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  • Title: Nerve mediated responses to drugs and electrical stimulation in aganglionic muscle segments in Hirschsprung's disease.
    Author: Hanani M, Lernau OZ, Zamir O, Nissan S.
    Journal: J Pediatr Surg; 1986 Oct; 21(10):848-51. PubMed ID: 3783368.
    Abstract:
    The activity of isolated muscle strips from normal and aganglionic human large bowel was studied in vitro. The intrinsic nerves were stimulated electrically and by nicotinic agonists. The ganglionic preparations displayed a strong inhibitory response due to the release of both norepinephrine and a noncholinergic, nonadrenergic inhibitory neurotransmitter. In the aganglionic strips (obtained from patients with Hirschsprung's disease), nerve activation tended to evoke contraction, apparently due to enhancement in the release of acetylcholine. At the same time, the release of norepinephrine appeared to be less than normal. A particularly interesting finding in the aganglionic muscle strips was the presence of a substantial inhibitory response due to the release of a noncholinergic, nonadrenergic substance. These results provide further evidence for the importance of the innervation of the aganglionic segment in Hirschsprung's disease.
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