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Vynogradov RI, Tyvonchuk OS, Moskalenko VV, Zhytnik DY. EARLY METABOLIC DISORDERS AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES OF INTERNAL ORGANS AFTER GASTRIC BYPASS WITH ONE ANASTOMOSIS. EXPERIMENTAL STUDY. WIADOMOSCI LEKARSKIE (WARSAW, POLAND : 1960) 2022; 75:2051-2059. [PMID: 36256927 DOI: 10.36740/wlek202209101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim: To investigate morphofunctional changes in bone tissue, mucous membranes of different parts of the intestine, parathyroid glands, as well as changes in blood biochemical parameters depending on the length of the common loop in modeling gastric bypass with one anastomosis within 60 days. PATIENTS AND METHODS Materials and methods: Modeling of obesity in males of white outbred rats (n = 50) which were induced high-calorie diet with high animal fat content. Weight was measured before the induced diet, 1,2,3 months after the start of the induced diet and 2 months after surgery to assess the dynamics of excess weight loss. Rats were divided into three groups: control group - 5 rats, 1st group - 10 rats, 2nd group - 10 rats, 25 rats were removed from the experiment. RESULTS Results: The average weight of rats before introduction into the diet was 180.5 grams, after 3 months of induced diet reached 256.7 grams, the average weight gain was 76.2 grams (42.2%). 1 group of rats had a weight loss of -16.2% (41.7 grams), Second group had a weight loss of -20.6% (53.2 grams) 60 days after gastric bypass surgery. CONCLUSION Conclusions: The average statistical indicators of blood tests of the second group of animals in comparison with the first group show lower levels of iron phosphorus?magne¬sium, total protein and albumin. The average body weight loss of the first group was -16.2% (41.7 grams), the second -20.6% (53.2 grams) with a difference of 11.7 grams, which is not significant.
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- Roman I Vynogradov
- SHALIMOV`S NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SURGERY AND TRANSPLANTATION TO NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, KYIV, UKRAINE
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- SHALIMOV`S NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SURGERY AND TRANSPLANTATION TO NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, KYIV, UKRAINE
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- SHALIMOV`S NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SURGERY AND TRANSPLANTATION TO NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, KYIV, UKRAINE
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- SHALIMOV`S NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SURGERY AND TRANSPLANTATION TO NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, KYIV, UKRAINE
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Isani MA, Gee K, Schall K, Schlieve CR, Fode A, Fowler KL, Grikscheit TC. Wnt signaling inhibition by monensin results in a period of Hippo pathway activation during intestinal adaptation in zebrafish. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2019; 316:G679-G691. [PMID: 30896968 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00343.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Intestinal adaptation (IA) is a critical response to increase epithelial surface area after intestinal loss. Short bowel syndrome (SBS) may follow massive intestinal resection in human patients, particularly without adequate IA. We previously validated a model in zebrafish (ZF) that recapitulates key SBS pathophysiological features. Previous RNA sequencing in this model identified upregulation of genes in the Wnt and Hippo pathways. We therefore sought to identify the timeline of increasing cell proliferation and considered the signaling that might underpin the epithelial remodeling of IA in SBS. SBS was created in a ZF model as previously reported and compared with sham fish with and without exposure to monensin, an ionophore known to inhibit canonical Wnt signaling. Rescue of the monensin effects was attempted with a glycogen synthase kinase 3 inhibitor that activates wnt signaling, CHIR-99021. A timeline was constructed to identify peak cellular proliferation, and the Wnt and Hippo pathways were evaluated. Peak stem cell proliferation and morphological changes of adaptation were identified at 7 days. Wnt inhibition diminished IA at 2 wk and resulted in activation of genes of the Wnt/β-catenin and Yes-associated protein (YAP)/Hippo pathway. Increased cytoplasmic YAP was observed in monensin-treated SBS fish. Genes of the WASP-interacting protein (WIP) pathway were elevated during Wnt blockade. In conclusion, cellular proliferation and morphological changes accompany SBS even in attempted Wnt blockade. Wnt/β-catenin, YAP/Hippo pathway, and WIP pathway genes increase during early Wnt blockade. Further understanding of the effects of Wnt and YAP pathway signaling in proliferating stem cells might enrich our knowledge of targets to assist IA. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Intestinal adaptation is a critical response to increase epithelial surface area after large intestinal losses. Inhibition of Wnt/β-catenin signaling impairs intestinal adaptation in a zebrafish model of short bowel syndrome. There is a subsequent upregulation in genes of the Yes-associated protein/Hippo and WIP pathway. These may be targets for future human therapies, as patients are salvaged by the compensation of increased intestinal epithelial surface area through successful intestinal adaptation.
