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Regulatory Influence of Galanin and GALR1/GALR2 Receptors on Inflamed Uterus Contractility in Pigs. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22126415. [PMID: 34203944 PMCID: PMC8232690 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Uterine inflammation is a very common and serious pathology in domestic animals, the development and progression of which often result from disturbed myometrial contractility. We investigated the effect of inflammation on the protein expression of galanin (GAL) receptor subtypes (GALR)1 and GALR2 in myometrium and their role in the contractile amplitude and frequency of an inflamed gilt uterus. The gilts of the E. coli and SAL groups received E. coli suspension or saline in their uteri, respectively, and only laparotomy was performed (CON group). Eight days later, the E. coli group developed severe acute endometritis and lowered GALR1 protein expression in the myometrium. Compared to the pretreatment period, GAL (10−7 M) reduced the amplitude and frequency in myometrium and endometrium/myometrium of the CON and SAL groups, the amplitude in both stripes and frequency in endometrium/myometrium of the E. coli group. In this group, myometrial frequency after using GAL increased, and it was higher than in other groups. GALR2 antagonist diminished the decrease in amplitude in myometrium and the frequency in endometrium/myometrium (SAL, E. coli groups) induced by GAL (10−7 M). GALR1/GALR2 antagonist and GAL (10−7 M) reversed the decrease in amplitude and diminished the decrease in frequency in both examined stripes (CON, SAL groups), and diminished the drop in amplitude and abolished the rise in the frequency in the myometrium (E. coli group). In summary, the inflammation reduced GALR1 protein expression in pig myometrium, and GALR1 and GALR2 participated in the contractile regulation of an inflamed uterus.
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Brzozowska M, Całka J. Review: Occurrence and Distribution of Galanin in the Physiological and Inflammatory States in the Mammalian Gastrointestinal Tract. Front Immunol 2021; 11:602070. [PMID: 33552060 PMCID: PMC7862705 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.602070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Galanin (GAL) is a broad-spectrum peptide that was first identified 37 years ago. GAL, which acts through three specific receptor subtypes, is one of the most important molecules on an ever-growing list of neurotransmitters. Recent studies indicate that this peptide is commonly present in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and GAL distribution can be seen in the enteric nervous system (ENS). The function of the GAL in the gastrointestinal tract is, inter alia, to regulate motility and secretion. It should be noted that the distribution of neuropeptides is largely dependent on the research model, as well as the part of the gastrointestinal tract under study. During the development of digestive disorders, fluctuations in GAL levels were observed. The occurrence of GAL largely depends on the stage of the disease, e.g., in porcine experimental colitis GAL secretion is caused by infection with Brachyspira hyodysenteriae. Many authors have suggested that increased GAL presence is related to the involvement of GAL in organ renewal. Additionally, it is tempting to speculate that GAL may be used in the treatment of gastroenteritis. This review aims to present the function of GAL in the mammalian gastrointestinal tract under physiological conditions. In addition, since GAL is undoubtedly involved in the regulation of inflammatory processes, and the aim of this publication is to provide up-to-date knowledge of the distribution of GAL in experimental models of gastrointestinal inflammation, which may help to accurately determine the role of this peptide in inflammatory diseases and its potential future use in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders.
