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Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 247: G542-G546, 1984;
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AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 247, Issue 5 542-G546, Copyright © 1984 by American Physiological Society

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Age-related changes in colonic function in rats

J. N. McDougal, M. S. Miller, T. F. Burks and D. L. Kreulen

Aging in humans is associated with changes in gastrointestinal function. We wanted to determine whether a similar phenomenon occurs in rats and whether rats would be a suitable model to study changes in the gastrointestinal tract with age. Intestinal transit, response in vitro of circular colon strips to bethanechol and electrical stimulation, and colonic smooth muscle histology were compared for post-pubertal (5-12 mo) and senescent (25-28 mo) male Fischer 344 rats. Colonic transit of 51Cr was decreased 45% in senescent rats in comparison with younger rats. The maximum response of circularly oriented muscle strips from senescent rats to electrical stimulation of nerves was 32% less than the maximum response of strips from postpubertal rats. Likewise, the maximum response of the muscle strips to bethanechol was 16% less in the senescent group compared with the postpubertal group. There was no difference between the two groups in the EC50 of bethanechol. The thickness of the muscle layers and the percent circular muscle of strips fixed at optimum length were the same in both age groups. The senescent rat appears to be a useful model for the study of gastrointestinal changes with aging.


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