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- Mubina A Isani
- Division of Pediatric Surgery and Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery and Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery and Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery and Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery and Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery and Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery and Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California.,Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California
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Tannuri ACA, Rotondo ÍG, Barros GG, Van Vaisberg V, Mendes-Neto C, Paes VR, Coelho MCM, Gonçalves J, Serafini S, Tannuri U. Are there differences in the growth adaptation processes of growing and mature organism models of short bowel syndrome? Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2018; 73:e499. [PMID: 30365828 PMCID: PMC6178875 DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2018/e499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to present an experimental model of short bowel syndrome (SBS) in weaning rats and to compare the adaptative mechanisms of the remaining bowel in weaning rats and adult animals by means of morphometric, histologic and molecular methods. METHODS Twenty-four weaning rats were divided into 3 groups of 8 animals, one control group and two short bowel groups (euthanasia after 4 and 21 days), and were compared with similar adult groups. Morphometric evaluations of the animals and histopathological and molecular studies of the remaining bowel were performed. RESULTS The weight of young rats increased after enterectomy, whereas that of adult rats decreased after enterectomy (p<0.0001). The ratio of intestinal length/body weight was significantly higher in weaning rats than in adults (p<0.002), showing that intestinal growth was more intense in weaning rats. Intestinal resection promoted increased thickness of the small bowel lamina propria (p=0.001) and reduced thickness of the colon lamina propria (p=0.04) in weaning rats relative to those in adults. In addition, intestinal resection promoted increased expression of the Bcl-xl gene (antiapoptotic) in adult animals compared with that in weaning rats (p=0.001). CONCLUSION Morphometric, histological and molecular differences were shown in the adaptation processes of growing and mature organisms.
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- Ana Cristina Aoun Tannuri
- Divisao de Cirurgia Pediatrica, Unidade Pediatrica de Transplante de Figado e Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Cirurgia Pediatrica (LIM 30), Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Cirurgia Pediatrica, Unidade Pediatrica de Transplante de Figado e Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Cirurgia Pediatrica (LIM 30), Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Cirurgia Pediatrica, Unidade Pediatrica de Transplante de Figado e Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Cirurgia Pediatrica (LIM 30), Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Cirurgia Pediatrica, Unidade Pediatrica de Transplante de Figado e Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Cirurgia Pediatrica (LIM 30), Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Cirurgia Pediatrica, Unidade Pediatrica de Transplante de Figado e Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Cirurgia Pediatrica (LIM 30), Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Cirurgia Pediatrica, Unidade Pediatrica de Transplante de Figado e Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Cirurgia Pediatrica (LIM 30), Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Cirurgia Pediatrica, Unidade Pediatrica de Transplante de Figado e Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Cirurgia Pediatrica (LIM 30), Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Cirurgia Pediatrica, Unidade Pediatrica de Transplante de Figado e Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Cirurgia Pediatrica (LIM 30), Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Cirurgia Pediatrica, Unidade Pediatrica de Transplante de Figado e Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Cirurgia Pediatrica (LIM 30), Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Cirurgia Pediatrica, Unidade Pediatrica de Transplante de Figado e Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Cirurgia Pediatrica (LIM 30), Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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Courtney CM, Onufer EJ, Seiler KM, Warner BW. An anatomic approach to understanding mechanisms of intestinal adaptation. Semin Pediatr Surg 2018; 27:229-236. [PMID: 30342597 DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2018.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Cathleen M Courtney
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, St. Louis Children's Hospital, One Children's Place, Suite 6110, St. Louis, 63110 MO, USA; Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, St. Louis Children's Hospital, One Children's Place, Suite 6110, St. Louis, 63110 MO, USA; Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, St. Louis Children's Hospital, One Children's Place, Suite 6110, St. Louis, 63110 MO, USA; Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, St. Louis Children's Hospital, One Children's Place, Suite 6110, St. Louis, 63110 MO, USA; Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA.
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Accelerated intestinal epithelial cell turnover after bowel resection in a rat is correlated with inhibited hedgehog signaling cascade. Pediatr Surg Int 2016; 32:1133-1140. [PMID: 27644702 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-016-3969-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is one of the key regulators of gastrointestinal tract development. Recent studies point to the role of hedgehog signaling in regulating adult stem cells involved in maintenance and regeneration of intestinal stem cells. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of Hh signaling during intestinal adaptation in a rat model of short bowel syndrome (SBS). METHODS Male rats were divided into two groups: Sham rats underwent bowel transection and SBS rats underwent a 75 % bowel resection. Parameters of intestinal adaptation, enterocyte proliferation, and apoptosis were determined 2 weeks after operation. Illumina's Digital Gene Expression analysis was used to determine the Hh signaling gene expression profiling. Hh-related genes and protein expression were determined using Real-Time PCR, Western blotting, and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Massive small bowel resection resulted in a significant increase in enterocyte proliferation and concomitant increase in cell apoptosis. From the total number of 20,000 probes, 13 genes related to Hh signaling were investigated. In jejunum, eight genes were down-regulated, three genes up-regulated, and two genes remained unchanged. In ileum, five genes were down-regulated and six genes were unchanged in SBS vs sham animals. SBS rats also demonstrated a significant three- to fourfold decrease in SMO, GIL, and PTCH mRNA, and protein levels (determined by Real-Time PCR and Western blot) compared to control animals. CONCLUSION Two weeks following massive bowel resection in rats, the accelerated cell turnover was accompanied by an inhibited Hh signaling pathway. Hh signaling may serve as an important mediator of reciprocal interactions between the epithelium and the underlying mesenchymal stroma during intestinal adaptation following massive bowel resection in a rat.