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- Marta Brzozowska
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
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Brunner SM, Reichmann F, Leitner J, Wölfl S, Bereswill S, Farzi A, Schneider AM, Klieser E, Neureiter D, Emberger M, Heimesaat MM, Weghuber D, Lang R, Holzer P, Kofler B. Galanin receptor 3 attenuates inflammation and influences the gut microbiota in an experimental murine colitis model. Sci Rep 2021; 11:564. [PMID: 33436730 PMCID: PMC7803768 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79456-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The regulatory (neuro)peptide galanin and its three receptors (GAL1-3R) are involved in immunity and inflammation. Galanin alleviated inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in rats. However, studies on the galanin receptors involved are lacking. We aimed to determine galanin receptor expression in IBD patients and to evaluate if GAL2R and GAL3R contribute to murine colitis. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that granulocytes in colon specimens of IBD patients (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) expressed GAL2R and GAL3R but not GAL1R. After colitis induction with 2% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) for 7 days, mice lacking GAL3R (GAL3R-KO) lost more body weight, exhibited more severe colonic inflammation and aggravated histologic damage, with increased infiltration of neutrophils compared to wild-type animals. Loss of GAL3R resulted in higher local and systemic inflammatory cytokine/chemokine levels. Remarkably, colitis-associated changes to the intestinal microbiota, as assessed by quantitative culture-independent techniques, were most pronounced in GAL3R-KO mice, characterized by elevated numbers of enterobacteria and bifidobacteria. In contrast, GAL2R deletion did not influence the course of colitis. In conclusion, granulocyte GAL2R and GAL3R expression is related to IBD activity in humans, and DSS-induced colitis in mice is strongly affected by GAL3R loss. Consequently, GAL3R poses a novel therapeutic target for IBD.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Colitis, Ulcerative/genetics
- Colitis, Ulcerative/microbiology
- Colitis, Ulcerative/therapy
- Crohn Disease/genetics
- Crohn Disease/microbiology
- Crohn Disease/therapy
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome
- Gene Expression
- Humans
- Inflammation
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Molecular Targeted Therapy
- Rats
- Receptor, Galanin, Type 3/genetics
- Receptor, Galanin, Type 3/metabolism
- Receptor, Galanin, Type 3/physiology
- Mice
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- Susanne M Brunner
- Research Program for Receptor Biochemistry and Tumor Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria.
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- Research Unit of Translational Neurogastroenterology, Division of Pharmacology, Otto Loewi Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 4, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Research Program for Receptor Biochemistry and Tumor Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Laboratory for Pathology Weger, Emberger, Strubergasse 20, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Institute of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Garystr. 5, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Research Unit of Translational Neurogastroenterology, Division of Pharmacology, Otto Loewi Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 4, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Laboratory for Pathology Weger, Emberger, Strubergasse 20, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Institute of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Garystr. 5, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Research Unit of Translational Neurogastroenterology, Division of Pharmacology, Otto Loewi Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 4, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Research Program for Receptor Biochemistry and Tumor Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Muellner Hauptstr. 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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Zalecki M, Pidsudko Z, Franke-Radowiecka A, Wojtkiewicz J, Kaleczyc J. Galaninergic intramural nerve and tissue reaction to antral ulcerations. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2018; 30:e13360. [PMID: 29717796 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.13360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 03/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Well-developed galaninergic gastric intramural nerve system is known to regulate multiple stomach functions in physiological and pathological conditions. Stomach ulcer, a disorder commonly occurring in humans and animals, is accompanied by inflammatory reaction. Inflammation can cause intramural neurons to change their neurochemical profile. Galanin and its receptors are involved in inflammation of many organs, however, their direct participation in stomach reaction to ulcer is not known. Therefore, the aim of the study was to investigate adaptive changes in the chemical coding of galaninergic intramural neurons and mRNA expression encoding Gal, GalR1, GalR2, GalR3 receptors in the region of the porcine stomach directly adjacent to the ulcer location. METHODS The experiment was performed on 24 pigs, divided into control and experimental groups. In 12 experimental animals, stomach antrum ulcers were experimentally induced by submucosal injection of acetic acid solution. Stomach wall directly adjacent to the ulcer was examined by: (1) double immunohistochemistry-to verify the changes in the number of galaninergic neurons (submucosal, myenteric) and fibers; (2) real-time PCR to verify changes in mRNA expression encoding galanin, GalR1, GalR2, GalR3 receptors. KEY RESULTS In the experimental animals, the number of Gal-immunoreactive submucosal perikarya was increased, while the number of galaninergic myenteric neurons and fibers (in all the stomach wall layers) remained unchanged. The expression of mRNA encoding all galanin receptors was increased. CONCLUSIONS & INTERFERENCES The results obtained unveiled the participation of galanin and galanin receptors in the stomach tissue response to antral ulcerations.
