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Query: UMLS:C0022104 (irritable bowel syndrome)
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Abstract Evidence suggests that sigmoid-colonic motility is increased in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) plays a role in the control of motility, but its involvement in the dysmotility seen in IBS remains unclear. To investigate the relationship between platelet depleted plasma 5-HT (PDP 5-HT) concentration and sigmoid-colonic motility in patients with IBS and healthy volunteers. Pre- and postprandial PDP 5-HT concentrations were assessed while recording sigmoid-colonic motility in 35 IBS patients (aged 19-53 years, eight male) and 16 healthy volunteers (aged 18-39 years, six male). Motility was recorded using a five-channel solid-state catheter introduced to a depth of 35 cm into an unprepared bowel. 5-Hydroxytryptamine concentration was measured by reverse-phase HPLC with fluorimetric detection. Irritable bowel syndrome patients had elevated concentrations of PDP 5-HT under fasting (P < 0.004) and fed (P = 0.079) conditions compared with controls. Likewise, they exhibited increased sigmoid-colonic motility under fasting (activity index: P < 0.02) and fed (P < 0.05) conditions compared with controls. Platelet depleted plasma 5-HT concentration positively correlated with colonic activity index under both fasting (r = 0.402; P = 0.003) and fed (r = 0.439; P = 0.001) conditions. These data show a possible relationship between endogenous concentrations of 5-HT and sigmoid-colonic motility recorded in both IBS and healthy subjects.
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PMID:Sigmoid-colonic motility in health and irritable bowel syndrome: a role for 5-hydroxytryptamine. 1753 95