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PURPOSE: Itopride hydrochloride (itopride) inhibits acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and antagonizes dopamine D(2) receptor, and has been used as a gastroprokinetic agent. However, its prokinetic effect on the small bowel or colon...
Lee DM, Chang SJ, Park CG, Kim MW, Lim GH, Choi S, Yeum CH, Yoon PJ, Jun JY
KMID: 772862
Korean J Gastroenterol.
2005 Nov;46(5):388-395.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Tamoxifen is a widely used anticancer drug for breast cancer with frequent gastrointestinal side effects. Changes in gastrointestinal motility is associated with altered activities of membrane ion channels....
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Urocortin 1, a corticotropin-releasing factor related peptide, increases colonic motility under stressful conditions. We investigated the effect of urocortin 1 on colonic motility using an experimental model with isolated...