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Buongusto F, Bernardazzi C, Yoshimoto AN, Nanini HF, Coutinho RL, Carneiro AJV, Castelo-Branco MT, de Souza HS. Disruption of the Hedgehog signaling pathway in inflammatory bowel disease fosters chronic intestinal inflammation. Clin Exp Med 2016; 17:351-369. [PMID: 27655445 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-016-0434-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Hedgehog (Hh) signaling is essential for intestinal homeostasis and has been associated with inflammation and tissue repair. We hypothesized that Hh signaling could affect the inflammatory process in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). For this purpose, colon specimens from the inflamed and non-inflamed mucosa of 15 patients with Crohn's disease (CD), 15 with ulcerative colitis, and 15 controls were analyzed by immunohistochemistry and real-time PCR. The production and modulation of cytokines were measured by ELISA from culture explants. Apoptosis was assessed by TUNEL and caspase-3 activity assays. Chemotaxis was evaluated using a transwell system. Primary human intestinal and skin fibroblasts were used for analyzing migration and BrdU incorporation. Hh proteins were generally expressed at the superficial epithelium, and a marked reduction was observed in CD. In the lamina propria, Gli-1 predominantly co-localized with vimentin- and alpha-smooth muscle actin-positive cells, with lower levels observed in CD. In colon explants, Hh stimulation resulted in reduction, while blockade increased, TNF α, IL-17, and TGF β levels. Apoptotic rates were higher in inflamed samples, and they increased after Hh blockade. Levels of Gli-1 mRNA were negatively correlated with caspase-3 activity. Hh blockade increased chemoattraction of monocytes. Primary fibroblasts incorporated more BrdU, but migrated less after Hh blockade. These results suggest that Hh signaling provides a negative feedback to the lamina propria, down-regulating inflammatory cytokines, and inhibiting leukocyte migration and fibroblast proliferation, while favoring fibroblast migration. Therefore, Hh signaling is strongly implicated in the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation, and it may represent a novel therapeutic target for IBD.
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- Fernanda Buongusto
- Serviço de Gastroenterologia & Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Prof. Rodolpho Paulo Rocco 255, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-913, Brazil
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- Serviço de Gastroenterologia & Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Prof. Rodolpho Paulo Rocco 255, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-913, Brazil
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- Serviço de Gastroenterologia & Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Prof. Rodolpho Paulo Rocco 255, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-913, Brazil
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- Serviço de Gastroenterologia & Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Prof. Rodolpho Paulo Rocco 255, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-913, Brazil
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- Serviço de Gastroenterologia & Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Prof. Rodolpho Paulo Rocco 255, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-913, Brazil
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- Serviço de Gastroenterologia & Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Prof. Rodolpho Paulo Rocco 255, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-913, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunologia Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-902, Brazil
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- Serviço de Gastroenterologia & Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Prof. Rodolpho Paulo Rocco 255, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-913, Brazil. .,D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rio de Janeiro, 22281-100, Brazil.
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Rubin DC, Levin MS. Mechanisms of intestinal adaptation. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2016; 30:237-48. [PMID: 27086888 PMCID: PMC4874810 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2016.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Revised: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Following loss of functional small bowel surface area due to surgical resection for therapy of Crohn's disease, ischemia, trauma or other disorders, the remnant gut undergoes a morphometric and functional compensatory adaptive response which has been best characterized in preclinical models. Increased crypt cell proliferation results in increased villus height, crypt depth and villus hyperplasia, accompanied by increased nutrient, fluid and electrolyte absorption. Clinical observations suggest that functional adaptation occurs in humans. In the immediate postoperative period, patients with substantial small bowel resection have massive fluid and electrolyte loss with reduced nutrient absorption. For many patients, the adaptive response permits partial or complete weaning from parenteral nutrition (PN), within two years following resection. However, others have life-long PN dependence. An understanding of the molecular mechanisms that regulate the gut adaptive response is critical for developing novel therapies for short bowel syndrome. Herein we present a summary of key studies that seek to elucidate the mechanisms that regulate post-resection adaptation, focusing on stem and crypt cell proliferation, epithelial differentiation, apoptosis, enterocyte function and the role of growth factors and the enteric nervous system.
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- Deborah C Rubin
- Departments of Medicine and Developmental Biology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8124, Saint Louis, MO, 63141, USA.
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- Veteran's Administration, St. Louis Health Care System and Department of Medicine, Divisions of Gastroenterology and VA Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8124, Saint Louis, MO, 63141, USA.
