APStracts (ISSN 1080-4757) Vol. 5, 1998

The American Physiological Society

• A choline-rich diet improves survival in a rat model of endotoxin shock. Rivera, Chantal A., Nobuyuki Enomoto, Ronald G. Thurman. Laboratory of Hepatobiology and Toxicology, Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 APStracts 5:0129G, 1998.
• Differential symptomatic and electrogastrographic effects of distal and proximal human gastric distention. Ladabaum, Uri, Sherin S. Koshy, Michelle L. Woods, Forrest G. Hooper, Chung Owyang, and William L. Hasler. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0362 APStracts 5:0130G, 1998.
• Demonstration and immunolocalization of atp diphosphohydrolase in the pig digestive system. Jean, S[acute]evigny, Grondin Gilles, Gendron Fernand-Pierre, Roy Julie, Beaudoin Adrien R. D[acute]epartement de biologie, Facult[acute]e des sciences, Universit[acute]e de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Qu[acute]ebec, Canada, J1K 2R1 APStracts 5:0131G, 1998.
• Differential 5-ht3 mediation of the human gastrocolonic response and colonic peristaltic reflex. Bj[diaeresis]ornsson, Einar S., William D. Chey, Uri Ladabaum, Michelle L. Woods, Forrest G. Hooper, Chung Owyang, and William L. Hasler. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109 APStracts 5:0132G, 1998.
• Expression of rat intestinal brush-border membrane hydrolases and ferritin following segmental ischemia-reperfusion. Yeh, Kwo-Yih, Mary Yeh, and Jonathan Glass. Departments of Medicine and Molecular and Cellular physiology, and Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, LSU Medical Center, Shreveport, LA 71130 APStracts 5:0133G, 1998.
• Stimulation of oxygen uptake by prostaglandin e2 is oxygen -dependent in perfused rat liver. Qu, Wei, Zhi Zhong, Gavin E. Arteel, and Ronald G. Thurman. Laboratory of Hepatobiology and Toxicology, Department of Pharmacology APStracts 5:0134G, 1998.
• G protein-coupled receptors in neural regulation of gastrointestinal smooth muscle. Sanders, Kenton M. Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA, (702) 784-6908 or FAX (702) 784-6903 APStracts 5:0135G, 1998.
• The elusive action of capsaicin on the vagus nerve. Holzer, Peter. Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Graz, APStracts 5:0136G, 1998.
• Immunolocalization of gastrin-dependent histidine decarboxylase activity during feeding in the gastric mucosa of the rat. Ohning, Gordon V., Min Song, Helen C. Wong, S. Vincent Wu, and John H. Walsh . Research and Medical Services, Department of Veteran Affairs, West Los Angeles Medical Center, and the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, and CURE/UCLA Digestive Disease Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90073 APStracts 5:0137G, 1998.
• Unique mechanism of inhibition of na-amino acid co-transport during chronic ileal inflammation in rabbits. Sundaram, U., S. Wisel, and J. J. Fromkes. Division of Digestive Diseases, Departments of Medicine and Physiology, Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH APStracts 5:0138G, 1998.
• Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 reduces leukocyte adhesion to vascular endothelium in ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice. Kusterer, Klaus, J divided by rg Bojunga, Michael Enghofer, Edmund Heidenthal, Klaus H. Usadel, Hubert Kolb and Stephan Martin. Dept. of Medicine I, J.W.Goethe-University, D-60590 Frankfurt, Germany, 1 Diabetes Research Institute, Heinrich-Heine-University, D -40225 D_sseldorf, Germany APStracts 5:0139G, 1998.
• Gastrointestinal peptide signaling through tyrosine phosphorylation of focal adhesion proteins. Rozengurt, Enrique. Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases, School of Medicine and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.90095 APStracts 5:0140G, 1998.
• Src kinase and phosphoinositide 3-kinase as a possible transduction pathway in ceramide-induced contraction in isolated smooth muscle cells from rabbit rectosigmoid. Ibitayo, Adenike I., Yasuhiro Tsunoda, Fumihiko Nozu, Chung Owyang, and Khalil N. Bitar. Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0658 APStracts 5:0141G, 1998.
• Inhibition of na+/h+ exchange stimulates cholecystokinin secretion in stc-1 cells. Prpic, Veronica, J. Gregory Fitz, Yu Wang, John R. Raymond, Maria N. Garnovskaya, and Rodger A. Liddle. Departments of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina APStracts 5:0142G, 1998.
