Ucwaningo olusha luchaza ukuthi isimiso sezinzwa emathunjini, isimiso sezinzwa ze-enteric (ENS), sikhiqiza kanjani ukuhamba emathunjini, okugqamisa ukuthi sifana kanjani nokuziphatha kwamanye amanethiwekhi e-neural ebuchosheni nasemgogodleni.

Ucwaningo oluholwa uProfesa Nick Spencer waseFlinders University lugcizelela ukuthi i-ENS emathunjini “iwubuchopho bokuqala” nokuthi yavela ebuchosheni bomuntu ngaphambi kobuchopho njengoba sibazi. Okutholakele okusha kwembula ulwazi olusha olubalulekile mayelana nendlela izinkulungwane zama-neurons ku-ENS ezixhumana ngayo ukuze zenze ungqimba lwemisipha lufinyele futhi lusunduze okuqukethwe. Kuze kube manje, lokhu kube yinkinga enkulu engaxazululiwe.

Ephepheni elisha iCommunication Biology (Nature), uSolwazi Nick Spencer waseFlinders University uthe okutholakele kwakamuva kuyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu kunalokho obekulindelwe, futhi kuphuma oketshezini olungemuva kwayo, uma kungekho ukungezwani okungokwemvelo. Izinqubo zezinye izitho zemisipha ziye zashintsha kakhulu izinhlelo ezahlukene; njengemikhumbi ye-lymphatic, ureters noma i-portal veins.

USolwazi uNick Spencer waseFlinders University ushicilele ucwaningo olusha lweCommunications Biology ukuchaza ukuthi uhlelo lwezinzwa emathunjini, okungukuthi, indlela i-enteric nervous system (ENS) ithuthuka ngayo emathunjini, futhi igcizelela ukuthi ihlobene nokuthi ukuziphatha kwamanye amanethiwekhi e-neural ebuchosheni nasentanjeni yomgogodla.

Lolu cwaningo lugcizelela ukuthi i-ENS emathunjini “yingqondo yokuqala” eyavela kudala ngaphambi kokuvela kobuchopho bomuntu. Lokhu okutholakele okusha kuveza ulwazi olusha olubalulekile mayelana nokuthi izinkulungwane zama-neuron ohlelweni lwezinzwa zixhumana kanjani, okubangela ungqimba lwemisipha ukuthi lufinyele futhi luphushe okuqukethwe.