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Périco LL, Vegso AJ, Baggio CH, MacNaughton WK. Protease-activated receptor 2 drives migration in a colon cancer cell line but not in noncancerous human epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2024; 326:G525-G542. [PMID: 38440826 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00284.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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The inflamed mucosa contains a complex assortment of proteases that may participate in wound healing or the development of inflammation-associated colon cancer. We sought to determine the role of protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) in epithelial wound healing in both untransformed and transformed colonic epithelial cells. Monolayers of primary epithelial cells derived from organoids cultivated from patient colonic biopsies and of the T84 colon cancer cell line were grown to confluence, wounded in the presence of a selective PAR2-activating peptide, and healing was visualized by live cell microscopy. Inhibitors of various signaling molecules were used to assess the relevant pathways responsible for wound healing. Activation of PAR2 induced an enhanced wound-healing response in T84 cells but not primary cells. The PAR2-enhanced wound-healing response was associated with the development of lamellipodia in cells at the wound edge, consistent with sheet migration. The response to PAR2 activation in T84 cells was completely dependent on Src kinase activity and partially dependent on Rac1 activity. The Src-associated signaling molecules, focal adhesion kinase, and epidermal growth factor receptor, which typically mediate wound-healing responses, were not involved in the PAR2 response. Experiments repeated in the presence of the inflammatory cytokines TNF and IFNγ revealed a synergistically enhanced PAR2 wound-healing response in T84s but not primary cells. The epithelial response to proteases may be different between primary and cancer cells and is accentuated in the presence of inflammatory cytokines. Our findings have implications for understanding epithelial restitution in the context of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and inflammation-associated colon cancer.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Protease-activated receptor 2 enhances wound healing in the T84 colon cancer cell line, but not in primary cells derived from patient biopsies, an effect that is synergistically enhanced in the presence of the inflammatory cytokines TNF and IFNγ.
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- Larissa Lucena Périco
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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McKay DM, Defaye M, Rajeev S, MacNaughton WK, Nasser Y, Sharkey KA. Neuroimmunophysiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2024. [PMID: 38626403 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00075.2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/18/2024]
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Gut physiology is the epicentre of a web of internal communication systems (i.e., neural, immune, hormonal) mediated by cell-cell contacts, soluble factors, and external influences, such as the microbiome, diet, and the physical environment. Together these provide the signals that shape enteric homeostasis and, when they go awry, lead to disease. Faced with the seemingly paradoxical tasks of nutrient uptake (digestion) and retarding pathogen invasion (host defense), the gut integrates interactions between a variety of cells and signaling molecules to keep the host nourished and protected from pathogens. When the system fails, the outcome can be acute or chronic disease, often labelled as "idiopathic" in nature (e.g., irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease). Here we underscore the importance of a holistic approach to gut physiology, placing an emphasis on inter-cellular connectedness, using enteric neuroimmunophysiology as the paradigm. The goal of this opinion piece is to acknowledge the pace of change brought to our field via single-cell and -omic methodologies, and other techniques such as cell lineage tracing, transgenic animal models, methods for culturing patient tissue, and advanced imaging. We identify gaps in the field and hope to inspire and challenge colleagues to take up the mantle and advance awareness of the subtleties, intricacies, and nuances of intestinal physiology in health and disease by defining communication pathways between gut resident cells, those recruited from the circulation and 'external' influences such as the central nervous system and the gut microbiota.
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- Derek M McKay
- Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Cavin JB, Wongkrasant P, Glover JB, Balemba OB, MacNaughton WK, Sharkey KA. Intestinal distension orchestrates neuronal activity in the enteric nervous system of adult mice. J Physiol 2023; 601:1183-1206. [PMID: 36752210 PMCID: PMC10319177 DOI: 10.1113/jp284171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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The enteric nervous system (ENS) regulates the motor, secretory and defensive functions of the gastrointestinal tract. Enteric neurons integrate mechanical and chemical inputs from the gut lumen to generate complex motor outputs. How intact enteric neural circuits respond to changes in the gut lumen is not well understood. We recorded intracellular calcium in live-cell confocal recordings in neurons from intact segments of mouse intestine in order to investigate neuronal response to luminal mechanical and chemical stimuli. Wnt1-, ChAT- and Calb1-GCaMP6 mice were used to record neurons from the jejunum and colon. We measured neuronal calcium response to KCl (75 mM), veratridine (10 μM), 1,1-dimethyl-4-phenylpiperazinium (DMPP; 100 μM) or luminal nutrients (Ensure®), in the presence or absence of intraluminal distension. In the jejunum and colon, distension generated by the presence of luminal content (chyme and faecal pellets, respectively) renders the underlying enteric circuit unresponsive to depolarizing stimuli. In the distal colon, high levels of distension inhibit neuronal response to KCl, while intermediate levels of distension reorganize Ca2+ response in circumferentially propagating slow waves. Mechanosensitive channel inhibition suppresses distension-induced Ca2+ elevations, and calcium-activated potassium channel inhibition restores neuronal response to KCl, but not DMPP in the distended colon. In the jejunum, distension prevents a previously unknown tetrodotoxin-resistant neuronal response to luminal nutrient stimulation. Our results demonstrate that intestinal distension regulates the excitability of ENS circuits via mechanosensitive channels. Physiological levels of distension locally silence or synchronize neurons, dynamically regulating the excitability of enteric neural circuits based on the content of the intestinal lumen. KEY POINTS: How the enteric nervous system of the gastrointestinal tract responds to luminal distension remains to be fully elucidated. Here it is shown that intestinal distension modifies intracellular calcium levels in the underlying enteric neuronal network, locally and reversibly silencing neurons in the distended regions. In the distal colon, luminal distension is integrated by specific mechanosensitive channels and coordinates the dynamics of neuronal activation within the enteric network. In the jejunum, distension suppresses the neuronal calcium responses induced by luminal nutrients. Physiological levels of distension dynamically regulate the excitability of enteric neuronal circuits.
