title: Possible involvement of the transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 channel in postoperative adhesive obstruction and its prevention by a kampo (traditional Japanese) medicine, daikenchuto.
abstract: This study focused on the localization of transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) in the intestines in postoperative adhesion model rats and investigated the underlying mechanism for the anti-adhesion action of daikenchuto (DKT), especially in relation to TRPV1. Postoperative intestinal adhesion was induced by sprinkling talc in the small intestine. The expression of TRPV1 mRNA was examined by in situ hybridization and real-time RT-PCR. The effects of DKT and its major ingredient, hydroxy sanshool, with or without ruthenium red, a TRP-channel antagonist, on talc-induced intestinal adhesions were evaluated. The level of TRPV1 mRNA was higher in the adhesion regions of talc-treated rats than in normal small intestine of sham-operated rats. Localization of TRPV1 mRNA expression was identified in the submucosal plexus of both sham-operated and talc-treated rats; and in talc-treated rats, it was observed also in the myenteric plexus and regions of adhesion. Capsaicin, DKT, and hydroxy sanshool significantly prevented formation of intestinal adhesions. The effects of DKT and hydroxy sanshool were abrogated by subcutaneous injection of ruthenium red. These results suggest that pharmacological modulation of TRPV1 might be a possible therapeutic option in postoperative intestinal adhesion, which might be relevant to the prevention of postoperative adhesive obstruction by DKT.
authors.affiliation: Tsumura & Co., Ibaraki, Japan. tokita_youhei@mail.tsumura.co.jp
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokita
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Kazuko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Mitsue
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: Seiichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iizuka
authors.forename: Sachiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kase
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002211:Capsaicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D020835:Medicine, Kampo; D058990:Molecular Targeted Therapy; D005894:Panax; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000502:physiology; D050916:TRPV Cation Channels / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000517:prevention & control*; D032106:Zanthoxylum; D030521:Zingiberaceae
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D050916:TRPV Cation Channels; C493922:Trpv1 protein, rat; C121414:dai-kenchu-to; D002211:Capsaicin