Interstitial cells of Cajal(ICC) were recognized as a pacemaker with spontaneous electrical activity, producing and conducting slow wave , ICC plays an important role in the regulation of gastrointestinal motor and the changes of ICC is related to gastrointestinal motility disease. Further investigation of ICC has important significance in realizing the physiology of gastrointestinal motor and the mechanisms of gastrointestinal motility disease, and providing support for intervention of some disease.

Objective To investigate the changes in gastrointestinal motility and cholinergic nervous system in the gastric antrum and intestine of rats with cirrhosis. Methods 20 Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group and cirrhosis model group. The changes in gastrointestinal motility of rats were assessed by Dextran blue-2000 as an indicator; the cholinergic nerves in antro-jejunal myoenteric plexus were observed with acetylcholinesterase histochemical staining and analysed with a computer. Results Compare with control group, the gastrointestinal motility of rats was markedly retarded (P

Objective　To study the mechanisms of Pericarpium Arecae. Methods　A total of Wistar rats were randomly divided into Pericarpium Arecae group and control group, Pericarpium Arecae decoction or distilled water were given respectively. Changes of gastrointestinal motility rats were assayed by Dextran blue-2000 after 1 and 6 hours. The distributions of SP and VIP in antrum and jejunum were investigated by immunohistochemistry assay. Results　The gastrointestinal motility of rats was markedly enhanced (P<0.01 or P<0.05). The expressions of SP increased significantly (P<0.01 or P<0.05) and the expressions of VIP decreased significantly (P<0.01 or P<0.05) in antrum and jejunum of rats at 1 and 6 h after Pericarpium Arecae decoction was given. The changes were more obvious at 1 h than at 6 h. Conclusion　The kinetogenic effect of Pericarpium Arecae is closely correlated to the increase of SP expression and the decrease of VIP expression in gastrointestinal tract.

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Urinary excretion of prostaglandin E2. (PGE2) and thromboxane B2 (TXB2, a stable metabolite of TXA2), atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) in plasma were determined with radioimmunoassay in 30 healthy normal controls (NC) and 53 cirrhotic patients without asoites (n = 18), with ascites (n = 25) and with hepatorenal syndrome (HRS, n=10). All of four vasoactive substances in the group of cirrhotic patients without ascites were significantly higher than that in NG (P