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Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 281: G974-G983, 2001;
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Vol. 281, Issue 4, G974-G983, October 2001

Effects of alosetron on spontaneous migrating motor complexes in murine small and large bowel in vitro

Toby G. Bush, Nick J. Spencer, Niamh Watters, Kenton M. Sanders, and Terence K. Smith

Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, 89557-0046

Alosetron (Lotronex) is a serotonin subtype 3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonist that alleviates symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in female patients. Alosetron may act centrally, involve the alteration of ascending pain sensation, or modulate peristaltic, secretory, or sensory function. To investigate further the mechanisms underlying its action and gender selectivity we recorded the effect of increasing concentrations of alosetron or ondansetron on spontaneous migrating motor complexes (MMCs) from isolated terminal ileum or colon from C57BL/6 mice. Both antagonists inhibited MMC frequency before affects on duration or amplitude. The threshold of inhibition for alosetron was 100-fold less in small intestine from females (20 nM) than from males. The opposite effect of gender was observed with ondansetron in the colon. All MMCs were abolished by either drug at 10 µM. Our results demonstrate that alosetron selectively inhibits MMC frequency in isolated preparations of murine bowel. Because contractile events in the ileum correlate with symptoms of IBS in humans, the gender selectivity of alosetron may be caused by a direct action within the small intestine.

ondansetron; serotonin; enteric nervous system; motility


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