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- Jean-Baptiste Cavin
- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Inflammation Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Inflammation Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Live Cell Imaging Laboratory, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Inflammation Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Santos RDC, Baggio C, MacNaughton WK. A231 THE FLAVANOID CYANIDIN REDUCES INTESTINAL INFLAMMATORY DAMAGE BY MAINTAINING INTESTINAL PERMEABILITY. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2023. [PMCID: PMC9991310 DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwac036.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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Background Since the discovery and the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI), the incidence of gastric ulcers has reduced, however, there has been an increase in intestinal lesions since PPIs do not guarantee protection to the intestine. To protect the deeper layers of the intestinal wall, the intestinal barrier tightly regulates the passage of pro-inflammatory molecules, microorganisms, toxins, and antigens. The epithelium is damaged during intestinal inflammation due to the action of inflammatory cytokines such as TNF resulting in ulceration. Cyanidin is a flavonoid of the anthocyanin class, found in several red fruits, with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity. Purpose We hypothesized that the administration of cyanidin can decrease the deleterious effects caused by polypharmacy (PPI + NSAID) in the small intestine by reducing intestinal permeability. Method In vivo: Male mice (8 weeks old) were treated to induce intestinal ulcers caused by polypharmacy (combination of PPI - lansoprazole 20 mg/kg daily, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) - acetylsalicylic acid 10 mg/kg daily and COX-2 selective NSAID, celecoxib 20 mg/kg daily). On the ninth day, oral treatment with cyanidin (5 mg/kg) or vehicle was started until the fourteenth day, then the animals were killed for parameter analysis lesion. ELISA was performed to quantify interleukins (IL-10, IL-6, IL-1β) and cytokine (TNF), and we assessed the antioxidant profile (SOD, CAT, and GSH) and measured gene expression of TNF, IL-10, IL-6 TRL-4, HMOX-1, MMP 2 and 9, COX-1, MUC-3, ZO-1, CL-1. In vitro: Monolayers of colonic epithelial cell lines (Caco-2 at 21 days of confluence) were mounted in Ussing chambers to assess barrier function and to determine transepithelial resistance (TER). To analyze the permeability response to injury, we utilized TNF and IFN (25 ng/mL) with cyanidin (10 or 100 uM) for 48 h in transwell plates, with measurement of total intestinal permeability using 4 kD FITC-dextran. Result(s) Analysis of mouse intestine indicated that cyanidin (5 mg/kg) significantly reduced expression of IL-6 and TNF, TLR4, and HMOX-1 (p<0.05), and increased gene expression of MUC-3, CL-1, occludin, COX-1, and IL-10 (p<0.05) without altering antioxidant parameters. Cyanidin (100 mM) maintained barrier function as shown by transepithelial electrical resistance (TER), and also significantly reversed the detrimental effects of the inflammatory cytokine on FITC-dextran flux in Caco-2 cells (p<0.05). This may be related to the increased expression of occludin and ZO-1 in the intestinal epithelium of mice. Conclusion(s) These in vivo and in vitro results suggest that cyanidin decreases the polypharmacy-induced intestinal inflammatory response while maintaining the integrity of the intestinal epithelium. Other trials are underway to elucidate these mechanisms. Please acknowledge all funding agencies by checking the applicable boxes below Other Please indicate your source of funding; NSERC; FAPESP Disclosure of Interest None Declared
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- R D C Santos
- Laboratory of Pharmacology and Molecular Biology, São Francisco University, Bragança Paulista, Brazil,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Lucena Perico L, MacNaughton WK. A6 PROTEASE-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR (PAR)-2 ACTIVATION ENHANCES EPITHELIAL WOUND HEALING MIGRATION THROUGH SRC AND RAC1 PATHWAYS. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2023. [PMCID: PMC9991088 DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwac036.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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Background Protease-activated receptors (PARs) and their activating enzymes have been postulated to play a role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) pathogenesis, but the specific roles of PAR2 in disease initiation and progression remain unclear. PAR2 activation has both pro-proliferative and pro-migratory effects and could be involved with the restoration of the epithelial barrier following injury. We previously showed that PAR2 activation increases epithelial wound healing through ERK, PI3K, and JNK pathways. However, the role of Src kinase and RhoGTPases, which PAR2 also activates, is not known. Purpose We hypothesized that PAR-2 activation induces wound healing in intestinal epithelial cells through Src and Rac1 activity. Method Circular wounds were made in T84 colonic epithelial cell monolayers. Wounded monolayers were treated with the PAR2 activating peptide, 2-furoyl-LIGRLO (2fLI, 5 μM), or the inactive control reverse-sequence peptide, 2-furoyl-OLRGIL (2fO, 5 μM), and live-cell imaging was used to record wound healing over a 24-hr period. Proliferation and apoptosis were measured using EdU and TUNEL assays, respectively. The mechanism of action was evaluated using inhibitors of Src (PP2), EGFR (PD153035), MLCK (ML-7), ROCK (Y-27632), Rac1 (NSC 23766), and Cdc42 (ML141), and western blot (WB) was used to confirm the protein levels of p-Src (Y416), p-ERK1/2, p-JNK, and p-PI3K. For immunofluorescence, images of E-cadherin and F-actin were taken to capture the entire wound border and surrounding cells. Result(s) PAR2 activation by 2fLI promoted wound