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J Physiol ; 588(Pt 7): 1153-69, 2010 Apr 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20142273

ABSTRACT

In mature animals, neurons and interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are essential for organized intestinal motility. We investigated motility patterns, and the roles of neurons and myenteric ICC (ICC-MP), in the duodenum and colon of developing mice in vitro. Spatiotemporal mapping revealed regular contractions that propagated in both directions from embryonic day (E)13.5 in the duodenum and E14.5 in the colon. The propagating contractions, which we termed ripples, were unaffected by tetrodotoxin and were present in the intestine of embryonic Ret null mutant mice, which lack enteric neurons. Neurally mediated motility patterns were first observed in the duodenum at E18.5. To examine the possible role of ICC-MP, three approaches were used. First, intracellular recordings from the circular muscle of the duodenum did not detect slow wave activity at E16.5, but regular slow waves were observed in some preparations of E18.5 duodenum. Second, spatiotemporal mapping revealed ripples in the duodenum of E13.5 and E16.5 W/W(v) embryos, which lack KIT+ ICC-MP and slow waves. Third, KIT-immunoreactive cells with the morphology of ICC-MP were first observed at E18.5. Hence, ripples do not appear to be mediated by ICC-MP and must be myogenic. Ripples in the duodenum and colon were abolished by cobalt chloride (1 mm). The L-type Ca(2+) channel antagonist nicardipine (2.5 microm) abolished ripples in the duodenum and reduced their frequency and size in the colon. Our findings demonstrate that prominent propagating contractions (ripples) are present in the duodenum and colon of fetal mice. Ripples are not mediated by neurons or ICC-MP, but entry of extracellular Ca(2+) through L-type Ca(2+) channels is essential. Thus, during development of the intestine, the first motor patterns to develop are myogenic.


Subject(s)
Colon/embryology , Duodenum/embryology , Fetus/physiology , Gastrointestinal Motility , Interstitial Cells of Cajal/physiology , Myenteric Plexus/physiology , Animals , Calcium Channels, L-Type/drug effects , Calcium Channels, L-Type/physiology , Cobalt/pharmacology , Colon/innervation , Colon/physiology , Duodenum/innervation , Duodenum/physiology , Female , Fetus/innervation , Interstitial Cells of Cajal/drug effects , Male , Mice , Mice, Mutant Strains , Muscle Contraction/drug effects , Muscle Contraction/physiology , Myenteric Plexus/cytology , Neurons/physiology , Nicardipine/pharmacology , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit/physiology , Tetrodotoxin/pharmacology
2.
Semin Pediatr Surg ; 18(4): 196-205, 2009 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19782301

ABSTRACT

Motility patterns in the mature intestine require the coordinated interaction of enteric neurons, gastrointestinal smooth muscle, and interstitial cells of Cajal. In Hirschsprung's disease, the aganglionic segment causes functional obstruction, and thus the enteric nervous system (ENS) is essential for gastrointestinal motility after birth. Here we review the development of the ENS. We then focus on motility patterns in the small intestine and colon of fetal mice and larval zebrafish, where recent studies have shown that the first intestinal motility patterns are not neurally mediated. Finally, we review the development of gastrointestinal motility in humans.


Subject(s)
Enteric Nervous System/embryology , Enteric Nervous System/growth & development , Gastrointestinal Motility/physiology , Animals , Hirschsprung Disease/embryology , Humans , Interstitial Cells of Cajal/physiology , Mice , Muscle, Smooth/embryology , Neural Crest/embryology , Zebrafish
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Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol ; 294(4): G996-G1008, 2008 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18276829

