In this study, our aim was to develop a practical strategy to facilitate the management of
patients with diabetes mellitus and chronic diarrhea in a tertiary referral practice. We …

The cellular abnormalities that lead to diabetic gastroparesis are increasingly being
understood. Several key cell types are affected by diabetes, leading to gastroparesis. These …

Background & Aims: Gastrointestinal complications of long-standing diabetes include
nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and constipation. The pathophysiology …

The distribution in the bowel wall of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-, neuropeptide Y-, and
substance P-containing nerve cell bodies and nerve fibers has been described in human …

Diabetic gastroparesis is a disorder that predominantly affects women. However, the
biological basis of this sex bias remains completely unknown. In this study we tested the …

Image-analysis was used to measure nerves immunoreactive to the general neuronal
marker protein gene product 9.5 (PGP 9.5-IR) and the neuropeptides calcitonin gene-related …

Nitric oxide (NO) is an important inhibitoryneurotransmitter in the gut. Alterations in NO
mediatedresponses have been described in diabetic animals. Thepresence of nitric oxide …

Because there is evidence for vagal autonomic neuropathy as the cause of diabetic
gastroparesis, we hypothesized that this disorder should be associated with morphologic …

The effect of progression of diabetes on adrenergic, serotonergic, and peptidergic
innervation of the proximal colon of the rat at 8, 16, and 25 wk after induction of diabetes with …

It is becoming increasingly evident that the nerves of mucosal surfaces may play an
important role both during physiological and pathophysiological circumstances. This has, of …