healing compared to 2fO or vehicle control at the 24-hr time point (p<0.05). PAR2 activation had no effect on proliferation at the wound edge and did not affect apoptosis but did enhance lamellipodia/filopodia formation (p<0.001). These findings indicate that PAR2 reprograms the cells toward a migratory rather than a proliferative phenotype. When we investigated the mechanisms of action, the Src tyrosine kinase inhibitor, PP2, blocked PAR2-induced wound healing (p<0.0001). PAR2 activation increased Src phosphorylation (Y416, p<0.05) and the immunofluorescence showed a rise in actin cable formation at the wound edge and a reduction in lamellipodia/filopodia formation in the group treated with PP2 when compared to 2fLI (p<0.001). Although PAR2 activation increases the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and JNK, this did not happen through Src. Furthermore, PAR2 did not increase the phosphorylation of PI3K as confirmed by WB analysis. Inhibition of EGFR (PD153035), MLCK (ML-7), ROCK (Y-27632), and Cdc42 (ML-141) did not alter PAR2-induced wound healing (p>0.05). In contrast, Rac1 inhibition by NSC23766 completely abrogated the PAR2-induced wound healing (p<0.05). Conclusion(s) PAR2 activation drives wound healing via Src tyrosine kinase and Rac1 activities. These findings provide a further mechanism whereby PAR2 can participate in the resolution of intestinal wounds in gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases. Disclosure of Interest None Declared
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- L Lucena Perico
- Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Cuddihey H, Cavin JB, Keenan CM, Wallace LE, Vemuri K, Makriyannis A, MacNaughton WK, Sharkey KA. Role of CB 1 receptors in the acute regulation of small intestinal permeability: effects of high-fat diet. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2022; 323:G219-G238. [PMID: 35787179 PMCID: PMC9394780 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00341.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
The endocannabinoid system of the gastrointestinal tract is involved in the control of intestinal barrier function. Whether the cannabinoid 1 (CB1) receptor is expressed on the intestinal epithelium and acutely regulates barrier function has not been determined. Here, we tested the hypothesis that ligands of the CB1 receptor acutely modulate small intestinal permeability and that this is associated with altered distribution of tight junction proteins. We examined the acute effects of CB1 receptor ligands on small intestinal permeability both in chow-fed and 2-wk high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice using Ussing chambers. We assessed the distribution of CB1 receptor and tight junction proteins using immunofluorescence and the expression of CB1 receptor using PCR. A low level of CB1 expression was found on the intestinal epithelium. CB1 receptor was highly expressed on enteric nerves in the lamina propria. Neither the CB1/CB2 agonist CP55,940 nor the CB1 neutral antagonist AM6545 altered the flux of 4kDa FITC dextran (FD4) across the jejunum or ileum of chow-fed mice. Remarkably, both CP55,940 and AM6545 reduced FD4 flux across the jejunum and ileum in HFD-fed mice that have elevated baseline intestinal permeability. These effects were absent in CB1 knockout mice. CP55,940 reduced the expression of claudin-2, whereas AM6545 had little effect on claudin-2 expression. Neither ligand altered the expression of ZO-1. Our data suggest that CB1 receptor on the intestinal epithelium regulates tight junction protein expression and restores barrier function when it is increased following exposure to a HFD for 2 wk.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The endocannabinoid system of the gastrointestinal tract regulates homeostasis by acting as brake on motility and secretion. Here we show that when exposed to a high fat diet, intestinal permeability is increased and activation of the CB1 receptor on the intestinal epithelium restores barrier function. This work further highlights the role of the endocannabinoid system in regulating intestinal homeostasis when it is perturbed.
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- Hailey Cuddihey
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Inflammation Research Network, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Inflammation Research Network, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Cuddihey H, MacNaughton WK, Sharkey KA. Role of the Endocannabinoid System in the Regulation of Intestinal Homeostasis. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 14:947-963. [PMID: 35750314 PMCID: PMC9500439 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2022.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The maintenance of intestinal homeostasis is fundamentally important to health. Intestinal barrier function and immune regulation are key determinants of intestinal homeostasis and are therefore tightly regulated by a variety of signaling mechanisms. The endocannabinoid system is a lipid mediator signaling system widely expressed in the gastrointestinal tract. Accumulating evidence suggests the endocannabinoid system is a critical nexus involved in the physiological processes that underlie the control of intestinal homeostasis. In this review we will illustrate how the endocannabinoid system is involved in regulation of intestinal permeability, fluid secretion, and immune regulation. We will also demonstrate a reciprocal regulation between the endocannabinoid system and the gut microbiome. The role of the endocannabinoid system is complex and multifaceted, responding to both internal and external factors while also serving as an effector system for the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis.
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- Hailey Cuddihey
- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Inflammation Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Correspondence Address correspondence to: Keith Sharkey, PhD, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.