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- M Zalecki
- Department of Animal Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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Zalecki M, Sienkiewicz W, Franke-Radowiecka A, Klimczuk M, Kaleczyc J. The Influence of Gastric Antral Ulcerations on the Expression of Galanin and GalR1, GalR2, GalR3 Receptors in the Pylorus with Regard to Gastric Intrinsic Innervation of the Pyloric Sphincter. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0155658. [PMID: 27175780 PMCID: PMC4866767 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Gastric antrum ulcerations are common disorders occurring in humans and animals. Such localization of ulcers disturbs the gastric emptying process, which is precisely controlled by the pylorus. Galanin (Gal) and its receptors are commonly accepted to participate in the regulation of inflammatory processes and neuronal plasticity. Their role in the regulation of gastrointestinal motility is also widely described. However, there is lack of data considering antral ulcerations in relation to changes in the expression of Gal and GalR1, GalR2, GalR3 receptors in the pyloric wall tissue and galaninergic intramural innervation of the pylorus. Two groups of pigs were used in the study: healthy gilts and gilts with experimentally induced antral ulcers. By double immunocytochemistry percentages of myenteric and submucosal neurons expressing Gal-immunoreactivity were determined in the pyloric wall tissue and in the population of gastric descending neurons supplying the pyloric sphincter (labelled by retrograde Fast Blue neuronal tracer). The percentage of Gal-immunoreactive neurons increased only in the myenteric plexus of the pyloric wall (from 16.14±2.06% in control to 25.5±2.07% in experimental animals), while no significant differences in other neuronal populations were observed between animals of both groups. Real-Time PCR revealed the increased expression of mRNA encoding Gal and GalR1 receptor in the pyloric wall tissue of the experimental animals, while the expression(s) of GalR2 and GalR3 were not significantly changed. The results obtained suggest the involvement of Gal, GalR1 and galaninergic pyloric myenteric neurons in the response of pyloric wall structures to antral ulcerations.
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- Michal Zalecki
- Department of Animal Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
- * E-mail:
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- Department of Animal Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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Palus K, Całka J. Alterations of neurochemical expression of the coeliac-superior mesenteric ganglion complex (CSMG) neurons supplying the prepyloric region of the porcine stomach following partial stomach resection. J Chem Neuroanat 2015; 72:25-33. [PMID: 26730724 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2015.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Revised: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The purpose of the present study was to determine the response of the porcine coeliac-superior mesenteric ganglion complex (CSMG) neurons projecting to the prepyloric area of the porcine stomach to peripheral neuronal damage following partial stomach resection. To identify the sympathetic neurons innervating the studied area of stomach, the neuronal retrograde tracer Fast Blue (FB) was applied to control and partial stomach resection (RES) groups. On the 22nd day after FB injection, following laparotomy, the partial resection of the previously FB-injected stomach prepyloric area was performed in animals of RES group. On the 28th day, all animals were re-anaesthetized and euthanized. The CSMG complex was then collected and processed for double-labeling immunofluorescence. In control animals, retrograde-labelled perikarya were immunoreactive to tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), dopamine β-hydroxylase (DβH), neuropeptide Y (NPY) and galanin (GAL). Partial stomach resection decreased the numbers of FB-positive neurons immunopositive for TH and DβH. However, the strong increase of NPY and GAL expression, as well as de novo-synthesis of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and leu5-Enkephalin (LENK) was noted in studied neurons. Furthermore, FB-positive neurons in all pigs were surrounded by a network of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide (CART)-, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-, and substance P (SP)-, vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-, LENK- and nNOS- immunoreactive nerve fibers. This may suggest neuroprotective contribution of these neurotransmitters in traumatic responses of sympathetic neurons to peripheral axonal damage.
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- Katarzyna Palus
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego Str. 13, 10- 718 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego Str. 13, 10- 718 Olsztyn, Poland.
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Anselmi L, Huynh J, Duraffourd C, Jaramillo I, Vegezzi G, Saccani F, Boschetti E, Brecha N, De Giorgio R, Sternini C. Activation of μ opioid receptors modulates inflammation in acute experimental colitis. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2015; 27:509-23. [PMID: 25690069 PMCID: PMC4405133 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND μ opioid receptors (μORs) are expressed by neurons and inflammatory cells, and mediate immune response. We tested whether activation of peripheral μORs ameliorates the acute and delayed phase of colitis. METHODS C57BL/6J mice were treated with 3% dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) in water, 5 days with or without the peripherally acting μOR agonist, [D-Ala2, N-Me-Phe4, Gly5-ol]-Enkephalin (DAMGO) or with DAMGO+μOR antagonist at day 2-5, then euthanized. Other mice received DSS followed by water for 4 weeks, or DSS with DAMGO starting at day 2 of DSS for 2 or 3 weeks followed by water, then euthanized at 4 weeks. Disease activity index (DAI), histological damage, and myeloperoxidase assay (MPO), as index of neutrophil infiltration, were evaluated. Cytokines and μOR mRNAs were measured with RT-PCR, and nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB), the antiapoptotic factor Bcl-xL, and caspase 3 and 7 with Western blot. KEY RESULTS DSS induced acute colitis with elevated DAI, tissue damage, apoptosis and increased MPO, cytokines, μOR mRNA, and NF-kB. DAMGO significantly reduced DAI, inflammatory indexes, cytokines, caspases, and NF-kB, and upregulated Bcl-xL, effects prevented by μOR antagonist. In DSS mice plus 4 weeks of water, DAI, NF-kB, and μOR were normal, whereas MPO, histological damage, and cytokines were still elevated; DAMGO did not reduce inflammation, and did not upregulate Bcl-xL. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES μOR activation ameliorated the acute but not the delayed phase of DSS colitis by reducing cytokines, likely through activation of the antiapoptotic factor, Bcl-xL, and suppression of NF-kB, a potentiator of inflammation.
