Grant number: 106239 | Funding period: 2020 - 2023
Completed
X Wang, F Alkaabi, A Cornett, M Choi, UM Scheven, MR Di Natale, JB Furness, Z Liu
2026-01-01
Introduction: Gastrointestinal (GI) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) enables simultaneous assessment of gastric peristalsis, empty..
MR Di Natale, X Wang, B Hunne, M Wraight, Z Liu, MN Han, JB Furness
The region of the gastric lesser curvature is reported to differ from other parts of the stomach in lacking rhythmic muscle moveme..
R Avci, ON Athavale, M Sangi, MR Di Natale, JB Furness, Z Liu, P Du, LK Cheng
2024-11-01
Featured Application: A framework to develop computational models from SPARC scaffolds was developed and utilized to simulate gast..
X Wang, F Alkaabi, M Choi, MR Di Natale, UM Scheven, DC Noll, JB Furness, Z Liu
2024-09-01
The stomach’s ability to store, mix, propel, and empty its content requires highly coordinated motor functions. However, current d..
Omkar N Athavale, Madeleine R Di Natale, Recep Avci, Alys R Clark, John B Furness, Leo K Cheng, Peng Du
2024-08-01
Rhythmic electrical events, termed slow waves, govern the timing and amplitude of phasic contractions of the gastric musculature. ..
MRD Natale, B Hunne, MJ Stebbing, X Wang, Z Liu, JB Furness
2024-01-01
The stomach is the primary reservoir of the gastrointestinal tract, where ingested content is broken down into small particles. Co..
ON Athavale, R Avci, AR Clark, MR Di Natale, X Wang, JB Furness, Z Liu, LK Cheng, P Du
2023-12-01
Objective. Neural regulation of gastric motility occurs partly through the regulation of gastric bioelectrical slow waves (SWs) an..
MR Di Natale, ON Athavale, X Wang, P Du, LK Cheng, Z Liu, JB Furness
2023-09-01
The common occurrence of gastric disorders, the accelerating emphasis on the role of the gut-brain axis, and development of realis..
X Wang, J Cao, K Han, M Choi, Y She, UM Scheven, R Avci, P Du, LK Cheng, MRD Natale, JB Furness, Z Liu
2023-07-01
Objective: Gastrointestinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides rich spatiotemporal data about the movement of the food insi..
Recep Avci, Joseph D Wickens, Mehrdad Sangi, Omkar N Athavale, Madeleine R Di Natale, John B Furness, Peng Du, Leo K Cheng
2022-07-01
An anatomically based 3D computational model of the rat stomach was developed using experimental muscle thickness measurements and..
MR Di Natale, B Hunne, JJM Liew, LJ Fothergill, MJ Stebbing, JB Furness
2022-04-01
We investigated the distributions and targets of nitrergic neurons in the rat stomach, using neuronal nitric oxide synthase (NOS) ..
MR Di Natale, L Patten, JC Molero, MJ Stebbing, B Hunne, X Wang, Z Liu, JB Furness
The strengths, directions and coupling of the movements of the stomach depend on the organisation of its musculature. Although the..
MR Di Natale, MJ Stebbing, JB Furness
2021-09-01
This review traces the history of the discovery and subsequent understanding of smooth muscle cells and their motor innervation. S..