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Mucosal and histological healing have become the gold standards for assessing the efficacy of therapy in patients living with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Despite these being the accepted goals in therapy, the mechanisms that underlie the healing of the mucosa after an inflammatory insult are not well understood, and many patients fail to meet this therapeutic endpoint. Here we review the emerging evidence that mediators (e.g., prostaglandins, cytokines, proteases, reactive oxygen, and nitrogen species) and innate immune cells (e.g., neutrophils and monocytes/macrophages), that are involved in the initiation of the inflammatory response, are also key players in the mechanisms underlying mucosal healing to resolve chronic inflammation in the colon. The dual function mediators comprise an inflammation/repair program that returns damaged tissue to homeostasis. Understanding details of the dual mechanisms of these mediators and cells may provide the basis for the development of drugs that can help to stimulate epithelial repair in patients affected by IBD.
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- Bianca Crifo
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Inflammation Research Network and Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Inflammation Research Network and Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Baggio CH, Shang J, Gordon MH, Stephens M, von der Weid PY, Nascimento AM, Román Y, Cipriani TR, MacNaughton WK. The dietary fibre rhamnogalacturonan improves intestinal epithelial barrier function in a microbiota-independent manner. Br J Pharmacol 2021; 179:337-352. [PMID: 34784647 DOI: 10.1111/bph.15739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Dietary fibre comprises a complex group of polysaccharides that are indigestible but are fermented by gut microbiota, promoting beneficial effects to the intestinal mucosa indirectly through the production of short chain fatty acids. We found that a polysaccharide, rhamnogalacturonan (RGal), from the plant Acmella oleracea, has direct effects on intestinal epithelial barrier function. Our objective was to determine the mechanism whereby RGal enhances epithelial barrier function. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Monolayers of colonic epithelial cell lines (Caco-2, T84) and of human primary cells from organoids were mounted in Ussing chambers to assess barrier function. The cellular mechanism of RGal effects on barrier function was determined using inhibitors of TLR-4 and PKC isoforms. KEY RESULTS Apically applied RGal (1000 μg/ml) significantly enhanced barrier function as shown by increased transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) and reduced fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-dextran flux in Caco-2, T84 and human primary cell monolayers, and accelerated tight junction reassembly in Caco-2 cells in a calcium switch assay. RGal also reversed the barrier-damaging effects of inflammatory cytokines on FITC-dextran flux and preserved the tight junction distribution of occludin. RGal activated TLR4 in TLR4-expressing HEK reporter cells, an effect that was significantly inhibited by the TLR4 inhibitor, C34. The effect of RGal was also dependent on PKC, specifically the isoforms PKCd and PKCζ. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS RGal enhances intestinal epithelial barrier function through activation of TLR4 and PKC signaling pathways. Elucidation of RGal mechanisms of action could lead to new, dietary approaches to enhance mucosal healing in inflammatory bowel diseases.
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- Cristiane H Baggio
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, AC, Brazil.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Bandara M, MacNaughton WK. Protease-activated receptor-2 activation enhances epithelial wound healing via epidermal growth factor receptor. Tissue Barriers 2021; 10:1968763. [PMID: 34511032 DOI: 10.1080/21688370.2021.1968763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The intestinal barrier function relies on the presence of a single layer of epithelial cells. Barrier dysfunction is associated with the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Understanding the mechanisms involved in intestinal wound healing in order to sustain the barrier function has a great therapeutic potential. Activation of protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR2) induces COX-2 expression in intestinal epithelial cells via EGFR transactivation. COX-2 is well known for its protective effects in the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, we hypothesized that PAR-2 activation induces a wound healing response in intestinal epithelial cells through COX-2-derived lipid mediators and EGFR transactivation. Immunofluorescence and calcium assay were used to characterize CMT-93 mouse colonic epithelial cell line for PAR2 expression and its activity, respectively. Treatment with PAR2 activating peptide 2-furoyl-LIGRLO-NH2 (2fLI), but not by its inactive reverse-sequence peptide (2fO) enhanced wound closure in scratch wounded monolayers. The EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (PD153035), broad-spectrum matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor (GM6001) and Src tyrosine kinase inhibitor (PP2) inhibited PAR2-induced wound healing. However, PAR2 activation did not induce COX-2 expression in CMT-93 cells and inhibition of COX-2 by COX-2 selective inhibitor (NS-398) did not alter PAR2-induced wound healing. In conclusion, PAR2 activation drives wound healing in CMT-93 cells via EGFR transactivation. Matrix metalloproteinases and Src tyrosine kinase activity may involve in EGFR transactivation and PAR2-induced wound healing is independent of COX-2 activity. These findings provide a mechanism whereby PAR2 can participate in the resolution of intestinal wounds in gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases.