• Responses in the circular and longitudinal muscle of the human esophagus: an ultrasonographic study. Yamamoto, Yoshihiro, Jianmin Liu, Terrence K. Smith, Ravinder K. Mittal. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22906 and Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89557 APStracts 5:0143G, 1998.
• Indomethacin increases susceptibility to injury in human gastric cells independent of prostaglandin synthesis inhibition. Kokoska, Evan R., Gregory S. Smith, Yashwant Deshpande, Andrew B. Wolff, and Thomas A. Miller. Theodore Cooper Surgical Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, St. Louis, MO 63104 APStracts 5:0144G, 1998.
• Infection of human colon epithelial cells with enteroinvasive bacteria directly activates the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and nitric oxide production. Witth[diaeresis]oft, Thomas, Lars Eckmann, Jung Mogg Kim, and Martin F. Kagnoff. Department of Medicine. University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA APStracts 5:0145G, 1998.
• Protein kinase g expression in the small intestine and functional importance for smooth muscle relaxation. Huber, Andrea, Peter Trudrung, Martin Storr, Volker Schusdziarra, Peter Ruth, Hans-Dieter Allescher. Department of Internal Medicine II, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technical University of Munich, Ismaningerstr. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany APStracts 5:0146G, 1998.
• Efficient hepatic uptake and concentrative biliary excretion of a mercapturic acid. Hinchman, Cheri A., James F. Rebbeor, Nazzareno Ballatori. Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY 14642 APStracts 5:0147G, 1998.
• The effects of sustained flow reduction on the postnatal intestinal circulation. Nowicki, Philip T. Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH 43210, and the Wexner Institute for Pediatric Research, Childrens Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205. APStracts 5:0148G, 1998.
• Physiological changes in blood glucose affect appetite and pyloric motility during intraduodenal lipid infusion.. Andrews, Jm, Ck Rayner, S Doran, Gs Hebbard, M Horowitz. Departments of Medicine and Gastrointestinal Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000. APStracts 5:0149G, 1998.
• Tansforming growth factor-b inhibits proliferation and maturation of cultured guinea pig gastric pit cells. Rokutan, Kazuhito, Masahiko Yamada, Jyunko Torigoe and Toshihiko Saitoh. Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan1; and Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical College, Tokyo 160, Japan2 APStracts 5:0150G, 1998.
• Pyy stimulates synthesis and secretion of intestinal apolipoprotein a-iv without affecting mrna expression. Kalogeris, Theodore J., Xiaofa Qin, William Y. Chey and Patrick Tso. Department of 1Surgery, L.S.U. Medical Center, Shreveport LA, 3Department of Pathology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, and 4Konar Center for Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY APStracts 5:0151G, 1998.
• Histamine sensitivity of mesenteric afferent nerves in the rat jejunum. Kreis, M. E., W. Haupt, A. J. Kirkup, D. Grundy,. 1University Hospital T[umlaut]ubingen, Department of General Surgery, T[umlaut]ubingen, Germany, 2University of Sheffield, Department of Biomedical Science, Sheffield, United Kingdom APStracts 5:0152G, 1998.
• Anaphylaxis-induced alterations in intestinal motility: role of extrinsic neural pathways. Scott, R. B., D. T. M. Tan, M. Miampamba, and K. A. Sharkey. Gastrointestinal and Neuroscience Research Groups, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada APStracts 5:0153G, 1998.
• Regional and transmural density of the interstitial cells of cajal in the human colon and rectum.. Hagger, Robert, Sussan Gharaie, Caroline Finlayson and Devinder Kumar. Department of Surgery and Department of Histopathology*, St. George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom. APStracts 5:0154G, 1998.
• Involvement of pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide in the opossum ias relaxation. Chakder, Sushanta, and Satish Rattan. Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107 APStracts 5:0155G, 1998.
• Reduced folate derivatives are endogenous substrates for cmoat in rats. Kusuharaa), Hiroyuki, Yong-Hae Hana), Minoru Shimodab), Eiichi Kokueb), Hiroshi Suzukia) and Yuichi Sugiyamaa). a)Graduate school of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan, and b) Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo College of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo 183, Japan APStracts 5:0156G, 1998.