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The role of the BMP signaling cascade in regulation of stem cell activity following massive small bowel resection in a rat. Pediatr Surg Int 2016; 32:169-74. [PMID: 26503340 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-015-3829-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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PURPOSE Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are a group of growth factors that are implicated in intestinal growth, morphogenesis, differentiation, and homeostasis. The role of the BMP signaling cascade in stimulation of cell proliferation after massive small bowel resection is unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of BMP signaling during intestinal adaptation in a rat model of short bowel syndrome (SBS). METHODS Male rats were divided into two groups: Sham rats underwent bowel transection and SBS rats underwent a 75 % bowel resection. Parameters of intestinal adaptation, enterocyte proliferation and apoptosis were determined 2 weeks after operation. Illumina's Digital Gene Expression analysis was used to determine the BMP signaling gene expression profiling. BMP-related genes and protein expression were determined using real-time PCR, Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS From the total number of 20,000 probes, 8 genes related to BMP signaling were investigated. From these genes, five genes were found to be up-regulated in jejunum (BMP1-10 %, BMP2-twofold increase, BMP3-10 %, BMP2R-12 % and STAT3-28 %) and four genes to be up-regulated in ileum (BMP1-16 %, BMP2-27 %, BMP3-10 %, and STAT3-20 %) in SBS vs sham animals with a relative change in gene expression level of 10 % or more. SBS rats also demonstrated a significant increase in BMP2 and STAT3 mRNA and protein levels (determined by real-time PCR and Western blot) compared to control animals. CONCLUSION Two weeks following massive bowel resection in rats, the BMP signaling pathway is stimulated. BMP signaling may serve as an important mediator of reciprocal interactions between the epithelium and the underlying mesenchymal stroma during intestinal adaptation following massive bowel resection in a rat.
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Chen G, Sun L, Yu M, Meng D, Wang W, Yang Y, Yang H. The Jagged-1/Notch-1/Hes-1 pathway is involved in intestinal adaptation in a massive small bowel resection rat model. Dig Dis Sci 2013; 58:2478-86. [PMID: 23595520 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-013-2680-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Notch signaling is required for the maintenance of intestinal epithelial proliferation. Dysfunction of this signaling pathway is associated with the loss of proliferated crypt epithelial cells. AIM The aim of this study was to investigate the role of Notch signaling in small bowel resection (SBR)-associated crypt epithelial cell proliferation. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to sham operation (bowel transection and reanastomosis) or 70% mid-SBR. Intestinal tissue samples were collected at 0.5, 1, 6, 12, 24, 72, and 168 h after operation. The expression of Notch pathway mRNAs and proteins was analyzed using RT-PCR and Western blot. The expression of the Notch pathway proteins Jagged-1, NICD and Hes-1 was also determined through immunohistochemical staining using day 3 postoperative intestinal tissues. The degree of crypt epithelial cell proliferation was evaluated using the immunohistochemical staining of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Furthermore, IEC-6 cells were used to examine the function of the Jagged-1 signaling system. RESULTS SBR led to increased crypt epithelial cell proliferation and increased expression of Jagged-1 and Hes-1 mRNA and protein along with cleaved Notch-1. Immunohistochemical staining showed that Jagged-1, cleaved Notch-1 and Hes-1 colocalized in the same proliferated crypt epithelial cell population. Recombinant Jagged-1 significantly stimulated the proliferation of IEC-6 cells. Transient upregulation of Jagged-2 expression was found 1 h after SBR, and it was accompanied by cleaved Notch-1 and Hes-1 upregulation. CONCLUSION The Jagged-1/Notch-1/Hes-1 signaling pathway is involved in intestinal adaptation through increasing crypt epithelial cell proliferation.
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- Guoqing Chen
- Department of General Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, China.
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Büller NVJA, Rosekrans SL, Westerlund J, van den Brink GR. Hedgehog signaling and maintenance of homeostasis in the intestinal epithelium. Physiology (Bethesda) 2012; 27:148-55. [PMID: 22689790 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00003.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Homeostasis of the rapidly renewing intestinal epithelium depends on a balance between cell proliferation and loss. Indian hedgehog (Ihh) acts as a negative feedback signal in this dynamic equilibrium. We discuss recent evidence that Ihh may be one of the key epithelial signals that indicates epithelial integrity to the underlying mesenchyme.
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- Nikè V J A Büller
- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Dashti M, Peppelenbosch MP, Rezaee F. Hedgehog signalling as an antagonist of ageing and its associated diseases. Bioessays 2012; 34:849-56. [PMID: 22903465 DOI: 10.1002/bies.201200049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Hedgehog is an important morphogenic signal that directs pattern formation during embryogenesis, but its activity also remains present through adult life. It is now becoming increasingly clear that during the reproductive phase of life and beyond it continues to direct cell renewal (which is essential to combat the chronic environmental stress to which the body is constantly exposed) and counteracts vascular, osteolytic and sometimes oncological insults to the body. Conversely, down-regulation of hedgehog signalling is associated with ageing-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes, neurodegeneration, atherosclerosis and osteoporosis. Hence, in this essay we argue that hedgehog signalling is not only important at the start of life, but also constitutes an important anti-geriatric influence, and that enhanced understanding of its properties may contribute to developing rational strategies for healthy ageing and prevention of ageing-related diseases.
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- Monireh Dashti
- Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Thomson ABR, Chopra A, Clandinin MT, Freeman H. Recent advances in small bowel diseases: Part II. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18:3353-74. [PMID: 22807605 PMCID: PMC3396188 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i26.3353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2011] [Revised: 04/05/2012] [Accepted: 04/13/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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As is the case in all areas of gastroenterology and hepatology, in 2009 and 2010 there were many advances in our knowledge and understanding of small intestinal diseases. Over 1000 publications were reviewed, and the important advances in basic science as well as clinical applications were considered. In Part II we review six topics: absorption, short bowel syndrome, smooth muscle function and intestinal motility, tumors, diagnostic imaging, and cystic fibrosis.