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- Mahesha Bandara
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute for Child and Maternal Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute for Child and Maternal Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Cavin JB, Cuddihey H, MacNaughton WK, Sharkey KA. Acute regulation of intestinal ion transport and permeability in response to luminal nutrients: the role of the enteric nervous system. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2020; 318:G254-G264. [PMID: 31709828 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00186.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The small intestine regulates barrier function to absorb nutrients while avoiding the entry of potentially harmful substances or bacteria. Barrier function is dynamically regulated in part by the enteric nervous system (ENS). The role of the ENS in regulating barrier function in response to luminal nutrients is not well understood. We hypothesize that the ENS regulates intestinal permeability and ion flux in the small intestine in response to luminal nutrients. Segments of jejunum and ileum from mice were mounted in Ussing chambers. Transepithelial electrical resistance (TER), short-circuit current (Isc), and permeability to 4-kDa FITC-dextran (FD4) were recorded after mucosal stimulation with either glucose, fructose, glutamine (10 mM), or 5% Intralipid. Mucosal lipopolysaccharide (1 mg/mL) was also studied. Enteric neurons were inhibited with tetrodotoxin (TTX; 0.5 μM) or activated with veratridine (10 μM). Enteric glia were inhibited with the connexin-43 blocker Gap26 (20 μM). Glucose, glutamine, Intralipid, and veratridine acutely modified Isc in the jejunum and ileum, but the effect of nutrients on Isc was insensitive to TTX. TTX, Gap26, and veratridine treatment did not affect baseline TER or permeability. Intralipid acutely decreased permeability to FD4, while LPS increased it. TTX pretreatment abolished the effect of Intralipid and exacerbated the LPS-induced increase in permeability. Luminal nutrients and enteric nerve activity both affect ion flux in the mouse small intestine acutely but independently of each other. Neither neuronal nor glial activity is required for the maintenance of baseline intestinal permeability; however, neuronal activity is essential for the acute regulation of intestinal permeability in response to luminal lipids and lipopolysaccharide.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Luminal nutrients and enteric nerve activity both affect ion transport in the mouse small intestine acutely, but independently of each other. Activation or inhibition of the enteric neurons does not affect intestinal permeability, but enteric neural activity is essential for the acute regulation of intestinal permeability in response to luminal lipids and lipopolysaccharide. The enteric nervous system regulates epithelial homeostasis in the small intestine in a time-dependent, region- and stimulus-specific manner.
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- Jean-Baptiste Cavin
- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Inflammation Research Network, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Inflammation Research Network, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Gordon MH, Anowai A, Young D, Das N, Campden RI, Sekhon H, Myers Z, Mainoli B, Chopra S, Thuy-Boun PS, Kizhakkedathu J, Bindra G, Jijon HB, Heitman S, Yates R, Wolan DW, Edgington-Mitchell LE, MacNaughton WK, Dufour A. N-Terminomics/TAILS Profiling of Proteases and Their Substrates in Ulcerative Colitis. ACS Chem Biol 2019; 14:2471-2483. [PMID: 31393699 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Dysregulated protease activity is often implicated in the initiation of inflammation and immune cell recruitment in gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases. Using N-terminomics/TAILS (terminal amine isotopic labeling of substrates), we compared proteases, along with their substrates and inhibitors, between colonic mucosal biopsies of healthy patients and those with ulcerative colitis (UC). Among the 1642 N-termini enriched using TAILS, increased endogenous processing of proteins was identified in UC compared to healthy patients. Changes in the reactome pathways for proteins associated with metabolism, adherens junction proteins (E-cadherin, liver-intestinal cadherin, catenin alpha-1, and catenin delta-1), and neutrophil degranulation were identified between the two groups. Increased neutrophil infiltration and distinct proteases observed in ulcerative colitis may result in extensive break down, altered processing, or increased remodeling of adherens junctions and other cellular functions. Analysis of the preferred proteolytic cleavage sites indicated that the majority of proteolytic activity and processing comes from host proteases, but that key microbial proteases may also play a role in maintaining homeostasis. Thus, the identification of distinct proteases and processing of their substrates improves the understanding of dysregulated proteolysis in normal intestinal physiology and ulcerative colitis.
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- Marilyn H. Gordon
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Departments of Molecular Medicine and Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z2, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Departments of Molecular Medicine and Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Parkville, Australia
- Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, New York University College of Dentistry, Bluestone Center for Clinical Research, New York, New York, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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Gadotti VM, Andonegui G, Zhang Z, M'Dahoma S, Baggio CH, Chen L, Basso L, Altier C, MacNaughton WK, Kubes P, Zamponi GW. Neuroimmune Responses Mediate Depression-Related Behaviors following Acute Colitis. iScience 2019; 16:12-21. [PMID: 31146128 PMCID: PMC6542186 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2019.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Revised: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Many patients with visceral inflammation develop pain and psychiatric comorbidities such as major depressive disorder, worsening the quality of life and increasing the risk of suicide. Here we show that neuroimmune activation in mice with dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis is accompanied by the development of pain and depressive behaviors. Importantly, treatment with the flavonoid luteolin prevented both neuroimmune responses and behavioral abnormalities, suggesting a new potential therapeutic approach for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases. Acute colitis triggers long-term events related to depression Leukocytes infiltrate into brain vasculature Luteolin abolishes leukocyte infiltration and visceral hypersensitivity Luteolin abolishes depression-related behaviors
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- Vinicius M Gadotti
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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Cavin J, Glover J, MacNaughton WK, Sharkey KA. Intraluminal Nutrients Modulate Intracellular Calcium Activity in the Enteric Nervous System of Adult Mice. FASEB J 2019. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.858.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jean‐Baptiste Cavin
