Objective(s): Salsola collina is widely distributed along the Bohai coast and consumed as an edible plant by native residents. We have found surprisingly that S. collina extracts promoted gastrointestinal motility in mice previously. In the present study, effects of S. collina on gastrointestinal motility in rats and its underlying mechanism were explored.<st...

BACKGROUND Indian hemp has shown beneficial effects in various gastrointestinal conditions but it is not widely accepted due to high content of tetrahydrocannabinol resulting in unwanted psychotropic effects. AIM Since industrial hemp rich in cannabidiol lacks psychotropic effects the aim of research was to study the effects of industrial hemp on intestinal motility. MATERIALS AND METHODS A...

Non-immunological defence mechanisms represent an important line of intestinal defence in addition to humoral and cellular immunity. This review summarises the evidence for the role of the non-immunological defence system. Protective factors that have been amply documented are gastric juice, intestinal motility, and intestinal flora. Components of pancreatic juice, lysozyme, and epithelial cell...

BACKGROUND A relationship between intestinal motility and ileostomy prolapse has been suggested but not demonstrated objectively. AIMS This study evaluated the association between ileostomy prolapse and intestinal dysmotility in children. METHODS IRB-approved retrospective review of 163 patients with ileostomies (1998-2014) at a single institution. Patients were categorized as having clinic...

The cornerstones of medical treatment of horses with abdominal pain include withholding food and possibly water, administration of analgesic drugs, antispasmodics, administration of IV or oral fluid therapy, administration of laxatives via nasogastric tube, and controlled exercise. In some cases, it is necessary to administer medications to enhance or modify intestinal motility. This discussion...

the role of microbiota in health and disease is the subject of rigorous investigation. several studies have demonstrated that microbiota and the pattern-recognition receptors contribute to intestinal tumourigenesis; the exact mechanism of which is still obscure. myd88 is the downstream effector of all toll-like receptors (tlrs) except tlr3. however, the alternative myd88-independent pathway is ...