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  • Title: Sensitization of rat gastrointestinal tract to acetylcholine and histamine produced by X-radiation.
    Author: Janković SM, Matović M, Milaranović D, Igrutinović I.
    Journal: Acta Physiol Hung; ; 85(3):215-30. PubMed ID: 10101536.
    Abstract:
    Abdominal x-radiation produces both acute and chronic disturbances of gastrointestinal motility. Anaesthetized Albino-Oxford rats received one-session x-radiation (absorbed dose 10 Gy) of whole abdomen. Two hours after irradiation the rats were sacrificed and segments of their gastrointestinal tract (gastric fundus, jejunum, ileum and ascending colon, were mounted in isolated organ bath. Acetylcholine and 5-hydroxytryptamine produced tonic contractions of all gut segments, while histamine did so only with gastric fundus. While contractile effect of 5-hydroxytryptamine was not affected by x-radiation, the responses of all gut segments on acetylcholine were potentiated and shifted towards lower concentrations. After x-radiation histamine produced concentration-dependent tonic contraction of previously unresponsive jejunum and ascending colon. The results of our study suggest that x-radiation produces acute sensitization of rat gastrointestinal tract to acetylcholine and histamine.
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