Extracellular polyamines regulate fluid secretion in rat colonic crypts via the extracellular calcium-sensing receptor
Cheng SX, Geibel JP, Hebert SC. Extracellular polyamines regulate fluid secretion in rat colonic crypts via the extracellular calcium-sensing receptor. Gastroenterology 2004, 126: 148-158. PMID: 14699496, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2003.10.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcium-sensing receptorColonic epithelial cellsFluid secretionColonic cryptsCalcium-sensing receptor activationExtracellular calcium-sensing receptorEpithelial cellsIntracellular D-myo-inositolNormal postnatal developmentRat colonic cryptsExtracellular polyaminesDistal colonDistal colonic cryptsSecond messenger generationDistal colonic epithelial cellsGastrointestinal epitheliumSecond messenger accumulationPostnatal developmentReceptor activationExtracellular spermineIntact cryptsReceptorsColonocyte functionSecretionCrypts