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- L. Anselmi
- CURE Digestive Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases
Division, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA,Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles,
David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- CURE Digestive Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases
Division, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA,Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles,
David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- CURE Digestive Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases
Division, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA,Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles,
David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA,Department of Neurobiology, University of California Los Angeles,
David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- CURE Digestive Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases
Division, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA,Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles,
David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- CURE Digestive Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases
Division, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA,Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles,
David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- CURE Digestive Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases
Division, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA,Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles,
David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Centro di Ricerca
Biomedica Applicata (C.R.B.A.), University of Bologna, Italy, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital,
Bologna, Italy
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- CURE Digestive Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases
Division, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA,Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles,
David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA,Department of Neurobiology, University of California Los Angeles,
David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA,Veteran Administration Greater Los Angeles Health System, Los
Angeles, California 90073, USA
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Centro di Ricerca
Biomedica Applicata (C.R.B.A.), University of Bologna, Italy, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital,
Bologna, Italy
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- CURE Digestive Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases
Division, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA,Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles,
David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA,Department of Neurobiology, University of California Los Angeles,
David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA,Veteran Administration Greater Los Angeles Health System, Los
Angeles, California 90073, USA,Corresponding author: Catia Sternini, MD, CURE/DDRC,
Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine UCLA, 650 C. Young Dr.
South, CHS 44-146, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA, ,
Tel:+1-310-825-6526
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Vegezzi G, Anselmi L, Huynh J, Barocelli E, Rozengurt E, Raybould H, Sternini C. Diet-induced regulation of bitter taste receptor subtypes in the mouse gastrointestinal tract. PLoS One 2014; 9:e107732. [PMID: 25238152 PMCID: PMC4169553 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 08/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Bitter taste receptors and signaling molecules, which detect bitter taste in the mouth, are expressed in the gut mucosa. In this study, we tested whether two distinct bitter taste receptors, the bitter taste receptor 138 (T2R138), selectively activated by isothiocyanates, and the broadly tuned bitter taste receptor 108 (T2R108) are regulated by luminal content. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis showed that T2R138 transcript is more abundant in the colon than the small intestine and lowest in the stomach, whereas T2R108 mRNA is more abundant in the stomach compared to the intestine. Both transcripts in the stomach were markedly reduced by fasting and restored to normal levels after 4 hours re-feeding. A cholesterol-lowering diet, mimicking a diet naturally low in cholesterol and rich in bitter substances, increased T2R138 transcript, but not T2R108, in duodenum and jejunum, and not in ileum and colon. Long-term ingestion of high-fat diet increased T2R138 RNA, but not T2R108, in the colon. Similarly, α-gustducin, a bitter taste receptor signaling molecule, was reduced by fasting in the stomach and increased by lowering cholesterol in the small intestine and by high-fat diet in the colon. These data show that both short and long term changes in the luminal contents alter expression of bitter taste receptors and associated signaling molecules in the mucosa, supporting the proposed role of bitter taste receptors in luminal chemosensing in the gastrointestinal tract. Bitter taste receptors might serve as regulatory and defensive mechanism to control gut function and food intake and protect the body from the luminal environment.
