J Neurogastroenterol Motil.
2013 Jan;19(1):36-41.
Effects of Ramosetron on Gastrointestinal Transit of Guinea Pig
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hjpark21@yuhs.ac
- 2Department of Physiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- BACKGROUND/AIMS
A selective 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) type 3 receptor antagonist, ramosetron, inhibits stress-induced abnormal defecation in animals and is currently used as a therapeutic drug for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of ramosetron on altered gastrointestinal (GI) transit.
METHODS
Male guinea pigs weighing approximately 300 g were used. The effect of ramosetron was investigated on altered GI transit induced by thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), 5-HT, or mustard oil (MO). GI transit was evaluated by the migration of charcoal mixture from the pylorus to the most distal point, and expressed as a percentage (%) of charcoal migration (cm) of the total length of total small intestine (cm).
RESULTS
The average charcoal transit was 51.3 +/- 20.1% in the control (vehicle) group, whereas in the ramosetron group charcoal moved 56.6 +/- 21.9%, 46.9 +/- 9.14% and 8.4 +/- 5.6% of the total small intestine at the concentrations of 10, 30 and 100 microg/kg, respectively. GI transit after administration of TRH (100 microg/kg), 5-HT (10 mg/kg) or MO (10 mg/kg) was accelerated compared to vehicle (5-HT, 94.9 +/- 9.22%; TRH, 73.4 +/- 14.7%; MO, 81.0 +/- 13.7%). Ramosetron inhibited GI transit altered by 5-HT, TRH or MO.
CONCLUSIONS
Ramosetron modulated GI transit. We suggest that ramosetron may be therapeutically useful for those with accelerated upper GI transit.
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