Latest papers
A list of papers published recently
Vol. 61 (2025)
April, 2025
Review
Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying aging-related gastric neuromuscular dysfunction.
Zhang, Y., Choi, E. L. Hayashi, Y.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.61.43
Original
Histamine-induced cytosolic calcium mobilization in human bronchial smooth muscle cells.
Choi, K. J., Jeon, W. Y., Lee, M. Y., Kim, S. H. Park, H. S.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.61.29
February, 2025
Original
Effects of EMD57033, an activator of actomyosin ATPase activity, on the relaxation process of cell membrane-permeabilized carotid artery and taenia cecum from guinea pigs
Naraki, Y. Watanabe, M.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.61.1
Review
Gastric emptying after distal gastrectomy from physiologic viewpoint: accelerated or delayed?
Shibata, C., Sawada, K., Mitamura, A. Nakano, T.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.61.20
PMCID: PMC11807776
PMID: 39924191
Invited Review
A review of recent developments in the imaging of disorders of gut-brain interaction.
Manabe, N., Wada, M., Takeda, T., Bukeo, E., Tsuru, H., Hojo, M., Fujita, M., Ihara, E., Nagahara, A. Kamiya, T.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.61.11
PMCID: PMC11807775
PMID: 39924188
Vol. 60 (2024)
November, 2024
Original
Protocol for gene knockdown using siRNA in organotypic cultures of murine gastric muscle.
Taheri, N., Choi, E. L., Zhang, Y. Hayashi, Y.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.60.64
PMCID: PMC11638714
PMID: 39675996
Original
Naloxone selectively inhibits vasoconstriction caused by phenylephrine but not endogenous noradrenaline in the rat mesenteric vasculature.
Hidaka, M., Matsumoto, T., Nagano, T., Yamamoto, R. Tanaka-Totoribe, N.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.60.54
PMCID: PMC11578685
PMID: 39567020
Original
Antidiarrheal and antispasmodic effects of methanol fraction of Ammodaucus leucotrichus in gastrointestinal problems: an integrative medicine approach.
Karim, A., Malek, S., Marghich, M., Amrani, O., Addous, A., Beyi, L. Aziz, M.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.60.39
PMCID: PMC11578684
PMID: 39567019
Original
Relationship between internal diameter and vasoconstriction in human varicose veins.
Yokota, A., Matsumoto, T., Nagano, T., Kuwabara, M., Nakamura, E., Yamamoto, R. Tanaka-Totoribe, N.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.60.31
PMCID: PMC11578683
PMID: 39567018
August, 2024
Invited Review
Association of detrusor underactivity with aging and metabolic syndrome: suggestions from animal models.
Shimizu, S.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.60.23
PMCID: PMC11291108
PMID: 39085088
May, 2024
Original
Antispasmodic and antidiarrheal effects of Juniperus oxycedrus L. on the jejunum in rodents.
Amrani, O., Karim, A., Marghich, M., Beyi, L., Bouknana, S. Aziz, M.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.60.10
PMCID: PMC11109480
PMID: 38777767
March, 2024
Review
The critical role of muscularis macrophages in modulating the enteric nervous system function and gastrointestinal motility.
Choi, E. L., Taheri, N., Zhang, Y., Matsumoto, K. Hayashi, Y.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.60.1
PMCID: PMC10921093
PMID: 38462479
Vol. 59 (2023)
September, 2023
Review
Re-examination of therapeutic management of muscular dystrophies using a vascular smooth muscle-centered approach.
Preethy, S., Yamamoto, N., Osaza, S., Raghavan, K., Dedeepiya, V. D., Iwasaki, M. Abraham, S. J. K.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.59.67
PMCID: PMC10482562
PMID: 37673649
July, 2023
Invited Review
Direct active Fyn-paxillin interaction regulates vascular smooth muscle cell migration.
