enterochromaffin


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enterochromaffin

pertaining to intestine and chromaffin.
enterochromaffin cells
epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa which stain with chromium salts; they usually contain serotonin.
enterochromaffin tumor
see carcinoid.
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It is an amine and about 90% of body serotonin is present in enterochromaffin cells of gut mucosa.
Effects of chronic ingestion of Bisphenol A on gut contractility in rats
Over 95% of 5-HT is synthesized in the enterochromaffin cells of the intestine; other synthetic sites include the raphe nuclei of the brain and the neuroendothelial cells that line the lung.
5-Hydroxytryptamine Changes under Different Pretreatments on Rat Models of Myocardial Infarction and/or Depression
Gut microbes promote colonic serotonin production through an effect of short-chain fatty acids on enterochromaffin cells.
Gut-Brain communication: major mechanisms in mental-emotional health and disease
Chronic acid suppression caused by PPIs results in high pH which stimulates G cells in gastric antrum, causing hypergastrinaemia and inducing hyperplasia of enterochromaffin like (ECL) cells.
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The normal biliary tree shows very small numbers of focally distributed enterochromaffin cells in the gallbladder neck, large bile ducts, and hepatic hilum.
Primary Biliary Mixed Adenoneuroendocrine Carcinoma (MANEC): A Short Review
Serotonin antagonists were developed through modifications in the antiemetic metoclopramide, and work by selectively blocking the serotonin receptors both centrally - in the hypothalamus, the chemoreceptor trigger zone and the cerebral cortex and peripherally in the enterochromaffin cells of the intestinal mucosa.
A comparative study of ondansetron and granisetron in the prevention of Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) in Day-Care surgery
In 1937, 5-HT has been found in the enterochromaffin cells of the gastrointestinal tract, and was named enteramine because of its believed implications in the intestinal smooth muscle contraction.
Pathophysiological mechanisms in post-stroke depression. Psychosocial and economic implications of patient rehabilitation
Methyl syringate has been established as a specific and selective activator of TRPA1, which is expressed in sensory neurons, keratinocytes, endothelial cells, enterochromaffin cells, and lung epithelial cells, indicating diverse roles.
Methyl syringate, a TRPA1 agonist represses hypoxia-induced cyclooxygenase-2 in lung cancer cells
Mast cells, basophils, neurons and enterochromaffin cells carry out synthesis of histamine.
The nutri-genomic impact on histamine metabolism
Two cells of interest in the brain-gut axis are pinealocytes and enterochromaffin cells.
Melatonin & irritable bowel syndrome
Identification of enteramine, the specific hormone of the enterochromaffin cell system, as 5-hydroxytryptamine.
El papel del gen del transportador de serotonina en los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria
Stress induced somatic hypoalgesia mediated by descending pain inhibitory pathways involving opioidergic, glutaminergic, and serotonergic systems can be accompanied by a stress induced visceral hyperalgesia indirectly mediated by sympathetic and/or parasympathetic nerves stimulating the release of chemicals from mast and enterochromaffin like (ECL) cells within the gut wall which sensitizes the visceral afferent terminals.
Biological interaction of stress and irritable bowel syndrome

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