2017
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors participate in small intestinal mucosal homeostasis
Greig CJ, Cowles RA. Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors participate in small intestinal mucosal homeostasis. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2017, 52: 1031-1034. PMID: 28359586, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.03.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCrypt proliferation indexIntestinal mucosal homeostasisMuscarinic acetylcholine receptorsMucosal homeostasisIleal mucosaAcetylcholine receptorsDistal ileal segmentCholinergic nervous systemWild-type miceCrypt cell proliferationCrypt base stem cellsFunctional mucosaMAChR subtypesMuscarinic signalingIleal segmentCrypt depthProliferation indexNervous systemVillus heightMucosal morphometryMucosaHistologic sectionsMiceMouse linesEpithelial cell types
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
2001
Stimulation of rat pancreatic exocrine secretion by cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide
Cowles R, Segura B, Mulholland M. Stimulation of rat pancreatic exocrine secretion by cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide. Peptides 2001, 99: 61-68. PMID: 11257316, DOI: 10.1016/s0167-0115(01)00226-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic exocrine secretionRat pancreatic exocrine secretionAmphetamine-regulated transcript peptideEffects of CARTPeptide-induced increaseCART peptideExocrine secretionAmylase secretionTranscript peptidePancreatic secretionPancreatic aciniPancreatic secretory functionCombination of atropinePeripheral nervous systemRat pancreatic aciniAnesthetized ratsPeripheral tissuesNervous systemSecretory functionStimulatory effectSecretionAcinar unitsFour-fold increaseAtropineAcetylcholine