The aim of this study was to count, isolate and identify by traditional methods the major bacteria colonizing the intestinal tract of organic and conventional chickens. The study was performed in 2 conventional and 2 organic chicken farms. Intestinal samples (24 from ileum and 24 from caecum) were collected from organic reared chickens during the production cycle (40 days of age) and at slaught...

Background: Food intake of rats increases during pregnancy. This requires changes in the structure of the small intestine to absorb additional food. The aim of the present study was to investigate the morphological changes in the layers of small intestine in rats during pregnancy. Materials and Methods: Duodenum, jejunum and ileum of 18 pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats (day 7, 14 and 21 pregnancy) ...

The effects of trifluoperazine and verapamil on bradykinin- and des-Arg(9)-bradykinin induced responses of isolated rat duodenum and guinea-pig ileum were investigated to elucidate post-bradykinin receptor events. Verapamil and trifluoperazine inhibited bradykinin induced relaxations and contractions and des-Arg(9)- bradykinin induced contractions in rat duodenum. Bradykinin induced contraction...

In the chronically inflamed ileum, unique mechanisms of alteration of transport processes suggest regulation by different immune-inflammatory mediator pathways. We previously demonstrated that Na+-glucose cotransport in the chronically inflamed ileum was inhibited by a decrease in cotransporter number without a change in glucose affinity. The aim of this study was to determine the alterations i...

BACKGROUND Inactivity of the gut leads to atrophic changes of which little is known. AIMS To investigate structural, neuronal, and functional changes occurring in bypassed rat ileum. METHODS Morphometry was used to characterise the atrophic changes. The numbers of enteric neurones, their expression of neurotransmitters, and the presence of interstitial cells of Cajal were studied using immu...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of aerial parts of Stachys lavandulifolia Vahl. extract on the rat ileum contractions. The crude extract was prepared by maceration method (90% methanol) followed by fractionating into chloroform, ethyl acetate, petroleum ether and water. In adult male Wistar rats, ileum was sectioned and mounted in tissue bath and their contractility was reco...

1. The blood group specific substance A is present in the contents of the jejunum and upper ileum of persons belonging to Group A. 2. A marked decrease in the amount of A substance occurs in the lower ileum and cecum, while colon and rectum contents of adults are more or less free of group substance A. 3. The blood group destroying agent first appears in the lower ileum or cecum and its effecti...

Primary adenocarcinoma of the small intestine comprises one of the rarest gastrointestinal malignancies. Further, the terminal ileum is very seldom implicated. This entity occurs sporadically and evades traditional colonoscopic evaluation in which the terminal ileum is not visualized. Herein, a case of interval development of primary terminal ileal adenocarcinoma over a 2-year period is reporte...