AIM:To study the effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT)receptor antagonists on normal colonic motor activity in conscious dogs.METHODS:Colonic motor activity was recorded using a strain gauge force transducer in 5 dogs ...AIM:To study the effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT)receptor antagonists on normal colonic motor activity in conscious dogs.METHODS:Colonic motor activity was recorded using a strain gauge force transducer in 5 dogs before and after 5-HT2B,5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptor antagonist administration.The force transducers were implanted on the serosal surfaces of the gastric antrum,terminal ileum,ileocecal sphincter and colon.Test materials or vehicle alone was administered as an intravenous bolus injection during a quiescent period of the whole colon in the interdigestive state.The effects of these receptor antagonists on normal gastrointestinal motor activity were analyzed.RESULTS:5-HT2B,5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptor antagonists had no contractile effect on the fasting canine terminal ileum.The 5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptor antagonists inhibited phaseⅢof the interdigestive motor complex of the antrum and significantly inhibited colonic motor activity.In the proximal colon,the inhibitory effect was dose dependent.Dose dependency,however,was not observed in the distal colon.The 5-HT2B receptor antagonist had no contractile effect on normal colonic motor activity.CONCLUSION:The 5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptor antagonists inhibited normal colonic motor activity.The5-HT2B receptor antagonist had no contractile effect on normal colonic motor activity.展开更多
AIM: To evaluate the presence of extracapsular invasion (ECI) in positive nodes as a predictor of disease recurrence disease in colorectal cancer. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty-eight consecutive patients who underwe...AIM: To evaluate the presence of extracapsular invasion (ECI) in positive nodes as a predictor of disease recurrence disease in colorectal cancer. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty-eight consecutive patients who underwent colorectal resection were identified for inclusion in this study, of which 46 had positive lymph nodes. Among 46 cases with stage Ⅲcolorectal cancer, 16 had ECI at positive nodes and 8 had disease recurrence. The clinical and pathological features of these cases were reviewed. RESULTS: In the univariate analysis, the number of positive lymph nodes and depth of tumor invasion were significantly associated with the presence of ECI at positive nodes. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that only ECI was a predictor of recurrence. The recurrence-free interval differed significantly among patients with ECI at positive nodes.CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that ECI at metastatic nodes can identify which cases are at high risk of short-term disease recurrence in colorectal cancer.展开更多
文摘AIM:To study the effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT)receptor antagonists on normal colonic motor activity in conscious dogs.METHODS:Colonic motor activity was recorded using a strain gauge force transducer in 5 dogs before and after 5-HT2B,5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptor antagonist administration.The force transducers were implanted on the serosal surfaces of the gastric antrum,terminal ileum,ileocecal sphincter and colon.Test materials or vehicle alone was administered as an intravenous bolus injection during a quiescent period of the whole colon in the interdigestive state.The effects of these receptor antagonists on normal gastrointestinal motor activity were analyzed.RESULTS:5-HT2B,5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptor antagonists had no contractile effect on the fasting canine terminal ileum.The 5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptor antagonists inhibited phaseⅢof the interdigestive motor complex of the antrum and significantly inhibited colonic motor activity.In the proximal colon,the inhibitory effect was dose dependent.Dose dependency,however,was not observed in the distal colon.The 5-HT2B receptor antagonist had no contractile effect on normal colonic motor activity.CONCLUSION:The 5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptor antagonists inhibited normal colonic motor activity.The5-HT2B receptor antagonist had no contractile effect on normal colonic motor activity.
基金Supported by Grants-in-Aid from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology
文摘AIM: To evaluate the presence of extracapsular invasion (ECI) in positive nodes as a predictor of disease recurrence disease in colorectal cancer. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty-eight consecutive patients who underwent colorectal resection were identified for inclusion in this study, of which 46 had positive lymph nodes. Among 46 cases with stage Ⅲcolorectal cancer, 16 had ECI at positive nodes and 8 had disease recurrence. The clinical and pathological features of these cases were reviewed. RESULTS: In the univariate analysis, the number of positive lymph nodes and depth of tumor invasion were significantly associated with the presence of ECI at positive nodes. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that only ECI was a predictor of recurrence. The recurrence-free interval differed significantly among patients with ECI at positive nodes.CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that ECI at metastatic nodes can identify which cases are at high risk of short-term disease recurrence in colorectal cancer.
