Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor D is involved in modulation of murine gastrointestinal motility.
Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor D is involved in modulation of murine gastrointestinal motility.
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Mas 相关的 G 蛋白偶联受体 D 参与小鼠胃肠运动的调节。
DOI:
10.1113/ep089958
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Lei Lan
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作者:
Min Xu;Jia Li;Zhudi Zhang;Lin Liu;Fengyi Wan;Zongxiang Tang;Lei Lan
New FindingsWhat is the central question of this study?The physiological function of Mas‐related G protein‐coupled receptor D (MrgprD) in gastrointestinal motility is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of MrgprD and its receptor agonists on murine gastrointestinal motility.What is the main finding and its importance?Mrgprddeficiency improved murine gastrointestinal motility in vivo but had no effects on the spontaneous contractions of murine intestinal ringsex vivo. Systemic administration of the MrgprD ligand, either β‐alanine or alamandine, delayed gastrointestinal transit in vivo and attenuated the spontaneous contractions of isolated intestinal ringsex vivo.AbstractMas‐related G protein‐coupled receptor D (MrgprD) was first identified in sensory neurons of mouse dorsal root ganglion and has been demonstrated to be involved in sensations of pain and itch. Although expression of MrgprD has recently been found in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, its physiological role in GI motility is unknown. To address this question, we usedMrgprdknockout (Mrgprd−/−) mice and MrgprD agonists to examine the effects ofMrgprdgene deletion and MrgprD signalling activation, respectively, on murine intestinal motility, both in vivo andex vivo. We observed that the deletion ofMrgprdaccelerated the transmission of charcoal through the mouse GI tract. ButMrgprddeficiency did not affect the mean amplitudes and frequencies of spontaneous contractions in ileumex vivo. Colonic motor complexes in the proximal and the distal colon were recorded from wild‐type andMrgprd−/−mice, but their control frequencies were not different. Moreover, in wild‐type mice, systemic administration of an MrgprD agonist, either β‐alanine or alamandine, delayed GI transit in vivo and suppressed spontaneous contractions in the ileum and colonic motor complexes in the colonex vivo. Our results suggest that MrgprD and its agonist are involved in the modulation of GI motility in mice.