title: Understanding gastric forces calculated from high-resolution pill tracking.
abstract: Although other methods exist for monitoring gastrointestinal motility and contractility, this study exclusively provides direct and quantitative measurements of the forces experienced by an orally ingested pill. We report motive forces and torques calculated from real-time, in vivo measurements of the movement of a magnetic pill in the stomachs of fasted and fed humans. Three-dimensional net force and two-dimensional net torque vectors as a function of time data during gastric residence are evaluated using instantaneous translational and rotational position data. Additionally, the net force calculations described can be applied to high-resolution pill tracking acquired by any modality. The fraction of time pills experience ranges of forces and torques are analyzed and correlate with the physiological phases of gastric digestion. We also report the maximum forces and torques experienced in vivo by pills as a quantitative measure of the amount of force pills experience during the muscular contractions leading to gastric emptying. Results calculated from human data are compared with small and large animal models with a translational research focus. The reported magnitude and direction of gastric forces experienced by pills in healthy stomachs serves as a baseline for comparison with pathophysiological states. Of clinical significance, the directionality associated with force vector data may be useful in determining the muscle groups associated with gastrointestinal dysmotility. Additionally, the quantitative comparison between human and animal models improves insight into comparative gastric contractility that will aid rational pill design and provide a quantitative framework for interpreting gastroretentive oral formulation test results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Division of Engineering and Medical Science, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA.
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Laulicht
authors.forename: Anubhav
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schlageter
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kucera
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mathiowitz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D004435:Eating; D004576:Electromyography; D005215:Fasting; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D051381:Rats; D013270:Stomach / Q000502:physiology*; D019415:Torque
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