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Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 284: G756-G767, 2003. First published January 22, 2003; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00294.2002
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Vol. 284, Issue 5, G756-G767, May 2003

Distribution of interstitial cells of Cajal in tunica muscularis of the canine rectoanal region

Kazuhide Horiguchi, Kathleen D. Keef, and Sean M. Ward

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

Electrical and mechanical activity of the circular muscle layer in the rectoanal region of the gastrointestinal tract undergoes considerable changes in the site of dominant pacemaking activity, frequency, and waveform shape. The present study was performed to determine whether changes in the structural organization of the circular layer or in the density, distribution, and ultrastructure of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) could account for this heterogeneity in electrical and mechanical activities. Light microscopy revealed that the structural organization of the circular muscle layer underwent dramatic morphological changes, from a tightly packed layer with poorly defined septa in the proximal rectum to one of discrete muscle bundles separated by large septae in the internal anal sphincter. Kit immunohistochemistry revealed a dense network of ICC along the submucosal and myenteric borders in the rectum, whereas in the internal anal sphincter, ICC were located along the periphery of muscle bundles within the circular layer. Changes in electrical activity within the circular muscle layer can be partially explained by changes in the structure of the muscle layer and changes in the distribution of ICC in the rectoanal region of the gastrointestinal tract.

enteric nervous system; Kit immunoreactivity; internal anal sphincter; smooth muscle


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