review [1], as those all had endoscopically proven oesophagitis. Yet the 76% rate of symptom control for omeprazole was in the middle of the confidence interval for symptom control in the review Table 2.
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The seeds of the milk thistle plant are commonly used to protect the liver from damage caused by hepatitis viruses as well as alcohol and other substances. Compounds found in milk thistle -- sylibin, sylimarin -- act as antioxidants and also stimulate the repair of the liver. But now it appears that these and possibly other compounds in milk thistle can have other effects. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have suspected that milk thistle can slow down or reduce the activity of enzymes in the liver. Enzymes in the liver break down many of the substances that we eat and drink, including medications. If the activity of these enzymes are reduced, then drugs remain in the blood longer than they otherwise might. This could lead to having higher-than-expected levels of drugs in the body, causing side effects or intensifying already-existing side effects. Indeed, in recent experiments using milk thistle and human liver cells, the researchers found that relatively small concentrations of milk thistle did significantly slow down the activity of the liver enzyme CYP3A4 by 50% to 100%. Many medications taken by people with HIV AIDS PHAs ; -- such as protease inhibitors and non-nukes -- are processed by this liver enzyme. If milk thistle is taken by someone using protease inhibitors or non-nukes, it has the potential to raise levels of these drugs, causing unpleasant or even dangerous side effects. Below is a short list of some other medications that are processed through the CYP3A4 enzyme. Levels of these medications may increase if taken by people who are also using milk thistle. This list is not exhaustive: methadone heart drugs Tambocor flecainide ; , Rythmol propafenone ; antibiotics erythromycin, rifampin anti-seizure drugs carbamazepine Tegretol ; antidepressants St. John's wort, Zyban Wellbutrin bupropion ; , Paxil paroxetine ; , Prozac fluoxetine ; , Luvox fluvoxetine ; Serzone nefazodone ; , Zoloft sertraline ; , Effexor venlafaxine ; antihistamines Hismanal astemizole ; , Seldane terfenadine ; antifungals itraconazole Sporanox ; , Ketoconazole Nizoral ; gastrointestinal motility agents Prepulsid Cisapride ; ergot drugs Ergonovine, Ergomar ergotamine ; anti-psychotics Clozaril clozapine ; , Orap pimozide ; sedatives sleeping pills Ambien zolpidem ; , Halcion triazolam ; , Versed midazolam ; lipid-lowering drugs statins ; Lescol fluvastatin ; , Mevacor lovastatin ; , Pravachol pravastatin ; and Zocor simvastatin ; , Baycol cerivastatin ; transplant drugs cyclosporine Neoral, Sandimmune ; , ProGraf tacrolimus.
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