PMID- 30787212 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190927 LR - 20200309 IS - 1884-8796 (Electronic) IS - 0916-8737 (Print) IS - 0916-8737 (Linking) VI - 54 IP - 0 DP - 2018 TI - GABAergic and glutamatergic neurons in the brain regulate phase II of migrating motor contractions in the Suncus murinus. PG - 91-99 LID - 10.1540/jsmr.54.91 [doi] AB - Gastric contractions exhibit characteristic motor patterns in the fasted state, known as migrating motor contractions (MMC). MMC consist of three periodically repeated phases (phase I, II and III) and are known to be regulated by hormones and the autonomic and enteric nervous systems. However, the central regulation of gastric contractions in the fasted state is not completely understood. Here, we have examined the central effects of motilin, ghrelin, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and L-glutamate signaling on gastric MMC by using suncus (Suncus murinus) as an animal model, because of their similar gastric motor patterns to those observed in humans and dogs. Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of motilin and ghrelin had no effect on phase I and II contractions, respectively. Conversely, i.c.v. administration of GABA(A) receptor antagonist, during phase I of the MMC, evoked phase II-like contractions and significantly increased the motility index (MI). This was compared with the i.c.v. administration of GABA which inhibited spontaneous phase II contractions with a significantly decreased MI. In addition, i.c.v. administration of L-glutamate during phase I also induced phase II-like irregular contractions with a significant increase in the MI. Taken together with previous findings, these results suggest that central GABAergic and glutamatergic signaling, with the coordination of both peripheral motilin and ghrelin, regulate phase II contractions of MMC in the fasted state. FAU - Horita, Taichi AU - Horita T AD - Area of Regulatory Biology, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-ohkubo, Sakuraku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan. FAU - Koyama, Kouhei AU - Koyama K AD - Area of Regulatory Biology, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-ohkubo, Sakuraku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan. FAU - Takemi, Shota AU - Takemi S AD - Area of Regulatory Biology, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-ohkubo, Sakuraku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan. FAU - Tanaka, Toru AU - Tanaka T AD - Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Josai University, 1-1 Keiyaki dai, Sakado, Saitama 350-0295, Japan. FAU - Sakai, Takafumi AU - Sakai T AD - Area of Regulatory Biology, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-ohkubo, Sakuraku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan. AD - Area of Life-NanoBio, Division of Strategy Research, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan. FAU - Sakata, Ichiro AU - Sakata I AD - Area of Regulatory Biology, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-ohkubo, Sakuraku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Japan TA - J Smooth Muscle Res JT - Journal of smooth muscle research = Nihon Heikatsukin Gakkai kikanshi JID - 9211664 RN - 0 (Ghrelin) RN - 3KX376GY7L (Glutamic Acid) RN - 52906-92-0 (Motilin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain/drug effects/*physiology MH - Fasting MH - GABAergic Neurons/drug effects/*physiology MH - Gastrointestinal Motility/drug effects MH - Ghrelin/pharmacology MH - Glutamic Acid/*metabolism MH - Male MH - Motilin/pharmacology MH - Muscle Contraction/drug effects/*physiology MH - Myoelectric Complex, Migrating/drug effects/*physiology MH - Neurons/drug effects/*physiology MH - Shrews MH - Stomach/drug effects/*physiology PMC - PMC6380905 OTO - NOTNLM OT - GABA OT - Suncus murinus OT - ghrelin OT - glutamate OT - motilin EDAT- 2019/02/23 06:00 MHDA- 2019/09/29 06:00 PMCR- 2018/01/01 CRDT- 2019/02/22 06:00 PHST- 2019/02/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/02/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/09/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 0492 [pii] AID - 10.1540/jsmr.54.91 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Smooth Muscle Res. 2018;54(0):91-99. doi: 10.1540/jsmr.54.91.