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Okawada M, Maria HM, Teitelbaum DH. Distraction induced enterogenesis: a unique mouse model using polyethylene glycol. J Surg Res 2011; 170:41-7. [PMID: 21605872 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2011] [Revised: 02/25/2011] [Accepted: 03/15/2011] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have demonstrated that the small intestine can be lengthened by applying mechanical forces to the bowel lumen-distraction-induced enterogenesis. However, the mechanisms which account for this growth are unknown, and might be best examined using a mouse model. The purpose of this study is to establish the feasibility of developing distractive-induced small bowel growth in mouse. METHODS Twelve-week old C57BL/6J mice had a jejunal segment taken out of continuity, and distended with polyethylene glycol (PEG: 3350 KDa); this group was compared with a control group without stretching. Segment length and diameter were measured intra-operatively and after 5 d. Villus height, crypt depth, and muscle thickness in the isolated segment were assessed. Rate of epithelial cell proliferation (5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine: BrdU incorporation) in crypts were also examined. The mucosal mRNA expression of targeted factors was performed to investigate potential mechanisms which might lead to distraction-induced enterogenesis. RESULTS At harvest, the PEG-stretched group showed a significant increase in length and diameter versus controls. Villus height, crypt depth, and muscular layer thickness increased in the PEG group. The PEG group also showed significantly increased rates of epithelial cell proliferation versus controls. Real-time PCR showed a trend toward higher β-catenin and c-myc mRNA expression in the PEG-stretched group; however, this difference was not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS Radial distraction-induced enterogenesis with PEG is a viable method for increasing small intestinal length and diameter. This model may provide a new method for studying the mechanisms leading to distraction-induced enterogenesis.
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- Manabu Okawada
- Section of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, and C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0245, USA
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Yu C, Jiang S, Lu J, Coughlin CC, Wang Y, Swietlicki EA, Wang L, Vietor I, Huber LA, Cikes D, Coleman T, Xie Y, Semenkovich CF, Davidson NO, Levin MS, Rubin DC. Deletion of Tis7 protects mice from high-fat diet-induced weight gain and blunts the intestinal adaptive response postresection. J Nutr 2010; 140:1907-14. [PMID: 20861213 PMCID: PMC2955873 DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.127084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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After loss of intestinal surface area, the remaining bowel undergoes a morphometric and functional adaptive response. Enterocytic expression of the transcriptional coregulator tetradecanoyl phorbol acetate induced sequence 7 (Tis7) is markedly increased in a murine model of intestinal adaptation. Mice overexpressing Tis7 in intestine have greater triglyceride absorption and weight gain when fed a high-fat diet (42% energy) than their wild-type (WT) littermates fed the same diet. These and other data suggest that Tis7 has a unique role in nutrient absorptive and metabolic adaptation. Herein, male Tis7(-/-) and WT mice were fed a high-fat diet (42% energy) for 8 wk. Weight was monitored and metabolic analyses and hepatic and intestinal lipid concentrations were compared after 8 wk. Intestinal lipid absorption and metabolism studies and intestinal resection surgeries were performed in separate groups of Tis7(-/-) and WT mice. At 8 wk, weight gain was less and jejunal mucosal and hepatic triglyceride and cholesterol concentrations were lower in Tis7(-/-) mice than in the WT controls. Following corn oil gavage, serum cholesterol, triglyceride, and FFA concentrations were lower in the Tis7(-/-) mice than in the WT mice. Incorporation of oral (3)[H] triolein into intestinal mucosal cholesterol ester and FFA was less in Tis7(-/-) compared with WT mice. Following resection, crypt cell proliferation rates and villus heights were lower in Tis7(-/-) than in WT mice, indicating a blunted adaptive response. Our results suggest a novel physiologic function for Tis7 in the gut as a global regulator of lipid absorption and metabolism and epithelial cell proliferation.
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- Cong Yu
- Divisions of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Divisions of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Divisions of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Divisions of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Divisions of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Divisions of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Divisions of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Biocenter, Division of Cell Biology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck 6010, Austria
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- Biocenter, Division of Cell Biology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck 6010, Austria
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- Biocenter, Division of Cell Biology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck 6010, Austria
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- Divisions of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Divisions of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Divisions of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Divisions of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110,Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Divisions of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110,Department of Medicine, St. Louis Veterans Administration Medical Center, St. Louis, MO 63106
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- Divisions of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110,Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110,To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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van Dop WA, Heijmans J, Büller NVJA, Snoek SA, Rosekrans SL, Wassenberg EA, van den Bergh Weerman MA, Lanske B, Clarke AR, Winton DJ, Wijgerde M, Offerhaus GJ, Hommes DW, Hardwick JC, de Jonge WJ, Biemond I, van den Brink GR. Loss of Indian Hedgehog activates multiple aspects of a wound healing response in the mouse intestine. Gastroenterology 2010; 139:1665-76, 1676.e1-10. [PMID: 20682322 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2009] [Revised: 07/09/2010] [Accepted: 07/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Indian Hedgehog (Ihh) is expressed by the differentiated epithelial cells of the small intestine and signals to the mesenchyme where it induces unidentified factors that negatively regulate intestinal epithelial precursor cell fate. Recently, genetic variants in the Hh pathway have been linked to the development of inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS We deleted Ihh from the small intestinal epithelium in adult mice using Cyp1a1-CreIhh(fl/fl) conditional Ihh mutant mice. Intestines were examined by immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Deletion of Ihh from the intestinal epithelium initially resulted in a proliferative response of the intestinal epithelium with lengthening and fissioning of crypts and increased Wnt signaling. The epithelial proliferative response was associated with loss of bone morphogenetic protein and Activin signaling from the epithelium of the villus and crypts, respectively. At the same stage we observed a substantial influx of fibroblasts and macrophages into the villus core with increased mesenchymal transforming growth factor-β signaling and deposition of extracellular matrix proteins. Prolonged loss of Ihh resulted in progressive leukocyte infiltration of the crypt area, blunting and loss of villi, and the development of intestinal fibrosis. CONCLUSIONS Loss of Ihh initiates several events that are characteristic of an intestinal wound repair response. Prolonged loss resulted in progressive inflammation, mucosal damage, and the development of intestinal fibrosis. Ihh is a signal derived from the superficial epithelial cells that may act as a critical indicator of epithelial integrity.
