Depolarizing Effects of Daikenchuto on Interstitial Cells of Cajal from Mouse Small Intestine
- Authors
- Kim, Hyungwoo; Kim, Hyun Jung; Yang, Dongki; Jung, Myeong Ho; Kim, Byung Joo
- Issue Date
- Jan-2017
- Publisher
- MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA PVT LTD
- Keywords
- Daikenchuto; gastrointestinal tract; interstitial cells of Cajal; pacemaker potentials
- Citation
- PHARMACOGNOSY MAGAZINE, v.13, no.49, pp.141 - 147
- Journal Title
- PHARMACOGNOSY MAGAZINE
- Volume
- 13
- Number
- 49
- Start Page
- 141
- End Page
- 147
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/6529
- DOI
- 10.4103/0973-1296.196312
- ISSN
- 0973-1296
- Abstract
- Background: Daikenchuto (DKT, TJ-100, TU-100), a traditional herbal medicine, is used in modern medicine to treat gastrointestinal (GI) functional disorders. Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) are the pacemaker cells of the GI tract and play important roles in the regulation of GI motility. Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of DKT on the pacemaker potentials (PPs) of cultured ICCs from murine small intestine. Materials and Methods: Enzymatic digestions were used to dissociate ICCs from mouse small intestine tissues. All experiments on ICCs were performed after 12 h of culture. The whole-cell patch-clamp configuration was used to record ICC PPs (current clamp mode). All experiments were performed at 30-32 degrees C. Results: In current-clamp mode, DKT depolarized and concentration-dependently decreased the amplitudes of PPs. Y25130 (a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist) or SB269970 (a 5-HT7 receptor antagonist) did not block DKT-induced PP depolarization, but RS39604 (a 5-HT4 receptor antagonist) did. Methoctramine (a muscarinic M-2 receptor antagonist) failed to block DKT-induced PP depolarization, but pretreating 4-diphenylacetoxy-N-methylpiperidine methiodide (a muscarinic M-3 receptor antagonist) facilitated blockade of DKT-induced PP depolarization. Pretreatment with an external Ca2+-free solution or thapsigargin abolished PPs, and under these conditions, DKT did not induce PP depolarization. Furthermore, Ginseng radix and Zingiberis rhizomes depolarized PPs, whereas Zanthoxyli fructus fruit (the third component of DKT) hyperpolarized PPs. Conclusion: These results suggest that DKT depolarizes ICC PPs in an internal or external Ca2+-dependent manner by stimulating 5-HT4 and M-3 receptors. Furthermore, the authors suspect that the component in DKT largely responsible for depolarization is probably also a component of Ginseng radix and Zingiberis rhizomes.
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