Upper gastrointestinal sensory-motor dysfunction in diabetes mellitus

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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2006; 12(18): 2846-2857
Published online May 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i18.2846

Table 3 Morphological and biomechanical changes of small intestine in DM

Morphological change	Biomechanical change
Intestinal weight, length, and weight per unit length↑	Opening angle and residual strain in duodenum↓
Surface area of mucosa↑	Opening angle and residual
Number of goblet cells per villus↑	strain in jejunum and ileum↑ Circumferential stiffness of
Smooth muscle mass↑	the intestinal wall↑
Different layer thickness↑	Longitudinal stiffness of the
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) ↑	intestinal wall↑ Stress relaxation of small
interstitial cells of Cajal volume↓	intestine↓

Citation: Zhao JB, Frøkjær JB, Drewes AM, Ejskjaer N. Upper gastrointestinal sensory-motor dysfunction in diabetes mellitus. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(18): 2846-2857
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i18/2846.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i18.2846