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Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are believed to initiate the basic contractile activity of the gastrointestinal tract. Interstitial cells of Cajal express c-kit receptor tyrosine kinase and are deficient in Ws/Ws mutant rats with a small deletion of the c-kit gene. As Ws/Ws rats show remarkable bile reflux to the stomach, the contraction pressure of the pylorus was compared between Ws/Ws and control +/+ rats. The contraction pressure of the pylorus was measured using a microtransducer, which was inserted through a pin-hole in the anterior wall of the stomach under anesthesia. The magnitude of bile reflux was estimated by measuring the content of bile acids in the stomach. The c-kit messenger RNA-expressing cells were detected by in situ hybridization. Frequency and the maximum pressure of the contraction were comparable between Ws/Ws and +/+ rats, but the duration of the contraction was significantly shorter in Ws/Ws rats than in +/+ rats. The number of c-kit messenger RNA-expressing ICC in the pylorus of Ws/Ws rats was 1.7% that of +/+ rats. The bile reflux observed in Ws/Ws rats was attributed to the decrease in the duration of the pyloric contraction, which appeared to result from the deficiency of c-kit messenger RNA-expressing ICC.
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