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- Gaia Vegezzi
- CURE Digestive Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- CURE Digestive Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- CURE Digestive Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- CURE Digestive Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Veterans Administration, Greater Los Angeles Health system, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology, & Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- CURE Digestive Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Neurobiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Veterans Administration, Greater Los Angeles Health system, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Fang P, Yu M, Guo L, Bo P, Zhang Z, Shi M. Galanin and its receptors: a novel strategy for appetite control and obesity therapy. Peptides 2012; 36:331-9. [PMID: 22664322 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2012.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2012] [Revised: 05/24/2012] [Accepted: 05/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
The rapid increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity is becoming an important health problem. Overweight and obesity may cause several metabolic complications, including type 2 diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, high cholesterol, coronary artery disease as well as hypertension. Prevention and treatment of obesity will benefit the treatment of these related diseases. Current strategies for treatment of obesity are not adequately effective and are frequently companied with many side effects. Thus, new ways to treat obesity are urgently needed. Galanin is undoubtedly involved in the regulation of food intake and body weight. The aim of this review is to provide up-to-date knowledge concerning the roles of central and peripheral galanin as well as its receptors in the regulation of metabolism, obesity and appetite. We also highlight the mechanisms of galanin and its receptors in experimental obesity, trying to establish a novel anti-obesity strategy.
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- Penghua Fang
- Department of Physiology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Kim A, Park T. Diet-induced obesity regulates the galanin-mediated signaling cascade in the adipose tissue of mice. Mol Nutr Food Res 2010; 54:1361-70. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200900317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Anselmi L, Stella SL, Brecha NC, Sternini C. Galanin inhibition of voltage-dependent Ca(2+) influx in rat cultured myenteric neurons is mediated by galanin receptor 1. J Neurosci Res 2009; 87:1107-14. [PMID: 19006083 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Galanin activates three receptors, the galanin receptor 1 (GalR1), GalR2, and GalR3. In the gastrointestinal tract, GalR1 mediates the galanin inhibition of cholinergic transmission to the longitudinal muscle and reduction of peristalsis efficiency in the small intestine. Galanin has also been shown to inhibit depolarization-evoked Ca2+ increases in cultured myenteric neurons. Because GalR1 immunoreactivity is localized to cholinergic myenteric neurons, we hypothesized that this inhibitory action of galanin on myenteric neurons is mediated by GalR1. We investigated the effect of galanin 1-16, which has high affinity for GalR1 and GalR2, in the presence or absence of the selective GalR1 antagonist, RWJ-57408, and of galanin 2-11, which has high affinity for GalR2 and GalR3, on Ca2+ influx through voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels in cultured myenteric neurons. Myenteric neurons were loaded with fluo-4 and depolarized by high K+ concentration to activate voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels. Intracellular Ca2+ levels were quantified with confocal microscopy. Galanin 1-16 (0.01-1 microM) inhibited the depolarization-evoked Ca2+ increase in a dose-dependent manner with an EC(50) of 0.172 microM. The selective GalR1 antagonist, RWJ-57408 (10 microM), blocked the galanin 1-16 (1 microM)-mediated inhibition of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel. By contrast, the GalR2/GalR3 agonist, galanin 2-11 did not affect the K+-evoked Ca2+ influx in myenteric neurons. GalR1 immunoreactivity was localized solely to myenteric neurons in culture, as previously observed in intact tissue. These findings indicate that the inhibition of depolarization-evoked Ca2+ influx in myenteric neurons in culture is mediated by GalR1 and confirm the presence of functional GalR1 in the myenteric plexus. This is consonant with the hypothesis that GalR1 mediates galanin inhibition of transmitter release from myenteric neurons.
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Affiliation(s)
- Laura Anselmi
- CURE Digestive Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Division, Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California 90073, USA.
