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Gastrointestinal Motility Monitor (GIMM)
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2010
Evaluation of colonic motility in the guinea pig distal colon with the Gastrointestinal Motility Monitor (GIMM) is a straightforward and simple to learn approach to quantitatively evaluate propulsive motility in the gastrointestinal tract.
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RNA Isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Colonizing the Murine Gastrointestinal Tract
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2011
A reliable method for the RNA isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa recovered from murine cecums is described. The RNA recovered is of sufficient quantity and quality for subsequent qPCR, transcription profiling, and RNA Seq experiments. This technique can be adapted for RNA isolation of other intestinal microbes.
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Ex Vivo Intestinal Sacs to Assess Mucosal Permeability in Models of Gastrointestinal Disease
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2016
This protocol describes the use of excised intestinal tissue preparations or "intestinal sacs" as an ex vivo model of intestinal barrier function. This model may be used to assess integrity of both the epithelial barrier and the mucous gel layer at specific intestinal sites in animal models of digestive disease.
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Video Imaging and Spatiotemporal Maps to Analyze Gastrointestinal Motility in Mice
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2016
This article describes a video imaging technique and high-resolution spatiotemporal mapping to identify changes in the neural regulation of colonic motility in adult mice. Subtle effects on gastrointestinal (GI) function can be detected using this approach in isolated tissue preparations to advance our understanding of GI disease.
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Electrophysiological Recording from Colonic Afferent Nerves in an Ex Vivo Rat Colon
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2025
This video demonstrates a method to record the activity of colonic afferent nerves in an ex-vivo rat colon, cannulated at both ends and infused with saline to increase intraluminal pressure. As pressure increases, the nerve signal rises, indicating its stimulation.
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Microbial adhesion helps organisms remain associated with host tissues rather than being removed from the digestive tract. Intestinal conditions then determine whether those attached populations can persist, including the availability of suitable nutrients and the effectiveness of host immune defenses. Together, these factors influence which microorganisms establish stable associations and how consistently they remain within the gut environment.
Nutrient availability determines whether microorganisms can maintain their populations in particular regions of the digestive tract. Microbes also produce metabolites that can alter their surroundings, potentially changing the conditions experienced by themselves and neighboring species. Studying these relationships helps explain why community composition can shift when the intestinal environment or the resources available to resident organisms change.
Competition limits the ability of some microorganisms to establish or expand when other species use the same resources or occupy compatible sites. This interaction contributes to community stability and can influence whether an invading pathogen gains a foothold. Examining competition therefore connects individual microbial behavior with broader changes in gut community structure and resistance to invasion.
A useful investigation considers microbial adhesion, nutrient availability, intestinal conditions, immune defenses, and interactions among microbial species. Researchers can also examine metabolites produced by resident organisms because these compounds may influence the local environment. Considering these variables together provides a biological framework for interpreting why communities develop, persist, change, or become vulnerable to microbial invasion.
Colonization research provides a way to examine how antibiotics or probiotics may alter microbial communities in the digestive tract. The relevant outcomes include changes in persistence, competition, community stability, and interactions with host tissues. This perspective helps researchers connect an intervention with broader effects on resident microbes, pathogen invasion, digestion, immunity, and host health.
In biology, this topic supports research on how gut microbiota develop and maintain stable communities, as well as how microbial activity relates to digestion, immunity, and host health. It also informs investigations of pathogen invasion and microbiome-based strategies intended to prevent or treat disease. These applications connect microbial ecology within the gut to broader questions about host-microbe interactions.