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- Willemijn A van Dop
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Shaker A, Rubin DC. Intestinal stem cells and epithelial-mesenchymal interactions in the crypt and stem cell niche. Transl Res 2010; 156:180-7. [PMID: 20801415 PMCID: PMC3019104 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2010.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2010] [Revised: 06/09/2010] [Accepted: 06/10/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The intestinal epithelium contains a rapidly proliferating and perpetually differentiating epithelium. The principal functional unit of the small intestine is the crypt-villus axis. Stem cells located in the crypts of Lieberkühn give rise to proliferating progenitor or transit amplifying cells that differentiate into the 4 major epithelial cell types. The study of adult gastrointestinal tract stem cells has progressed rapidly with the recent discovery of several putative stem cell markers. Substantial evidence suggests 2 populations of stem cells: long-term quiescent (reserved) and actively cycling (primed) stem cells. These cells are in adjoining locations and are presumably maintained by the secretion of specific proteins generated in a unique microenvironment or stem cell niche surrounding each population. The relationship between these 2 populations, as well as the cellular sources and composition of the surrounding environment, remains to be defined, and is an active area of research. In this review, we will outline progress in identifying stem cells and in defining epithelial-mesenchymal interactions in the crypt. We will summarize early advances using stem cells for therapy of gastrointestinal disorders.
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- Anisa Shaker
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Hedgehog (HH) signalling is involved in the development of numerous embryonic tissues. In humans,germline mutations in hedgehog pathway components cause congenital malformations and somatic mutations are associated with cancers. The basic framework of the HH pathway was elucidated in the fruitfly, Drosophila melanogaster, and this pathway is largely conserved in vertebrates, although some important differences have been noted. The current paradigm of the "canonical" pathway views HH signalling as a series of repressive interactions which culminates in GLI-mediated transcriptional regulation of a variety of cellular processes. Definitions of "non-canonical" signalling stem from examples where the response to HH morphogen deviates from this paradigm and, according to current reports, three general scenarios of noncanonical HH signalling can be defined: (1) Signalling that involves HH pathway components but which is independent of GLI-mediated transcription; (2) Direct interaction of HH signalling components with components of other molecular pathways; and (3) "Non-contiguous" or "atypical" interaction of core HH pathway components with one another. Currently, the evidence supporting non-canonical HH signalling is not conclusive. However, Sonic hedgehog (SHH) has been shown to regulate cell migration and axon guidance in several contexts, and some of these processes are independent of downstream components of the HH pathway, and presumably the transcriptional response to morphogen. Furthermore, biochemical studies have shown that the HH receptor, PTCH1, can directly interact both with Cyclin B1 and caspases, to inhibit cell proliferation and to promote apoptosis, respectively, and that these functions are inhibited in the presence of morphogen. Genetic analysis of orthologues of the HH pathway in nematode worms further supports the notion that PTCH1-related molecules can function independently of other components of the canonical HH pathway, and the phenotypes of mice with point mutations in the Ptch1 gene offer clues as to the processes that non-canonical HH signalling might regulate. While none of these evidences are conclusive,collectively they point to the existence of added complexity in the HH pathway in the form of non-canonical pathways. A major difficulty in studying this problem is that canonical and non-canonical pathways are likely to act in parallel, and so in many situations it will not be possible to implicate non-canonical responses in certain cellular processes simply by excluding a role for the canonical pathway-directed analyses of non-canonical HH signalling are therefore necessary. The aim of this review is to present the cumulative evidence supporting non-canonical HH signalling, with the hope of promoting further enquiry into this area.
