Spontaneous electrical activity of interstitial cells of Cajal isolated from canine proximal colon.
Pacemaker potential
Interstitial cell
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.86.18.7280
Publication Date:
2006-05-31T11:03:49Z
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ABSTRACT
Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) have been suggested as pacemaker in the gastrointestinal tract. A method was developed to isolate ICC from slow-wave region canine proximal colon. These were identified under phase-contrast microscopy, and their identity verified by comparing ultrastructure with morphology situ. Patch-clamp experiments demonstrated that these are excitable; voltage-dependent inward outward currents elicited depolarization. Inward current transients calcium currents. portion appears be due Ca2+-activated K channels commonly expressed cells. also spontaneously active, generating electrical depolarizations similar waveform events intact colonic muscles. findings consistent hypothesis initiate rhythmicity
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