T1409 Effect of Electrical Acupuncture On Interdigestive Migrating Contractions and Plasma Motilin Levels in Normal Subjects

2008 ◽  
Vol 134 (4) ◽  
pp. A-549
Author(s):  
Atsuto Nagoshi ◽  
Motoyasu Kusano ◽  
Osamu Kawamura ◽  
Hiroko Hosaka ◽  
Masaki Maeda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Normal Subjects ◽  
Electrical Acupuncture ◽  
Plasma Motilin ◽  
Interdigestive Migrating Contractions

Erythromycin mimics exogenous motilin in gastrointestinal contractile activity in the dog

1984 ◽  
Vol 247 (6) ◽  
pp. G688-G694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Itoh ◽  
M. Nakaya ◽  
T. Suzuki ◽  
H. Arai ◽  
K. Wakabayashi
Keyword(s):  
Small Intestine ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Intravenous Infusion ◽  
Contractile Activity ◽  
Contractile Force ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Gastrointestinal Motor ◽  
Plasma Motilin ◽  
Interdigestive Migrating Contractions ◽  
Gastrointestinal Contractile Activity

The gastrointestinal motor stimulating activity of erythromycin (EM) was studied in conscious dogs. It was found that a 20-min intravenous infusion of EM lactobionate at a dose of 50–100 micrograms (potency) X kg-1 X h-1 induced a group of strong contractions in the stomach and the duodenum, and the contractions migrated along the small intestine to the terminal ileum. The EM-induced contractions were quite similar to the naturally occurring interdigestive migrating contractions (IMC) in the gastrointestinal tract in frequency, contractile force, and duration of the contractions, migrating velocity, and accompanying peaks of plasma motilin concentration. The EM-induced contractions in the stomach were inhibited by feeding and intravenous infusion of pentagastrin (1.5 micrograms X kg-1 X h-1) but were not affected by secretin; these findings are identical to those found with the naturally occurring and motilin-induced contractions. Like motilin, EM stimulated motor activity only during the interdigestive state. We conclude that EM induces IMC associated with the release of endogenous motilin in the dog.

Motilin controls cyclic release of insulin through vagal cholinergic muscarinic pathways in fasted dogs

1998 ◽  
Vol 274 (1) ◽  
pp. G87-G95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideki Suzuki ◽  
Erito Mochiki ◽  
Norihiro Haga ◽  
Minoru Satoh ◽  
Akiyoshi Mizumoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Release ◽  
Islet Cells ◽  
Contractile Activity ◽  
Close Association ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Force Transducers ◽  
Specific Radioimmunoassay ◽  
Plasma Motilin ◽  
Interdigestive Migrating Contractions ◽  
Perifusion System

The effect of motilin on insulin release has not been studied in the interdigestive state. Adult mongrel dogs were chronically implanted with force transducers in the stomach and duodenum to monitor contractile activity, and the plasma motilin and insulin concentrations were measured by a specific radioimmunoassay and enzyme immunoassay, respectively. The concentration of insulin in plasma was found to fluctuate in close association with that of motilin and phase III of the interdigestive migrating contractions in the stomach. This spontaneous release of insulin was mimicked by intravenous infusion of motilin at a dose of 0.3 μg ⋅ kg−1⋅ h−1. Exogenous motilin (0.01–0.3 μg/kg) dose dependently stimulated insulin release, which was abolished by atropine, hexamethonium, ondansetron, and truncal vagotomy. Phentolamine significantly enhanced, whereas propranolol inhibited, motilin-induced insulin release. In a perifusion system using islet cells from the canine pancreas, motilin did not affect insulin release. In conclusion, motilin stimulates insulin release through vagal cholinergic, muscarinic receptors on pancreatic β-cells, and the effect appears to be modulated by adrenergic nerves.

Interdigestive migrating contractions are coregulated by ghrelin and motilin in conscious dogs

2012 ◽  
Vol 302 (2) ◽  
pp. R233-R241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Ogawa ◽  
Erito Mochiki ◽  
Mitsuhiro Yanai ◽  
Hiroki Morita ◽  
Yoshitaka Toyomasu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conscious Dogs ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Motility Index ◽  
Growth Hormone Secretagogue ◽  
Plasma Motilin ◽  
Interdigestive Migrating Contractions ◽  
Rats And Mice ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Gi Motility

