Autonomic dysfunction and the gastrointestinal tract

1999 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maximilian Bittinger ◽  
Jürgen Barnert ◽  
Martin Wienbeck
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Autonomic Dysfunction

scholarly journals Assessment of Gastrointestinal Autonomic Dysfunction: Present and Future Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1392
Author(s):  
Ditte S. Kornum ◽  
Astrid J. Terkelsen ◽  
Davide Bertoli ◽  
Mette W. Klinge ◽  
Katrine L. Høyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Autonomic Dysfunction ◽  
Physiological Function ◽  
Clinical Performance ◽  
Data Interpretation ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Common Finding ◽  
Colonic Manometry ◽  
Target Organs ◽  
Common Causes

The autonomic nervous system delicately regulates the function of several target organs, including the gastrointestinal tract. Thus, nerve lesions or other nerve pathologies may cause autonomic dysfunction (AD). Some of the most common causes of AD are diabetes mellitus and α-synucleinopathies such as Parkinson’s disease. Widespread dysmotility throughout the gastrointestinal tract is a common finding in AD, but no commercially available method exists for direct verification of enteric dysfunction. Thus, assessing segmental enteric physiological function is recommended to aid diagnostics and guide treatment. Several established assessment methods exist, but disadvantages such as lack of standardization, exposure to radiation, advanced data interpretation, or high cost, limit their utility. Emerging methods, including high-resolution colonic manometry, 3D-transit, advanced imaging methods, analysis of gut biopsies, and microbiota, may all assist in the evaluation of gastroenteropathy related to AD. This review provides an overview of established and emerging assessment methods of physiological function within the gut and assessment methods of autonomic neuropathy outside the gut, especially in regards to clinical performance, strengths, and limitations for each method.

Habitat Association of Klebsiella Species

1985 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan T. Bagley
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Industrial Effluents ◽  
Opportunistic Pathogen ◽  
Habitat Associations ◽  
Habitat Association ◽  
Klebsiella Species ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Polluted Waters

AbstractThe genus Klebsiella is seemingly ubiquitous in terms of its habitat associations. Klebsiella is a common opportunistic pathogen for humans and other animals, as well as being resident or transient flora (particularly in the gastrointestinal tract). Other habitats include sewage, drinking water, soils, surface waters, industrial effluents, and vegetation. Until recently, almost all these Klebsiella have been identified as one species, ie, K. pneumoniae. However, phenotypic and genotypic studies have shown that “K. pneumoniae” actually consists of at least four species, all with distinct characteristics and habitats. General habitat associations of Klebsiella species are as follows: K. pneumoniae—humans, animals, sewage, and polluted waters and soils; K. oxytoca—frequent association with most habitats; K. terrigena— unpolluted surface waters and soils, drinking water, and vegetation; K. planticola—sewage, polluted surface waters, soils, and vegetation; and K. ozaenae/K. rhinoscleromatis—infrequently detected (primarily with humans).

Keratinocyte growth factor binds to collagens of the gastrointestinal tract: Identification of the collagen binding structure

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A695-A695
Author(s):  
M RUEHL ◽  
I SCHOENFELDER ◽  
R FARNDALE ◽  
G KNIGHT ◽  
R SOMASUNDARAM ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Keratinocyte Growth Factor ◽  
Collagen Binding ◽  
Binding Structure

Culture Studies of the Gastrointestinal Tract with a Newly Devised Capsule

1963 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 625-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margot Shiner ◽  
T.E. Waters ◽  
J.D. Allan Gray ◽  
R.A. Lambert
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Culture Studies

Evaluation of Oral Glutamate in Ammonemia Due to Blood in the Gastrointestinal Tract

1960 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice N. Bessman ◽  
George S. Mirick ◽  
Robert Hawkins
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract

Lesions in Upper Portion of the Gastrointestinal Tract Associated with Intracranial Neoplasms

1959 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean A. Spencer ◽  
Carl G. Morlock ◽  
George P. Sayre
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Intracranial Neoplasms
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