Distinguishing the contributions of neuronal and mucosal serotonin in the regulation of colonic motility.
Martin M AlyceLauren A JonesLai WeiNicholas J SpencerKenton M SandersSeungil RoDamien J KeatingPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2022)
We demonstrate that mucosal 5-HT release plays an important role in distension-evoked colonic motility, and that SERT inhibition no longer alters gut motility when EC cells are absent, thus demonstrating that ENS 5-HT does not play a role in regulating gut motility.