Neuromedin S (NMS) was recently identified as an endogenous ligand for the FM-4/TGR-1
receptor in the rat hypothalamus. No previous studies have examined the effect of
NMS on gut motility. We examined the effects of intracerebroventricular administration
of NMS on food intake in food-deprived and free-feeding mice, and on gastroduodenal
motility by using a manometric method, and gastric emptying in mice. We found that
NMS decreased food intake and the gastric emptying rate. It also disrupted the motor
activity in the antrum and duodenum of conscious food-deprived mice. These results
suggest that NMS influences gut motility as well as feeding behavior.
neuromedin S - gastroduodenal motility - gastric emptying - feeding behavior - mice