Capsaicin inhibits intestinal Cl- secretion and promotes Na+ absorption by blocking TRPV4 channels in healthy and colitic mice
Hanxing Wan, Xiong Ying Chen, Fenglian Zhang, Jun Chen, Fenglan Chu, Zachary M. Sellers, Feng Xu, Hui Dong
Abstract
absorption predominantly by blocking TRPV4 channels to exert its beneficial anti-colitic action.
Topics & Concepts
CapsaicinTRPV1ChemistryTRPV4AmilorideUssing chamberTransient receptor potential channelEndocrinologyInternal medicineSecretionOuabainPharmacologyReceptorBiochemistrySodiumBiologyMedicineOrganic chemistryIon Channels and ReceptorsBiochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesGastrointestinal motility and disorders