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Enteric nerves and diarrhoea.

Ove Lundgren1

  • 1Department of Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, Sweden. ove.lundgren@fysiologi.gu.se

Pharmacology & Toxicology
|June 20, 2002
PubMed
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The enteric nervous system regulates fluid and electrolyte secretion in the small intestine. Understanding its role in conditions like cholera and diarrhea may lead to new drug targets for treating gut disorders.

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Neurogastroenterology
  • Physiology

Background:

  • The enteric nervous system (ENS) controls intestinal functions, including fluid and electrolyte transport.
  • Luminal secretagogues, such as cholera toxin, trigger significant intestinal secretion.
  • The precise role of the ENS in various secretory states requires further elucidation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the role of the enteric nervous system in fluid and electrolyte secretion in the small intestine.
  • To examine the ENS involvement in cholera toxin-induced secretion.
  • To explore the ENS participation in other gut secretory conditions and its therapeutic implications.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on enteric nervous system function.

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  • Analysis of research on cholera toxin and intestinal secretion.
  • Synthesis of findings on ENS in various secretory states.

    • Main Results:

    • The enteric nervous system plays a crucial role in mediating fluid and electrolyte secretion evoked by secretagogues.
    • Cholera toxin significantly augments intestinal secretion, with ENS involvement.
    • The ENS is implicated in the pathophysiology of diverse intestinal secretory states.

    Conclusions:

    • The enteric nervous system is a key regulator of intestinal secretion.
    • Targeting the ENS offers potential for novel therapeutic strategies for diarrheal diseases.
    • Further research into ENS-pharmacology could yield new anti-diarrheal drugs.