Reduced {Responses} of {Submucous} {Neurons} from {Irritable} {Bowel} {Syndrome} {Patients} to a {Cocktail} {Containing} {Histamine}, {Serotonin}, {TNFalpha}, and {Tryptase} ({IBS}-{Cocktail}).
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Malfunctions of enteric neurons are believed to play an important role in the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Our aim was to investigate whether neuronal activity in biopsies from IBS patients is altered in comparison to healthy controls (HC). METHODS: Activity of human submucous neurons in response to electrical nerve stimulation and local application of nicotine or a mixture of histamine, serotonin, tryptase, and