During fasting, gastrointestinal (GI) motility is characterized by cyclical motor contractions. These contractions have been referred to as interdigestive migrating contractions (IMCs). In dogs and humans, IMCs are known to be regulated by motilin. However, in rats and mice, IMCs are regulated by ghrelin. It is not clear how these peptides influence each other in vivo. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between ghrelin and motilin in conscious dogs. Twenty healthy beagles were used in this study. Force transducers were implanted in the stomach, duodenum, and jejunum to monitor GI motility. Subsequent GI motility was recorded and quantified by calculating the motility index. In examination 1, blood samples were collected in the interdigestive state, and levels of plasma ghrelin and motilin were measured. Plasma motilin peaks were observed during every gastric phase III, and plasma ghrelin peaks occurred in nearly every early phase I. Plasma motilin and ghrelin levels increased and decreased cyclically with the interdigestive states. In examination 2, saline or canine ghrelin was administered intravenously during phase II and phase III. After injection of ghrelin, plasma motilin levels were measured. Ghrelin injection during phases II and III inhibited phase III contractions and decreased plasma motilin levels. In examination 3, ghrelin was infused in the presence of the growth hormone secretagogue receptors antagonist [d-Lys3]-GHRP-6. Continuous ghrelin infusion suppressed motilin release, an effect abrogated by the infusion of [d-Lys3]-GHRP-6. Examination 4 was performed to evaluate the plasma ghrelin response to motilin administration. Motilin infusion immediately decreased ghrelin levels. In this study, we demonstrated that motilin and ghrelin cooperatively control the function of gastric IMCs in conscious dogs. Our findings suggest that ghrelin regulates the function and release of motilin and that motilin may also regulate ghrelin.

Auditory Selective Attention in Cerebral-Palsied Individuals

1985 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 260-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Ann Laraway
Keyword(s):  
Selective Attention ◽  
White Noise ◽  
Normal Subjects ◽  
Auditory Selective Attention ◽  
Normal Individuals ◽  
Significant Difference

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference between the auditory selective attention abilities of normal and cerebral-palsied individuals. Twenty-three cerebral-palsied and 23 normal subjects between the ages of 5 and 21 were asked to repeat a series of 30 items consisting of from 2 to 4 digits in the presence of intermittent white noise. Results of the study indicate that cerebral-palsied individuals perform significantly poorer than normal individuals when the stimulus is accompanied by noise. Noise was not a significant factor in the performance of the normal subjects regardless of age.

The Effect of Stapedectomy on the Loudness of One’s Own Voice

1965 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Melnick
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ear ◽  
Normal Subjects ◽  
Sound Energy ◽  
Loudness Function ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Increased Sensitivity

Five subjects with normal middle ear mechanisms, and otosclerotic patients, before and after stapedectomy, matched the loudness of their voices to the loudness of a 125-cps-sawtooth noise. The results showed loudness matching functions with gradual slopes, less than 1.00, for the normal subjects and the patients prior to stapedectomy. Post-surgically, the loudness function for the patients increased in steepness to considerably more than 1.00. These results are explained, most logically, in terms of increased sensitivity of the altered middle ear to sound energy generated by the listener’s own voice.

Delayed Auditory Feedback with Different Delay Times at Each Ear

1964 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-371
Author(s):  
Samuel Fillenbaum
Keyword(s):  
Delay Interval ◽  
Auditory Feedback ◽  
Normal Subjects ◽  
Delayed Auditory Feedback ◽  
Delay Times

Binaurally asynchronous delayed auditory feedback (DAF) was compared with synchronous DAF in 80 normal subjects. Asynchronous DAF (0.10 sec difference) did not yield results different from those obtained under synchronous DAF with a 0.20 sec delay interval, an interval characteristically resulting in maximum disruptions in speech.

Object Transformations in the Play of Language-Impaired Children

1988 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 459-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda Y. Terrell ◽  
Richard G. Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Normal Subjects ◽  
Play Behavior ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Standard Group ◽  
Language Impaired ◽  
Normal Language ◽  
Mean Length Of Utterance ◽  
Impaired Children

The play behavior of 10 language-impaired children was observed. Their performances in play were compared to those of 10 normal-language children matched for chronological age as well as to those of 10 normal-language children matched for mean length of utterance. The children were observed as they played spontaneously with a standard group of toys and as they played with objects that required object transformations for successful play. The chronological age-matched normal subjects showed a trend toward performance of more object transformations in play than either the language-impaired or younger normal-language children. Additionally, although object transformations were observed in both segments, all children performed more object transformations with objects than with toys.

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