Ferulic acid suppresses ileal smooth muscle contraction by inhibiting calcium ion influx through voltage-dependent calcium channels. This action may help prevent or treat excessive intestinal motility ...

During digestion, food moves through the intestines with the help of peristalsis, a wave-like motion that is performed by smooth muscles that contract and relax. Scientists have long known that nerves ...

After every meal, the intestines perform an action called peristalsis - moving food through their hollow interiors with coordinated contractions and relaxations of the smooth muscle. For more than a ...

A key pressure-sensing protein involved in intestinal movement and inflammation regulation has been identified. Researchers from Harvard Medical School (MA, USA) and the Icahn School of Medicine at ...

A group of scientists at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital has used separate lines of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to create stomach organoids with a three-layered structure and ...