ABSTRACT

Mutations in genes encoding members of the GDNF and endothelin-3 (Et-3) signaling pathways can cause Hirschsprung's disease, a congenital condition associated with an absence of enteric neurons in the distal gut. GDNF signals through Ret, a receptor tyrosine kinase, and Et-3 signals through endothelin receptor B (Ednrb). The effects of Gdnf, Ret, and ET-3 haploinsufficiency and a null mutation in ET-3 on spontaneous motility patterns in adult and developing mice were investigated. Video recordings were used to construct spatiotemporal maps of spontaneous contractile patterns in colon from postnatal and adult mice in vitro. In Ret(+/-) and ET-3(+/-) mice, which have normal numbers of enteric neurons, colonic migrating motor complexes (CMMCs) displayed similar properties under control conditions and following inhibition of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity to wild-type mice. In the colon of Gdnf(+/-) mice and in the ganglionic region of ET-3(-/-) mice, there was a 50-60% reduction in myenteric neuron number. In Gdnf(+/-) mice, CMMCs were present, but abnormal, and the proportion of myenteric neurons containing NOS was not different from that of wild-type mice. In the ganglionic region of postnatal ET-3(-/-) mice, CMMCs were absent, and the proportion of myenteric neurons containing NOS was over 100% higher than in wild-type mice. Thus impairments in spontaneous motility patterns in the colon of Gdnf(+/-) mice and in the ganglionic region of ET-3(-/-) mice are correlated with a reduction in myenteric neuron density.


Subject(s)
Colon/physiopathology , Endothelin-3/metabolism , Enteric Nervous System/physiopathology , Gastrointestinal Motility , Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism , Hirschsprung Disease/physiopathology , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret/metabolism , Age Factors , Aging/metabolism , Animals , Animals, Newborn , Colon/drug effects , Colon/innervation , Colon/metabolism , Disease Models, Animal , Endothelin-3/genetics , Enteric Nervous System/drug effects , Enteric Nervous System/enzymology , Enteric Nervous System/metabolism , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Gastrointestinal Motility/drug effects , Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/genetics , Granisetron/pharmacology , Hirschsprung Disease/genetics , Hirschsprung Disease/metabolism , Immunohistochemistry , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Knockout , Mice, Transgenic , Myoelectric Complex, Migrating , Nitric Oxide Synthase/antagonists & inhibitors , Nitric Oxide Synthase/metabolism , Nitroarginine/pharmacology , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret/genetics , Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT3/metabolism , Serotonin 5-HT3 Receptor Antagonists , Serotonin Antagonists/pharmacology , Time Factors , Video Recording
4.
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol ; 292(3): G930-8, 2007 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17158255

ABSTRACT

Colonic migrating motor complexes (CMMCs) are spontaneous, anally propagating constrictions, repeating every 3-5 min in mouse colon in vitro. They are regulated by the enteric nervous system and may be equivalent to mass movement contractions. We examined postnatal development of CMMCs and circular muscle innervation to gain insight into mechanisms regulating transit in the maturing colon. Video recordings of mouse colon in vitro were used to construct spatiotemporal maps of spontaneous contractile patterns. Development of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and cholinergic nerve terminals in the circular muscle was examined immunohistochemically. In adults, CMMCs appeared regularly at 4.6 +/- 0.9-min intervals (n = 5). These intervals were reduced by inhibition of NOS (2.7 +/- 0.2 min; n = 5; P < 0.05). CMMCs were abolished by tetrodotoxin (n = 4). CMMCs at postnatal day (P)10 were indistinguishable from adult. At birth and P4, CMMCs were absent. Instead, small constrictions that propagated both orally and anally, "ripples," were seen. Ripples were unaffected by tetrodotoxin or inhibition of NOS and were present in Ret(-/-) mice (which lack enteric neurons) at embryonic day 18.5. In P6 mice, only ripples were seen in control, but NOS inhibition induced CMMCs (n = 8). NOS terminals were abundant in the circular muscle at birth; cholinergic terminals were sparse but were common by P10. In mouse, myogenic ripples are the only mechanism available to produce colonic transit at birth. At P6, neural circuits that generate CMMCs are present but are inhibited by tonic activity of nitric oxide. Adult patterns appear by P10.


Subject(s)
Colon/physiology , Gastrointestinal Motility/physiology , Myoelectric Complex, Migrating/physiology , Animals , Animals, Newborn , Colon/embryology , Colon/growth & development , Gastrointestinal Motility/drug effects , Immunohistochemistry , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Knockout , Muscle, Smooth/chemistry , Muscle, Smooth/drug effects , Muscle, Smooth/physiology , Myenteric Plexus/chemistry , Myoelectric Complex, Migrating/drug effects , Nitric Oxide Synthase/analysis , Nitroarginine/pharmacology , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret/genetics , Tetrodotoxin/pharmacology , Vesicular Acetylcholine Transport Proteins/analysis , Video Recording/methods
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