19^thAsia Pacific Diabetes Conference

Biography

Biography: Roustem N Miftahof

Abstract

The aims of the study were to investigate the role of nitric oxide (NO), substance P (SP) and acetylcholine (ACh) in the pathogenesis and to evaluate the effectiveness of existing drugs on the treatment of diabetic gastroparesis. Computer models of a muscle fiber connected to a ganglion, and a segment of the human stomach based on morphostructural, biochemical and physiological data, obtained from in vivo and in vitro experiments, were developed. Diabetic gastroparesis was reproduced by altering levels of NO and SP in the system. NO acting alone hyperpolarized the smooth muscle membrane, decreased the amplitude and increased the frequency of slow waves, and abolished action potentials. However, application of prokinetic drugs restored the spiking activity and motility in the segment at reduced frequency and amplitude compared to the norm. SP and ACh released conjointly caused a prolonged depolarization and tonic contraction of smooth muscle. The combined effects of SP, ACh and NO on the segment were the decrease in the resting membrane potential, preservation of slow waves and the development of low intensity phasic contractions. Further treatment with prokinetic drugs abolished slow waves and spikes, and induced long-lasting contractions. The model quantitatively and qualitatively reproduced electrical and mechanical patterns of activity of the normal, adynamic, and pharmacologically modulated stomach. Multiple neurotransmission and respective receptor polymodality are the main contributing factors while each neurotransmitter per se plays a limited role in pathogenesis of diabetic gastroparesis. Erythromycin and  metoclopramide do not restore motility and “worsen the paralysis”. Co-localization and co-transmission by multiple neurotransmitters should be taken into consideration when new drugs to treat diabetic gastroparesis are designed.