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TRPM8 Channel Activation Reduces the Spontaneous Contractions in Human Distal Colon

Antonella AmatoLaura LentiniFlavia MulèSimona TerzoPierenrico Marchesa

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0301 basic medicineMaleGene ExpressionPharmacologySettore BIO/09 - Fisiologialcsh:ChemistryTissue Culture Techniqueschemistry.chemical_compound0302 clinical medicineIntestinal MucosaReceptorlcsh:QH301-705.5Spectroscopyhuman colon contractilityAged 80 and overTetraethylammoniumDepolarizationGeneral MedicineIberiotoxinMiddle AgedComputer Science Applications030220 oncology & carcinogenesisTetrodotoxinFemaleMuscle ContractionAgonistSerotoninmedicine.drug_classColonTRPM Cation ChannelsTetrodotoxinApaminCatalysisArticleInorganic Chemistry03 medical and health sciencesIBSmedicineTRPM8HumansPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMolecular BiologyAgedOrganic ChemistryMuscle SmoothTetraethylammonium chloridePhosphinic Acids1-[Diisopropyl-phosphinoyl]-alkane (DIPA)030104 developmental biologychemistrylcsh:Biology (General)lcsh:QD1-999ApaminTRPM-8Peptides

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The transient receptor potential-melastatin 8 (TRPM8) is a non-selective Ca2+-permeable channel, activated by cold, membrane depolarization, and different cooling compounds. TRPM8 expression has been found in gut mucosal, submucosal, and muscular nerve endings. Although TRPM8 plays a role in pathological conditions, being involved in visceral pain and inflammation, the physiological functions in the digestive system remain unclear as yet. The aims of the present study were: (i) to verify the TRPM8 expression in human distal colon

10.3390/ijms21155403http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21155403