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Immunohistochemical localization of galanin receptors (GAL-R1, GAL-R2, and GAL-R3) on myenteric neurons from the sheep and dog stomach. Ann Anat 2008; 190:360-7. [PMID: 18595677 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2008.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2008] [Revised: 03/06/2008] [Accepted: 04/30/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Galanin exerts its biological activities (inhibitory or excitatory) via three different G protein-coupled receptors. In the present study, double immunocytochemical labeling was used to localize GAL-R1, GAL-R2 and GAL-R3 on PGP 9.5-positive myenteric neurons from the dog and sheep stomach/forestomachs. In both species, the occurrence of galanin in neurons and nerve fibers of gastric ganglia was also studied. Myenteric ganglia of the dog stomach were supplied with numerous, mainly varicose, galanin-immunoreactive (IR) nerve terminals whereas the frequency of galanin-positive nerve fibers in myenteric ganglia of the ovine stomach and forestomachs was moderate. The number of PGP 9.5-IR/galanin-IR myenteric neurons was significantly lower in the dog stomach (12.3+/-1.3%) as compared to the sheep rumen (20.1+/-0.7%), omasum (19.5+/-2.9%), abomasum (23.8+/-1.2%) but not reticulum (8.1+/-0.8%). In the canine stomach the frequencies of GAL-R1, GAL-R2 and GAL-R3 expressing myenteric neurons were statistically equivalent (4.4+/-0.9%, 3.5+/-0.7% and 3.1+/-0.5%, respectively). Immunoreactivity to GAL-R1 was absent in myenteric ganglia from the ovine rumen, reticulum as well as omasum. GAL-R1 was localized on 0.5+/-0.3% of myenteric perikarya from the abomasum. GAL-R2 bearing myenteric neurons were localized in the ovine rumen (0.6+/-0.3%), reticulum (0.5+/-0.3%), omasum (1.0+/-0.2%) and abomasum (1.1+/-0.3%). The percentages of PGP 9.5-IR/GAL-R3-IR neurons were 0.8+/-0.2% in the rumen, 0.6+/-0.3% in the reticulum, 0.7+/-0.2% in the omasum and 0.9+/-0.3% in the abomasum. In all compartments of the sheep stomach, the proportions of GAL-R1, GAL-R2 and GAL-R3 expressing neurons were significantly lower when compared to analogous neuronal subpopulations present in the dog. It is suggested that, although endogenous galanin may potentially inhibit or stimulate the activity of sparse gastric enteric neurons, its general role in indirect mediation of gastric motility and/or secretion seems to be of minor importance.
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Page AJ, Slattery JA, Brierley SM, Jacoby AS, Blackshaw LA. Involvement of galanin receptors 1 and 2 in the modulation of mouse vagal afferent mechanosensitivity. J Physiol 2007; 583:675-84. [PMID: 17627995 PMCID: PMC2277026 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.135939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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It is established that the gut peptide galanin reduces neuronal excitability via galanin receptor subtypes GALR1 and GALR3 and increases excitability via subtype GALR2. We have previously shown that galanin potently reduces mechanosensitivity in the majority of gastro-oesophageal vagal afferents, and potentiates sensitivity in a minority. These actions may have implications for therapeutic inhibition of gut afferent signalling. Here we investigated which galanin receptors are likely to mediate these effects. We performed quantitative RT-PCR on RNA from vagal (nodose) sensory ganglia, which indicated that all three GALR subtypes were expressed at similar levels. The responses of mouse gastro-oesophageal vagal afferents to graded mechanical stimuli were investigated before and during application of galanin receptor ligands to their peripheral endings. Two types of vagal afferents were tested: tension receptors, which respond to circumferential tension, and mucosal receptors which respond only to mucosal stroking. Galanin induced potent inhibition of mechanosensitivity in both types of afferents. This effect was totally lost in mice with targeted deletion of Galr1. The GALR1/2 agonist AR-M961 caused inhibition of mechanosensitivity in Galr1+/+ mice, but this was reversed to potentiation in Galr1-/- mice, indicating a minor role for GALR2 in potentiation of vagal afferents. We observed no functional evidence of GALR3 involvement, despite its expression in nodose ganglia. The current study highlights the complex actions of galanin at different receptor subtypes exhibiting parallels with the function of galanin in other systems.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Esophagus/innervation
- Galanin/metabolism
- Galanin/pharmacology
- Indoles/pharmacology
- Mechanotransduction, Cellular/drug effects
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Neurons, Afferent/drug effects
- Neurons, Afferent/metabolism
- Nodose Ganglion/metabolism
- Peptide Fragments/pharmacology
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptor, Galanin, Type 1/agonists
- Receptor, Galanin, Type 1/deficiency
- Receptor, Galanin, Type 1/genetics
- Receptor, Galanin, Type 1/metabolism
- Receptor, Galanin, Type 2/agonists
- Receptor, Galanin, Type 2/genetics
- Receptor, Galanin, Type 2/metabolism
- Receptor, Galanin, Type 3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, Galanin, Type 3/metabolism
- Stomach/innervation
