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Melastatin-type transient receptor potential channel 7 is required for intestinal pacemaking activity
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UNSPECIFIED. (2005) Melastatin-type transient receptor potential channel 7 is required for intestinal pacemaking activity. GASTROENTEROLOGY, 129 (5). pp. 1504-1517. ISSN 0016-5085
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2005.08.016
Abstract
Background & Aims: Interstitial cells of Cajal are pacemakers in the gastrointestinal tract, regulating rhythmicity by activating nonselective cation channels. In Caenorhabditis elegans, the melastatin-type transient receptor potential (TRPM) channel, especially TRPM7, was suggested as being involved in defecation rhythm. The aim here was to show that the nonselective cation channel in interstitial cells of Cajal in mouse small intestine has properties essentially identical to those of murine TRPM7, heterologously expressed in human embryonic kidney cells. Methods: The patch-clamp technique for whole-cell recording was used in cultured or single interstitial cells of Cajal. TRPM7-specific small interfering RNAs were used for specific inhibition of TRPM7. Results: Electrophysiological and pharmacological properties of the nonselective cation channel in interstitial cells of Cajal were the same as those of TRPM7. Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, and immunohistochemistry all showed abundant and localized expression of TRPM7 messenger RNA and protein in mouse small intestine. Treatment of primary cultured interstitial cells of Cajal with TRPM7-specific small interfering RNA resulted in inhibition of pacemaking activity. Conclusions: TRPM7 is required for intestinal pacemaking. The protein is a likely potential target for pharmacological treatment of motor disorders of the gut.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
| Journal or Publication Title: | GASTROENTEROLOGY |
| Publisher: | W B SAUNDERS CO |
| ISSN: | 0016-5085 |
| Date: | November 2005 |
| Volume: | 129 |
| Number: | 5 |
| Number of Pages: | 14 |
| Page Range: | pp. 1504-1517 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.08.016 |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/34336 |
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