Effects of gastrointestinal inflammation on enteroendocrine cells and enteric neural reflex circuits

• Published in: Autonomic neuroscience Vol. 126; pp. 250 - 257
• Main Authors: Lomax, Alan E., Linden, David R., Mawe, Gary M., Sharkey, Keith A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 30.06.2006
• Subjects: Animals; Enteric nervous system; Enteric Nervous System - pathology; Enteritis - pathology; Enteritis - physiopathology; Enteroendocrine cell; Enteroendocrine Cells - physiology; Gastrointestinal Diseases - pathology; Gastrointestinal Diseases - physiopathology; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Inflammation; Nerve Net - pathology; Nerve Net - physiopathology; Neurons - physiology; Neurophysiology; Reflex - physiology; Immunohistochemistry; Enteric nervous system; Inflammation; Enteroendocrine cell; Neurophysiology

Inflammation of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract has pronounced effects on GI function. Many of the functions of the GI tract are subject to neural regulation by the enteric nervous system (ENS) and its extrinsic connections. Therefore, it is possible that inflammatory effects on the ENS contribute t...