- Stress, Mechanical
- Vagus Nerve/cytology
- Vagus Nerve/drug effects
- Vagus Nerve/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- Amanda J Page
- Nerve Gut Research Laboratory, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hanson Institute, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
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Talero E, Sánchez-Fidalgo S, Calvo JR, Motilva V. Chronic administration of galanin attenuates the TNBS-induced colitis in rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 141:96-104. [PMID: 17331599 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2006.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2006] [Revised: 12/14/2006] [Accepted: 12/21/2006] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic intestinal inflammatory disorder considered as a consequence of an aberrant response of the immune system to luminal antigens. Numerous groups of agents are being evaluated as novel therapeutic approaches for its treatment; in this way, different peptides have emerged as potential candidates. Galanin is an active neuropeptide distributed in the central and periphery nervous systems although it has been also described having important autocrine and paracrine regulatory capacities with interesting inflammatory and immune properties. In this line, we have observed that galanin treatment has a significant preventive effect in the experimental trinitrobenzensulfonic acid (TNBS) acute model of inflammatory colitis. The aim of the present study was to investigate intensively the role played by the peptide in the evolution of the inflammatory pathology associated to IBD. Galanin (5 and 10 microg/kg/day) was administered i.p., daily, starting 24 h after TNBS instillation, and continuing for 14 and 21 days. The lesions were blindly scored according to macroscopic and histological analyses and quantified as ulcer index. The results demonstrated that chronic administration of galanin improved the colon injury than the TNBS induced. The study by Western-blotting of the expression of nitric oxide inducible enzyme (iNOS), as well as the total nitrite production (NO) assayed by Griess-reaction, showed significant reduction associated with peptide administration. The number of mast cells was also identified in histological preparations stained with toluidine blue and the results showed that samples from galanin treatment, mostly at 21 days, had increased the number of these cells and many of them had a degranulated feature. In conclusion, chronic administration of galanin is able to exert a beneficial effect in the animal model of IBD assayed improving the reparative process. Participation of nitric oxide pathways and mucosal mast cells can not be discarded.
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- E Talero
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Seville, C. Prof. Garcia Gonzalez no. 2, 41012 Seville, Spain
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Cattaruzza F, Cenac N, Barocelli E, Impicciatore M, Hyun E, Vergnolle N, Sternini C. Protective effect of proteinase-activated receptor 2 activation on motility impairment and tissue damage induced by intestinal ischemia/reperfusion in rodents. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2006; 169:177-88. [PMID: 16816371 PMCID: PMC1698753 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2006.051098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We hypothesized that proteinase-activated receptor-2 (PAR(2)) modulates intestinal injuries induced by ischemia/reperfusion. Ischemia (1 hour) plus reperfusion (6 hours) significantly delayed gastrointestinal transit (GIT) compared with sham operation. Intraduodenal injection of PAR(2)-activating peptide SLIGRL-NH(2) significantly accelerated transit in ischemia/reperfusion but not in sham-operated rats. GIT was significantly delayed in ischemia/reperfusion and sham-operated PAR(2)(-/-) mice compared with PAR(2)(+/+). SLIGRL-NH(2) significantly accelerated transit in ischemia/reperfusion in PAR(2)(+/+) but not in PAR(2)(-/-) mice. Prevention of mast cell degranulation with cromolyn, ablation of visceral afferents with capsaicin, and antagonism of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and neurokinin-1 receptors with CGRP(8-37) and RP67580, respectively, abolished the SLIGRL-NH(2)-induced stimulatory effect on transit in ischemia/reperfusion. Tissue damage was significantly reduced by SLIGRL-NH(2); this effect was not observed in cromolyn-, capsaicin-, or RP67580-treated rats but was detected following CGRP(8-37). Intestinal PAR(2) mRNA levels were not affected by SLIGRL-NH(2) in ischemia/reperfusion. We propose that PAR(2) modulates GIT and tissue damage in intestinal ischemia/reperfusion by a mechanism dependent on mast cells and visceral afferents. PAR(2) effect on transit might be mediated by CGRP and substance P, whereas the effect on tissue damage appears to involve substance P but not CGRP. PAR(2) might be a signaling system in the neuroimmune communication in intestinal ischemia/reperfusion.
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- Fiore Cattaruzza
- Center for Ulcer Research and Education, Digestive Diseases Research Center, Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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