Serotonin as a Mitogen in the Gastrointestinal Tract: Revisiting a Familiar Molecule in a New Role
Shah PA, Park CJ, Shaughnessy MP, Cowles RA. Serotonin as a Mitogen in the Gastrointestinal Tract: Revisiting a Familiar Molecule in a New Role. Cellular And Molecular Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2021, 12: 1093-1104. PMID: 34022423, PMCID: PMC8350061, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2021.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell ProliferationCell SurvivalGastrointestinal MotilityGastrointestinal TractHumansMitogensReceptors, SerotoninSerotoninSignal TransductionConceptsEnteric nervous systemSerotonin receptorsGI tractPotentiation of serotoninInflammatory bowel diseaseVascular smooth muscleIntestinal epithelial proliferationIntestinal crypt cellsBody's serotoninMalabsorptive conditionsIntestinal injuryEnteric neuronsIntestinal motilityBowel diseaseIntestinal inflammationEnterochromaffin cellsGI diseaseSerotonergic neuronsMuscarinic receptorsCholinergic signalingSerotonin synthesisGastrointestinal systemGastrointestinal tractIntestinal mucosaSmooth muscle