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Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 252: G250-G256, 1987;
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AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 252, Issue 2 250-G256, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Quantitative assessment of villous motility

W. A. Womack, J. A. Barrowman, W. H. Graham, J. N. Benoit, P. R. Kvietys and D. N. Granger

A videomicroscopic method was used to quantitatively analyze villous motility in the dog small intestine. The frequency and duration of villous contractions (retractions) were measured in the duodenum, midjejunum, and distal ileum under controlled conditions. A pronounced gradient of villous motility was evident along the bowel. The duodenum exhibited the highest frequency (7.3 +/- 0.1/min) and longest duration (2.6 +/- 0.1 s) of contraction; the jejunum exhibited an intermediate frequency and duration of contraction (4.0 +/- 0.1/min, 2.1 +/- 0.1 s), and the lowest values were measured in the ileum (2.0 +/- 0.1/min and 1.8 +/- 0.1 s). In contrast to the retraction movements, the frequency of pendular villous movements (whipping, swaying movements without shortening) was highest in the jejunum and lowest in the duodenum. The frequency and duration of villous contractions (retractions) remained relatively constant over a 2-h observation period. Reducing mucosal surface temperature from 38 to 30 degrees C caused the frequency of contraction to fall by 33% and the duration to increase by 106%. Varying the suffusate pH within the physiological range of 5.0-7.4 produced no significant effects on jejunal villous motility. Suffusion with glucose (140 and 280 mM) failed to alter villous motility. However, amino acid (15 and 30 mM) and fatty acid (10 mM) solutions significantly increased contraction frequency by 30-50% and 90%, respectively. The videomicroscopic method provides useful quantitative information, which should extend current knowledge regarding the regulation and physiological importance of villous motility.


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