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CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 29, Issue 3-4, Pages 501-510Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000338504
Keywords
Interstitial Cells of Cajal; Na+-leak channel; NALCN; Substance P; Gastrointestinal muscle
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- NRF
- MEST [2009-0084587]
- NIH [5R01NS055293, 1R01NS074257]
- Seoul National University Hospital [03-2011-0310]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE [R01NS074257, R01NS055293] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) are the pacemaking cells in the gastrointestinal muscles that generate the rhythmic oscillations in membrane potential known as slow waves. ICCs also mediate or transduce inputs from the enteric nervous system. Substance P (SubP) is a member of the family of mammalian tachykinin peptides that are predominantly released by enteric neurons. This study assessed the relationship of Na+-leak channel (NALCN) in the SubP-induced depolarization in pacemaking activity in the gastrointestinal tract. The patch-clamp technique for whole-cell recording was used in cultured cluster and single ICCs. Electrophysiological and pharmacological properties of SubP in ICC pacemaking activity were similar to those of NALCN. Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, and immunohistochemistry all showed abundant and localized expression of NALCN messenger RNA and protein in mouse small intestine. NALCN is involved in the SubP-induced depolarization of intestinal pacemaking activity. The protein is a potential target for pharmacological treatment of motor disorders of the gut. Copyright (C) 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel
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