- Physiology and PharmacologyUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
- Snyder Institute for Chronic DiseasesUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
- Hotchkiss Brain InstituteUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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- Live Cell imaging LaboratoryUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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- Physiology and PharmacologyUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
- Snyder Institute for Chronic DiseasesUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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- Physiology and PharmacologyUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
- Snyder Institute for Chronic DiseasesUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
- Hotchkiss Brain InstituteUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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Gordon MH, Chauvin A, Boisvert FM, MacNaughton WK. Proteolytic Processing of the Epithelial Adherens Junction Molecule E-Cadherin by Neutrophil Elastase Generates Short Peptides With Novel Wound-Healing Bioactivity. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018; 7:483-486.e8. [PMID: 30827416 PMCID: PMC6410347 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2018.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Revised: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Marilyn H. Gordon
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Gastrointestinal Research Group, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Gastrointestinal Research Group, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Corresponding author:
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Fernando EH, Gordon MH, Beck PL, MacNaughton WK. Inhibition of Intestinal Epithelial Wound Healing through Protease-Activated Receptor-2 Activation in Caco2 Cells. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2018; 367:382-392. [DOI: 10.1124/jpet.118.249524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Peplowski MA, Dicay M, Baggio CH, Wysokinski F, Renaux B, Hollenberg MD, Proud D, MacNaughton WK. Interferon gamma decreases intestinal epithelial aquaporin 3 expression through downregulation of constitutive transcription. J Mol Med (Berl) 2018; 96:1081-1093. [DOI: 10.1007/s00109-018-1681-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Shortly after the discovery of the role of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in many physiological and pathological processes, attempts were made to develop novel pharmaceuticals that may be of benefit for treatment or prevention of a wide range of disorders. The promise of H2S-based therapeutics is now being demonstrated in clinical trials. Recent Advances: H2S-releasing drugs, such as SG1002 for cardiovascular disorders, and ATB-346 for arthritis, have progressed into clinical trials and have shown considerable promise. Some older drugs, such as zofenopril, have now been recognized to produce at least some of the beneficial effects through release of H2S. CRITICAL ISSUES There remains a need to better understand the underlying mechanisms for some of the observed effects of H2S-releasing drugs in a clinical setting, such as the marked increase in analgesic potency that has been observed with ATB-346. FUTURE DIRECTIONS The proof-of-concept clinical studies reviewed herein pave the way for examination, in a clinical setting, of several other potential applications of H2S-based drugs in a wide range of disorders, including diabetes, hypertension, and cancer chemoprevention. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 28, 1533-1540.
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- John L Wallace
- 1 Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary , Calgary, Canada .,2 Antibe Therapeutics, Inc. , Toronto, Canada .,3 Universidade Camilo Castelo Branco , Department of Medicine, Fernandopolis, Brazil
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- 1 Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary , Calgary, Canada
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- 1 Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary , Calgary, Canada
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- 3 Universidade Camilo Castelo Branco , Department of Medicine, Fernandopolis, Brazil
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Cavin J, MacNaughton WK, Sharkey KA. NUTRIENTS ACUTELY MODULATE INTESTINAL PERMEABILITY INDEPENDENTLY OF THE ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM. FASEB J 2018. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.759.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Lopes F, Keita ÅV, Saxena A, Reyes JL, Mancini NL, Al Rajabi A, Wang A, Baggio CH, Dicay M, van Dalen R, Ahn Y, Carneiro MBH, Peters NC, Rho JM, MacNaughton WK, Girardin SE, Jijon H, Philpott DJ, Söderholm JD, McKay DM. ER-stress mobilization of death-associated protein kinase-1-dependent xenophagy counteracts mitochondria stress-induced epithelial barrier dysfunction. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:3073-3087. [PMID: 29317503 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra117.000809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Revised: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The gut microbiome contributes to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), in which bacteria can be present within the epithelium. Epithelial barrier function is decreased in IBD, and dysfunctional epithelial mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress have been individually associated with IBD. We therefore hypothesized that the combination of ER and mitochondrial stresses significantly disrupt epithelial barrier function. Here, we treated human colonic biopsies, epithelial colonoids, and epithelial cells with an uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation, dinitrophenol (DNP), with or without the ER stressor tunicamycin and assessed epithelial barrier function by monitoring internalization and translocation of commensal bacteria. We also examined barrier function and colitis in mice exposed to dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) or DNP and co-treated with DAPK6, an inhibitor of death-associated protein kinase 1 (DAPK1). Contrary to our hypothesis, induction of ER stress (i.e. the unfolded protein response) protected against decreased barrier function caused by the disruption of mitochondrial function. ER stress did not prevent DNP-driven uptake of bacteria; rather, specific mobilization of the ATF6 arm of ER stress and recruitment of DAPK1 resulted in enhanced autophagic killing (xenophagy) of bacteria. Of note, epithelia with a Crohn's disease-susceptibility mutation in the autophagy gene ATG16L1 exhibited less xenophagy. Systemic delivery of the DAPK1 inhibitor DAPK6 increased bacterial translocation in DSS- or DNP-treated mice. We conclude that promoting ER stress-ATF6-DAPK1 signaling in transporting enterocytes counters the transcellular passage of bacteria evoked by dysfunctional mitochondria, thereby reducing the potential for metabolic stress to reactivate or perpetuate inflammation.
