Abnormalities of mucosal serotonin metabolism and 5-HT3 receptor subunit 3C polymorphism in irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea predict responsiveness to ondansetron.
David GunnKlara GarsedChing LamGulzar SinghMelanie LingayaVerena WahlBeate NieslerAmanda HenryIan P HallPeter J WhorwellRobin C SpillerPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2019)
IBS-D patients have significant abnormalities in mucosal 5-HT metabolism. Those with the lowest concentration of 5-HT in rectal biopsies showed the greatest responsiveness to ondansetron.