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NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY
卷 17, 期 2, 页码 212-221出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2004.00615.x
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alpha-[C-11]Methyl-L-tryptophan tracer; alosetron-placebo treatments; brain serotonin synthesis; irritable bowel syndrome; positron emission tomography imaging
Serotonin (5-HT) plays an important role in the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Using alpha-[C-11]methyl-L-tryptophan-positron emission tomography (PET), it was demonstrated that brain 5-HT synthesis is increased in patients with IBS, in a gender-specific manner. The aims of the study were to evaluate the effects of alosetron on brain 5-HT synthesis in patients with IBS. Six male and five female non-constipation-predominant IBS patients were enrolled. The subjects received alosetron or a placebo for 14 days, separated by a 2-week washout period. On day 14, rectal distensions commenced just prior to the PET scan (which was performed for 80 min), and continued for 20-min periods. The functional images were analysed with SPM99. Alosetron vs placebo treatments, in a randomized, double-blinded, crossover manner, were studied. 5-HT synthesis was greater in several regions in the males than in the females during the alosetron treatment, whereas there was no region in which the females had greater synthesis. There were significant gender-treatment interactions of synthesis in the cingulate gyrus, caudate nucleus, globus pallidus, and cerebellum. The gender differences in the efficacy of alosetron.
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