AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 263, Issue 1 91-G96, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Submucosal reflexes: distension-evoked ion transport in the guinea pig distal colon

T. Frieling, J. D. Wood and H. J. Cooke
Department of Physiology, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.

Muscle-stripped segments of distal colon from guinea pigs were mounted in modified flux chambers to determine the effect of distension on mucosal secretion. Ion secretion was monitored as changes in short-circuit current (Isc). Distending forces were pressure gradients established by controlled reduction in liquid volume of the submucosal compartment of the chamber. Volume removal for 10 s or 5 min evoked a monophasic or biphasic increase in Isc, which returned to baseline within 5-20 min. The amplitude of the response correlated with the volume removed and was reduced by bumetanide and Cl-free solutions but not by tetraethylammonium or amiloride. Tetrodotoxin and atropine also suppressed the response. Neither the nicotinic receptor antagonist mecamylamine, the 5-hydroxytryptamine3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonist ICS 205-930, or the prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor piroxicam altered the response. Addition of prostaglandin D2 to the submucosal bath significantly enhanced the response. The results suggest that distension of the colon evokes anion secretion by activation of reflex circuits with cholinergic neurons and muscarinic synapses. Prostaglandins and 5-hydroxytryptamine acting at 5-HT3 receptors appear not to be signal substances in the reflex pathway, which evokes the secretory response to distension.

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