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- Fernando Lopes
- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Surgery, Linköping University, Linköping 581 83, Sweden, and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- the Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology and
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- the Departments of Pediatrics, Clinical Neurosciences, and Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N4N1, Canada
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- the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N4N1, Canada
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- the Departments of Pediatrics, Clinical Neurosciences, and Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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- Medicine, Calvin, Joan, and Phoebe Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, and
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- Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S1A1, Canada
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- the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Surgery, Linköping University, Linköping 581 83, Sweden, and
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- From the Gastrointestinal Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and
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Fernando EH, Dicay M, Stahl M, Gordon MH, Vegso A, Baggio C, Alston L, Lopes F, Baker K, Hirota S, McKay DM, Vallance B, MacNaughton WK. A simple, cost-effective method for generating murine colonic 3D enteroids and 2D monolayers for studies of primary epithelial cell function. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2017; 313:G467-G475. [PMID: 28751424 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00152.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Cancer cell lines have been the mainstay of intestinal epithelial experimentation for decades, due primarily to their immortality and ease of culture. However, because of the inherent biological abnormalities of cancer cell lines, many cellular biologists are currently transitioning away from these models and toward more representative primary cells. This has been particularly challenging, but recent advances in the generation of intestinal organoids have brought the routine use of primary cells within reach of most epithelial biologists. Nevertheless, even with the proliferation of publications that use primary intestinal epithelial cells, there is still a considerable amount of trial and error required for laboratories to establish a consistent and reliable method to culture three-dimensional (3D) intestinal organoids and primary epithelial monolayers. We aim to minimize the time other laboratories spend troubleshooting the technique and present a standard method for culturing primary epithelial cells. Therefore, we have described our optimized, high-yield, cost-effective protocol to grow 3D murine colonoids for more than 20 passages and our detailed methods to culture these cells as confluent monolayers for at least 14 days, enabling a wide variety of potential future experiments. By supporting and expanding on the current literature of primary epithelial culture optimization and detailed use in experiments, we hope to help enable the widespread adoption of these innovative methods and allow consistency of results obtained across laboratories and institutions.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Primary intestinal epithelial monolayers are notoriously difficult to maintain culture, even with the recent advances in the field. We describe, in detail, the protocols required to maintain three-dimensional cultures of murine colonoids and passage these primary epithelial cells to confluent monolayers in a standardized, high-yield and cost-effective manner.
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- Elizabeth H Fernando
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Gastrointestinal Research Group, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Gastrointestinal Research Group, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Gastrointestinal Research Group, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Gastrointestinal Research Group, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Gastrointestinal Research Group, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Gastrointestinal Research Group, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Gastrointestinal Research Group, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Gastrointestinal Research Group, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Gastrointestinal Research Group, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Gastrointestinal Research Group, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
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Peplowski MA, Vegso AJ, Iablokov V, Dicay M, Zaheer RS, Renaux B, Proud D, Hollenberg MD, Beck PL, MacNaughton WK. Tumor necrosis factor α decreases aquaporin 3 expression in intestinal epithelial cells through inhibition of constitutive transcription. Physiol Rep 2017; 5:5/19/e13451. [PMID: 29038361 PMCID: PMC5641937 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Revised: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Inflammatory diseases of the gut are associated with altered electrolyte and water transport, leading to the development of diarrhea. Epithelially expressed aquaporins (AQPs) are downregulated in inflammation, although the mechanisms involved are not known. We hypothesized that AQP3 expression in intestinal epithelial cells is altered in intestinal inflammation and that these changes are driven by tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α. Human colonic adenocarcinoma (HT‐29) cells were treated with TNFα to investigate signaling mechanisms in vitro. AQP3 expression was assessed by real‐time PCR and radiolabeled glycerol uptake, with select inhibitors and a luciferase reporter construct used to further elucidate intracellular signaling. AQP3 expression was downregulated in HT‐29 cells treated with TNFα. Luciferase reporter construct experiments revealed that TNFα downregulated constitutive transcriptional activity of the AQP3 promoter, and inhibition of MEK/ERK and nuclear factor κB (NF‐κB) signaling prevented the decrease in AQP3 mRNA expression. Constitutive AQP3 expression was suppressed by specificity protein (Sp) 3, and knockdown of this transcription factor bound to the AQP3 promoter was able to partially prevent the TNFα‐induced downregulation of AQP3. TNFα signals through MEK/ERK and NF‐κB to enhance the negative transcriptional control of AQP3 expression exerted by Sp3. Similar mechanisms regulate numerous ion channels, suggesting a common mechanism by which both ion and water transport are altered in inflammation.
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- Michael A Peplowski
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Lahey KA, Ronaghan NJ, Shang J, Dion SP, Désilets A, Leduc R, MacNaughton WK. Signaling pathways induced by serine proteases to increase intestinal epithelial barrier function. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0180259. [PMID: 28671992 PMCID: PMC5495298 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Changes in barrier function of the gastrointestinal tract are thought to contribute to the inflammatory bowel diseases Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Previous work in our lab demonstrated that apical exposure of intestinal epithelial cell lines to serine proteases results in an increase in transepithelial electrical resistance (TER). However, the underlying mechanisms governing this response are unclear. We aimed to determine the requirement for proteolytic activity, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activation, and downstream intracellular signaling in initiating and maintaining enhanced barrier function following protease treatment using a canine intestinal epithelial cell line (SCBN). We also examined the role of phosphorylation of myosin regulatory light chain on the serine protease-induced increase in TER through. It was found that proteolytic activity of the serine proteases trypsin and matriptase is required to initiate and maintain the protease-mediated increase in TER. We also show that MMP-independent EGFR activation is essential to the sustained phase of the protease response, and that Src kinases may mediate EGFR transactivation. PI3-K and ERK1/2 signaling were important in reaching a maximal increase in TER following protease stimulation; however, their upstream activators are yet to be determined. CK2 inhibition prevented the increase in TER induced by serine proteases. The bradykinin B(2) receptor was not involved in the change in TER in response to serine proteases, and no change in phosphorylation of MLC was observed after trypsin or matriptase treatment. Taken together, our data show a requirement for ongoing proteolytic activity, EGFR transactivation, as well as downstream PI3-K, ERK1/2, and CK2 signaling in protease-mediated barrier enhancement of intestinal epithelial cells. The pathways mediating enhanced barrier function by proteases may be novel therapeutic targets for intestinal disorders characterized by disrupted epithelial barrier function.
