2018
Mucosal homeostasis is altered in the ileum of gnotobiotic mice
Greig CJ, Alper A, Goodman AL, Cowles RA. Mucosal homeostasis is altered in the ileum of gnotobiotic mice. Journal Of Surgical Research 2018, 231: 331-337. PMID: 30278949, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.05.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGnotobiotic miceMucosal homeostasisGastrointestinal tractCrypt depthVillus heightDistal ileal segmentConventional floraFuture therapeutic strategiesGnotobiotic mouse modelMarkers of proliferationIleal segmentMucosal restorationAkkermansia muciniphilaMouse modelTherapeutic strategiesAdult miceCF miceDisease pathogenesisHistologic sectionsMiceEscherichia coli MG1655IleumNormal physiologyGnotobiotic groupFurther studies
2004
Sphingosine-1-phosphate mediates calcium signaling in guinea pig enteroglial cells
Segura BJ, Zhang W, Xiao L, Turner D, Cowles RA, Logsdon C, Mulholland MW. Sphingosine-1-phosphate mediates calcium signaling in guinea pig enteroglial cells. Journal Of Surgical Research 2004, 116: 42-54. PMID: 14732348, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-4804(03)00281-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological TransportCalciumCalcium ChannelsCalcium SignalingCulture TechniquesDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleEnzyme ActivationGuinea PigsImmunohistochemistryInositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate ReceptorsLysophospholipidsMyenteric PlexusNeurogliaPertussis ToxinReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRNA, MessengerSphingolipidsSphingosineType C PhospholipasesConceptsSignal transduction cascadeEnteric nervous systemEnteric gliaLipid lysophosphatidic acidMajor cell typesRT-PCR analysisTransduction cascadeGlial cellsNervous systemEDG-1Trisphosphate receptorCalcium signalingLysophosphatidic acidCell typesExtracellular receptorsPhospholipase CEdg-3Enteric glial cellsBioactive lipidsEdg-5S1P effectsSphingomyelin metabolitesDigestive activityImmunocytochemical analysisEnteric neurons