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Feng Y, Sun X, Yang H, Teitelbaum DH. Dissociation of E-cadherin and beta-catenin in a mouse model of total parenteral nutrition: a mechanism for the loss of epithelial cell proliferation and villus atrophy. J Physiol 2008; 587:641-54. [PMID: 19064618 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.162719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) leads a loss of epithelial barrier function, decline in epithelial cell (EC) proliferation, and decreased expression of E-cadherin. As a large portion of intracellular beta-catenin is tightly associated with E-cadherin, we hypothesized that the loss of E-cadherin would result in a redistribution of intracellular beta-catenin, and could be a contributing mechanism for this TPN-associated loss of EC proliferation. An assessment of small bowel epithelium was performed in mice given either enteral nutrition (Control) or intravenous nutrition (TPN). TPN significantly down-regulated E-cadherin and beta-catenin expression, and resulted in a loss of a colocalization of these factors. TPN also up-regulated phosphorylated (p)-beta-catenin (Ser31/33,Thr41) and down-regulated (p)-beta-catenin(Ser552) expression. To further address mechanisms driving this, we observed a significant decrease in the abundance of p-AKT and p-GSK3beta expression, and an associated decline in tcf-4 transcription factors (cyclin D1, c-myc and Axin2), as well as a loss of EC proliferation by 7 days. To address whether the mechanism driving these changes was the absence of nutritional factors, glutamine was added to the TPN solution. This resulted in a partial restoration of beta-catenin expression and EC proliferation, suggesting that an alteration in nutrient delivery may affect many of these changes. Based on these findings, the loss of EC proliferation with TPN may well be due to a loss of total beta-catenin, as well as a concomitant change in the differential expression of beta-catenin phosphorylation sites, and a reduction in beta-catenin mediated tcf-4 transcription. This potential pathway may well explain many of the findings of mucosal atrophy associated with TPN.
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- Yongjia Feng
- Section of Pediatric Surgery, University of Michigan, Mott Children's Hospital F3970, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5245, USA
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GLP-2 administration results in increased proliferation but paradoxically an adverse outcome in a juvenile piglet model of short bowel syndrome. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2008; 46:20-8. [PMID: 18162829 DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000304449.46434.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to examine the effect of glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) administration in a piglet, juvenile model of short bowel syndrome. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four-week-old piglets underwent either a sham operation or 75% small bowel resection. Postoperatively, piglets received either polymeric infant formula diet or the diet and subcutaneous human recombinant GLP-2 (1600 microg/day for 7 days, 800 microg/day thereafter). Food intake was monitored throughout the experiment, and stool and serum samples obtained fortnightly. After the piglets were killed, tissues were obtained from the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and terminal ileum, and used for morphological and functional analysis. RESULTS Treatment with GLP-2 resulted in significantly increased numbers of proliferating and apoptotic cells in the ileum of sham and small bowel resection piglets (P < 0.05). GLP-2 administration resulted in decreased weight gain, serum albumin, and disaccharidases in both sham and small bowel resection piglets (P < 0.001 compared with polymeric infant formula diet alone). CONCLUSIONS This is the first study to our knowledge to examine the effect of GLP-2 administration in a juvenile short bowel syndrome model. Contrary to adult rodent studies, administration of GLP-2 resulted in adverse outcomes including reduced ability to gain weight; decreased serum albumin, tissue maltase, and sucrase; and villous atrophy. We anticipate this information will have important implications for future paediatric clinical trials.
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Arnaud-Dabernat S, Yadav D, Sarvetnick N. FGFR3 contributes to intestinal crypt cell growth arrest. J Cell Physiol 2008; 216:261-8. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Sheng G, Guo J, Warner BW. Epidermal growth factor receptor signaling modulates apoptosis via p38alpha MAPK-dependent activation of Bax in intestinal epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2007; 293:G599-606. [PMID: 17615176 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00182.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Previous studies have demonstrated that the proapoptotic protein Bax plays an important role in the elevated enterocyte apoptosis that occurs during the intestinal adaptation response to massive small bowel resection (SBR). Additionally, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activation prevents SBR-induced enterocyte apoptosis. The present study aims to delineate the relationship between EGFR activity and intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis. Treatment of model intestinal epithelial cells (RIEC-18) with both a selective EGFR inhibitor (ZD1839) and EGFR small interfering RNA knockdown resulted in a dramatic increase in apoptosis, accompanied by rapid phosphorylation of p38alpha. Concurrently, Bax underwent conformational changes consistent with activation and translocated to mitochondria. In contrast, EGF stimulation enhanced cell survival by attenuating p38alpha phosphorylation, Bax conformational change, mitochondrial trafficking, and apoptosis. These results demonstrate that that diminished EGFR activity initiates the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis through p38alpha-dependent Bax activation in intestinal epithelial cells. These finding provide mechanistic insight into the role that EGFR signaling plays in the regulation of enterocyte apoptosis following massive intestinal loss.
