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Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 264: G824-G827, 1993;
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AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 264, Issue 5 824-G827, Copyright © 1993 by American Physiological Society

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Effect of varying the rate and pattern of gastric distension on its sensory perception and motor activity

M. I. Khan, N. W. Read and D. Grundy
Gastrointestinal Motility Unit, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

The aim of the present study was to see if varying the rate and pattern of gastric distension affected its motor and sensory responses to distension. A balloon was used to carry out distensions in male volunteers at constant rates of 20, 50, 100, and 200 ml/min. In addition rapid (75 ml/s) intermittent distensions (RID) were carried out with the use of a large hand-held syringe. Subjects were asked to indicate the first perception of the balloon, fullness, and discomfort. Increasing the rate of ramp distension caused all sensations to occur at higher volumes and higher pressures and reduced the frequency and amplitude of phasic oscillations in gastric pressure. During RID, the same sensations were experienced at much reduced volumes but were poorly sustained. These data suggest that ramp and RID are likely to induce gastric sensations by activating different populations of receptors. The responses to ramp distension are compatible with the activation of stretch receptors situated in parallel with the muscle elements, whereas RID appear to be activating a different population of rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors possibly situated in the mucosa.


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