PMID- 21115544 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110722 LR - 20220330 IS - 1468-3288 (Electronic) IS - 0017-5749 (Print) IS - 0017-5749 (Linking) VI - 60 IP - 5 DP - 2011 May TI - Neuronal stimulation with 5-hydroxytryptamine 4 receptor induces anti-inflammatory actions via alpha7nACh receptors on muscularis macrophages associated with postoperative ileus. PG - 638-47 LID - 10.1136/gut.2010.227546 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The main symptom of postoperative ileus (POI) is an intestinal motility disorder in which monocytes/macrophages and neutrophils play crucial roles. Prokinetic 5-hydroxytryptamine 4 receptor (5-HT(4)R) agonists and dopamine receptor antagonists are potential therapeutic agents for directly ameliorating the motility disorder associated with POI. AIM: To determine the effects of the 5-HT(4)R agonists mosapride citrate (MOS) and CJ-033466 on intestinal smooth muscle contractility relative to immune reactions after POI. METHODS: Intestinal manipulation (IM) was applied to the rat distal ileum. Both MOS (0.3 and 1 mg/kg, s.c.) and CJ-033466 (1 mg/kg, s.c.) were administered to the animals before and after IM. At 24 h after IM, isolated intestinal smooth muscle contractile activity in vitro, gastrointestinal transit in vivo, inflammatory mediator expression and leucocyte infiltration were measured. RESULTS: After IM, ileal circular muscle contractility in vitro and gastrointestinal transit in vivo were reduced and the number of macrophages and neutrophils increased in the inflamed muscle layer, resulting in the induction of inflammatory mediators such as interleukin 1 beta (IL-1beta), IL-6, tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). Both MOS and CJ-033466 significantly attenuated not only the intestinal motility dysfunction but also the leucocyte infiltration and inflammatory mediator expression after IM. The autonomic ganglionic blocker hexamethonium (1 mg/kg, i.p.) and the alpha7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (alpha7nAChR) antagonist methyl lycaconitine citrate (0.087 mg/kg, i.p.) blocked MOS-mediated ameliorative actions. Immunohistochemically, alpha7nAChR is expressed by monocytes/macrophages but not by neutrophils in the inflamed intestine. CONCLUSION: Stimulating the 5-HT(4)R accelerates acetyl choline (ACh) release from cholinergic myenteric neurons, which subsequently activates alpha7nAChR on activated monocytes/macrophages to inhibit their inflammatory reactions in the muscle layer. In addition to their gastroprokinetic action, 5-HT(4)R agonists might serve as novel therapeutic agents for POI characterised by anti-inflammatory potency. FAU - Tsuchida, Yasuaki AU - Tsuchida Y AD - Department of Veterinary Pharmacology, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan. ahori@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp FAU - Hatao, Fumihiko AU - Hatao F FAU - Fujisawa, Masahiko AU - Fujisawa M FAU - Murata, Takahisa AU - Murata T FAU - Kaminishi, Michio AU - Kaminishi M FAU - Seto, Yasuyuki AU - Seto Y FAU - Hori, Masatoshi AU - Hori M FAU - Ozaki, Hiroshi AU - Ozaki H LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20101129 PL - England TA - Gut JT - Gut JID - 2985108R RN - 0 (Aminopyridines) RN - 0 (Benzamides) RN - 0 (CJ 033466) RN - 0 (Chrna7 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Imidazoles) RN - 0 (Inflammation Mediators) RN - 0 (Morpholines) RN - 0 (Receptors, Nicotinic) RN - 0 (Serotonin 5-HT4 Receptor Agonists) RN - 0 (alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor) RN - 158165-40-3 (Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT4) RN - I8MFJ1C0BY (mosapride) SB - IM MH - Aminopyridines/therapeutic use MH - Animals MH - Benzamides/therapeutic use MH - Cholinergic Fibers/drug effects/physiology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Drug Evaluation, Preclinical/methods MH - Gastrointestinal Transit/drug effects MH - Ileum/drug effects MH - Ileus/metabolism/physiopathology/*prevention & control MH - Imidazoles/therapeutic use MH - Inflammation Mediators/metabolism MH - Macrophages/drug effects/metabolism MH - Male MH - Morpholines/therapeutic use MH - Muscle Contraction/drug effects MH - Muscle, Smooth/drug effects MH - Myenteric Plexus/drug effects/physiology MH - Neutrophil Infiltration/drug effects MH - Postoperative Complications/metabolism/physiopathology/*prevention & control MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptors, Nicotinic/metabolism/*physiology MH - Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT4/*physiology MH - Serotonin 5-HT4 Receptor Agonists/*therapeutic use MH - Tissue Culture Techniques MH - alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor PMC - PMC3071096 COIS- Competing interests: HO received grant support from Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. The remaining authors have declared no financial interests. EDAT- 2010/12/01 06:00 MHDA- 2011/07/23 06:00 PMCR- 2010/11/29 CRDT- 2010/12/01 06:00 PHST- 2010/12/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/12/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/07/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2010/11/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - gut.2010.227546 [pii] AID - gutjnl227546 [pii] AID - 10.1136/gut.2010.227546 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Gut. 2011 May;60(5):638-47. doi: 10.1136/gut.2010.227546. Epub 2010 Nov 29.