Zhang, Y., Kishi, H. Kobayashi, S.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.59.58
PMCID: PMC10336424
PMID: 37438114
Original
Garcinia buchananii stem bark extract and its bioactive constituents manniflavanone, GB-2 and buchananiflavanone, attenuate intestinal inhibitory neuromuscular transmission
Savannah Patterson, Michael Elder Waters, Nancy Braman, Roan Willson, Rodney A. Hill, Jakob Magolan, Thomas Hofmann, Timo D. Stark, Onesmo B. Balemba.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.59.34
PMCID: PMC10323250
PMID: 37407438
April, 2023
Invited Review
Sex differences in the central regulation of colorectal motility in response to noxious stimuli
Horii, K., Sawamura, T., Yuki, N., Shiina, T. Shimizu, Y.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.59.28
PMCID: PMC10131095
PMID: 37100618
March, 2023
Invited Review
Clinical characteristics and manometric findings of esophageal achalasia—a systematic review regarding differences among three subtypes
Ryo Katsumata, Noriaki Manabe, Hiroyuki Sakae, Kenta Hamada, Maki Ayaki, Takahisa Murao, Minoru Fujita, Tomoari Kamada, Hirofumi Kawamoto, Ken Haruma
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.59.14
PMCID: PMC10036217
PMID: 36948611
February, 2023
Invited Review
Interstitial cells of Cajal in gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases
Noriyuki Kaji, Masatoshi Hori
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.59.1
PMCID: PMC9926098
PMID: 36792171
Vol. 58 (2022)
December, 2022
Original
Quercetin and resveratrol ameliorate nickel-mediated hypercontraction in isolated Wistar rat aorta
Wani, S. A., Khan, L. A. Basir, S. F.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.58.89
PMCID: PMC9748311
PMID: 36517014
October, 2022
Original
Hangekobokuto, a traditional Japanese herbal medicine, ameliorates postoperative ileus through its anti-inflammatory action
Mari Endo, Tetsuro Oikawa, Miki Tonooka, Toshihiko Hanawa, Hiroshi Odaguchi, Masatoshi Hori
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.58.78
PMCID: PMC9537061
PMID: 36216552
August, 2022
Invited Review
Potential of the TRPM7 channel as a novel therapeutic target for pulmonary arterial hypertension
Keizo Hiraishi, Lin Hai Kurahara, Kaori Ishikawa, Tetsuhiko Go, Naoya Yokota, Yaopeng Hu, Takayuki Fujita, Ryuji Inoue, Katsuya Hirano
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.58.50
PMCID: PMC9364263
PMID: 35944979
Original
Orchiectomy but not adjuvant-induced arthritis induces structural modifications in rat aortas
Agnaldo Bruno Chies, Maria Angelica Spadella, Carla Patricia Carlos, Carla Brigagao Pacheco da Silva, Carlos Renato Tirapelli
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.58.63
PMCID: PMC9364264
PMID: 35944980
April, 2022
Original
Possible roles of N- and C-terminal unstructured tails of CPI-17 in regulating Ca2+ sensitization force of smooth muscle
Masumi Eto, Shuichi Katsuki, Minami Ohashi, Yui Miyagawa, Yoshinori Tanaka, Kosuke Takeya, Toshio Kitazawa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.58.22
PMCID: PMC9006046
PMID: 35418530Original
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and MEG3 controls hypoxia-induced expression of serum response factor (SRF) and SRF-dependent genes in pulmonary smooth muscle cell
Atsushi Kitagawa, Christina Jacob, Sachin A. Gupte
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.58.34
PMCID: PMC9057900
PMID: 35491127
March, 2022
Invited Review
The TRPM8 channel as a potential therapeutic target for bladder hypersensitive disorders
Naoki Aizawa, Tomoe Fujita
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.58.11
PMCID: PMC8961290
PMID: 35354708
February, 2022
Original
Disturbed gastric motility in patients with long-standing diabetes mellitus
Takeshi Kamiya, Hidekatsu Fukuta, Hiromi Hagiwara, Michiko Shikano, Takashi Kato, Kenro Imaeda
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.58.1
PMCID: PMC8844815
PMID: 35173105
Vol. 57 (2021)
January, 2022
Invited Review
Relationships between advanced glycation end products (AGEs), vasoactive substances, and vascular function
Takayuki Matsumoto, Kumiko Taguchi, Tsuneo Kobayashi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.57.94
PMCID: PMC8795595
PMID: 35095032
December, 2021
Original
5-HT2A, 5-HT1B/D, 5HT3 and 5-HT7 receptors as mediators of serotonin-induced direct contractile response of bovine airway smooth muscle
Darwin Da Costa Guevara, Ernesto Trejo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.57.79
PMCID: PMC8710915
PMID: 34980821Original
Resistance of postprandial gastric functions and autonomic balance to taste stimulation
Marek Waluga, Anna Kasicka-Jonderko, Marek Dzielicki, Magdalena Kamińska, Małgorzata Bożek, Joanna Laskowska, Joanna Palka, Daria Jurzak, Joanna Rusek, Krzysztof Jonderko
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.57.68
PMCID: PMC8710914
PMID: 34980820
November, 2021
Original
Effect of acute sympathetic activation on leg vasodilation before and after endurance exercise
Alessandro Gentilin, Cantor Tarperi, Kristina Skroce, Antonio Cevese, Federico Schena
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.57.
PMCID: PMC8592823
PMID: 34789634
October, 2021
Invited Review
Organ cross-sensitization mechanisms in chronic diseases related to the genitourinary tract
Tsuyoshi Majima, Naoto Sassa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1540/jsmr.57.49
PMCID: PMC8495485
PMID: 34629366