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- George Sheng
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, St. Louis Children's Hospital, One Children's Place, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Wang L, Tang Y, Rubin DC, Levin MS. Chronically administered retinoic acid has trophic effects in the rat small intestine and promotes adaptation in a resection model of short bowel syndrome. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2007; 292:G1559-69. [PMID: 17307727 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00567.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Following the loss of functional small bowel surface area, the intestine undergoes a compensatory adaptive response. The observation that adaptation is inhibited in vitamin A-deficient rats following submassive intestinal resection suggested that vitamin A is required for this response and raised the possibility that exogenous vitamin A could augment adaptation. Therefore, to directly assess whether chronically administered retinoic acid could stimulate gut adaptation in a model of short bowel syndrome and to address the mechanisms of any such effects, Sprague-Dawley rats were implanted with controlled release retinoic acid or control pellets and then subjected to mid-small bowel or sham resections. At 2 wk postoperation, changes in gut morphology, crypt cell proliferation and apoptosis, enterocyte migration, the extracellular matrix, and gene expression were assessed. Retinoic acid had significant trophic effects in resected and sham-resected rats. Retinoic acid markedly inhibited apoptosis and stimulated crypt cell proliferation and enterocyte migration postresection. Data presented indicate that these proadaptive effects of retinoic acid may be mediated via changes in the extracellular matrix (e.g., by increasing collagen IV synthesis, decreasing E-cadherin expression, and reducing integrin beta(3) levels), via affects on Hedgehog signaling (e.g., by reducing expression of the Hedgehog receptors Ptch and Ptch2 and the Gli1 transcription factor), by increasing expression of Reg1 and Pap1, and by modulation of retinoid and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor signaling pathways. These studies are the first to demonstrate that retinoic acid can significantly enhance intestinal adaptation and suggest it may be beneficial in patients with short bowel syndrome.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptation, Physiological/drug effects
- Adaptation, Physiological/genetics
- Animals
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Cell Movement/drug effects
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Disease Models, Animal
- Drug Implants
- Enterocytes/drug effects
- Enterocytes/pathology
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins/metabolism
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Hedgehog Proteins/metabolism
- Intestine, Small/drug effects
- Intestine, Small/metabolism
- Intestine, Small/pathology
- Intestine, Small/physiopathology
- Intestine, Small/surgery
- Male
- Pancreatitis-Associated Proteins
- Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors/drug effects
- Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Retinoic Acid/agonists
- Receptors, Retinoic Acid/genetics
- Receptors, Retinoic Acid/metabolism
- Short Bowel Syndrome/drug therapy
- Short Bowel Syndrome/genetics
- Short Bowel Syndrome/metabolism
- Short Bowel Syndrome/pathology
- Short Bowel Syndrome/physiopathology
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Time Factors
- Tretinoin/administration & dosage
- Tretinoin/pharmacology
- Tretinoin/therapeutic use
- Wnt Proteins/metabolism
- beta Catenin/metabolism
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- Lihua Wang
- Washington Univ. School of Medicine, Campus Box 8124, 660 South Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Parfitt JR, Driman DK. Survivin and hedgehog protein expression in serrated colorectal polyps: an immunohistochemical study. Hum Pathol 2007; 38:710-7. [PMID: 17391730 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2006.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2006] [Revised: 11/30/2006] [Accepted: 12/04/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sessile serrated adenomas and traditional serrated adenomas are pathogenetically related to inhibition of apoptosis. Survivin and hedgehog proteins, including sonic hedgehog, patched, and smoothened, inhibit apoptosis, with hedgehog proteins forming a signal transduction cascade implicated in digestive cancers. This study compares survivin and hedgehog protein expression in serrated polyps and tubulovillous adenomas. Biopsies of sessile serrated adenomas (48) and traditional serrated adenomas (10) diagnosed during 2005 were retrieved from our files. Biopsies of normal mucosa (10), hyperplastic polyps (14), and tubulovillous adenomas (22) were used for comparison. Immunohistochemistry for survivin, sonic hedgehog, patched, and smoothened was graded as high or low grade. chi(2) tests were used to evaluate correlation between polyp type and survivin and hedgehog expression. Traditional serrated adenomas were also compared to sessile serrated adenomas with foci of cytological dysplasia (11 cases) with respect to MLH1 and p53 expression. Sessile serrated adenomas showed high-grade nuclear and cytoplasmic expression of survivin at the bottom of crypts more frequently than tubulovillous adenomas (60% versus 18%, P = .001 [nuclear]; 54% versus 18%, P = .005 [cytoplasm]), the latter showing a top-heavy pattern of staining. Survivin expression in hyperplastic polyps was similar to sessile serrated adenomas, being bottom-heavy, whereas traditional serrated adenomas showed diffuse staining throughout crypts. Although traditional serrated adenomas showed high-grade expression of sonic hedgehog more frequently than tubulovillous adenomas (90% versus 18%; P < .001), sonic hedgehog, patched, and smoothened expression was low grade among normal mucosa, hyperplastic polyps, and sessile serrated adenomas. All cytological dysplasias showed increased p53 expression within dysplastic foci, and MLH1 was also lost within dysplastic foci in 4 cases; traditional serrated adenomas showed intact MLH1 expression and minimal p53 expression throughout. Survivin expression is localized to the bottom of crypts in sessile serrated adenomas and hyperplastic polyps, whereas tubulovillous adenomas show top-heavy expression. Traditional serrated adenomas express survivin throughout crypts, suggesting intersection between the serrated and conventional adenoma-cancer pathways. Sonic hedgehog up-regulation is characteristic of traditional serrated adenomas, distinguishing this entity from other colorectal polyps.
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- Jeremy R Parfitt
- Department of Pathology, London Health Sciences Centre and University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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