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- Kelcie A. Lahey
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Département de Pharmacologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Département de Pharmacologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Département de Pharmacologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Peters S, Edogawa S, Sundt W, Dyer R, Dalenberg D, Mazzone A, Singh R, Moses N, Weber C, Linden DR, MacNaughton WK, Turner JR, Camilleri M, Katzka D, Farrugia G, Grover M, Grover M. Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Females Have Normal Colonic Barrier and Secretory Function. Am J Gastroenterol 2017; 112:913-923. [PMID: 28323272 PMCID: PMC5502210 DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2017.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to determine whether constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) is associated with changes in intestinal barrier and secretory function. METHODS A total of 19 IBS-C patients and 18 healthy volunteers (all females) underwent saccharide excretion assay (0.1 g 13C mannitol and 1 g lactulose), measurements of duodenal and colonic mucosal barrier (transmucosal resistance (TMR), macromolecular and Escherichia coli Bio-Particle translocation), mucosal secretion (basal and acetylcholine (Ach)-evoked short-circuit current (Isc)), in vivo duodenal mucosal impedance, circulating endotoxins, and colonic tight junction gene expression. RESULTS There were no differences in the in vivo measurements of barrier function between IBS-C patients and healthy controls: cumulative excretion of 13C mannitol (0-2 h mean (s.e.m.); IBS-C: 12.1 (0.9) mg vs. healthy: 13.2 (0.8) mg) and lactulose (8-24 h; IBS-C: 0.9 (0.5) mg vs. healthy: 0.5 (0.2) mg); duodenal impedance IBS-C: 729 (65) Ω vs. healthy: 706 (43) Ω; plasma mean endotoxin activity level IBS-C: 0.36 (0.03) vs. healthy: 0.35 (0.02); and in colonic mRNA expression of occludin, zonula occludens (ZO) 1-3, and claudins 1-12 and 14-19. The ex vivo findings were consistent, with no group differences: duodenal TMR (IBS-C: 28.2 (1.9) Ω cm2 vs. healthy: 29.8 (1.9) Ω cm2) and colonic TMR (IBS-C: 19.1 (1.1) Ω cm2 vs. healthy: 17.6 (1.7) Ω cm2); fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-dextran (4 kDa) and E. coli Bio-Particle flux. Colonic basal Isc was similar, but duodenal basal Isc was lower in IBS-C (43.5 (4.5) μA cm-2) vs. healthy (56.9 (4.9) μA cm-2), P=0.05. Ach-evoked ΔIsc was similar. CONCLUSIONS Females with IBS-C have normal colonic barrier and secretory function. Basal duodenal secretion is decreased in IBS-C.
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- S Peters
- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Departments of Pathology and Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Spohn SN, Bianco F, Scott RB, Keenan CM, Linton AA, O’Neill CH, Bonora E, Dicay M, Lavoie B, Wilcox RL, MacNaughton WK, De Giorgio R, Sharkey KA, Mawe GM. Protective Actions of Epithelial 5-Hydroxytryptamine 4 Receptors in Normal and Inflamed Colon. Gastroenterology 2016; 151:933-944.e3. [PMID: 27480173 PMCID: PMC5159265 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Revised: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 4 (5-HT4R or HTR4) is expressed in the colonic epithelium but little is known about its functions there. We examined whether activation of colonic epithelial 5-HT4R protects colons of mice from inflammation. METHODS The 5-HT4R agonist tegaserod (1 mg/kg), the 5-HT4R antagonist GR113808 (1 mg/kg), or vehicle (control) were delivered by enema to wild-type or 5-HT4R knockout mice at the onset of, or during, active colitis, induced by administration of dextran sodium sulfate or trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid. Inflammation was measured using the colitis disease activity index and by histologic analysis of intestinal tissues. Epithelial proliferation, wound healing, and resistance to oxidative stress-induced apoptosis were assessed, as was colonic motility. RESULTS Rectal administration of tegaserod reduced the severity of colitis compared with mice given vehicle, and accelerated recovery from active colitis. Rectal tegaserod did not improve colitis in 5-HT4R knockout mice, and intraperitoneally administered tegaserod did not protect wild-type mice from colitis. Tegaserod increased proliferation of crypt epithelial cells. Stimulation of 5-HT4R increased Caco-2 cell migration and reduced oxidative stress-induced apoptosis; these actions were blocked by co-administration of the 5-HT4R antagonist GR113808. In noninflamed colons of wild-type mice not receiving tegaserod, inhibition of 5-HT4Rs resulted in signs of colitis within 3 days. In these mice, epithelial proliferation decreased and bacterial translocation to the liver and spleen was detected. Daily administration of tegaserod increased motility in inflamed colons of guinea pigs and mice, whereas administration of GR113808 disrupted motility in animals without colitis. CONCLUSIONS 5-HT4R activation maintains motility in healthy colons of mice and guinea pigs, and reduces inflammation in colons of mice with colitis. Agonists might be developed as treatments for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases.
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences,Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada,Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada,Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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Ronaghan NJ, Shang J, Iablokov V, Zaheer R, Colarusso P, Dion S, Désilets A, Leduc R, Turner JR, MacNaughton WK. The serine protease-mediated increase in intestinal epithelial barrier function is dependent on occludin and requires an intact tight junction. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2016; 311:G466-79. [PMID: 27492333 PMCID: PMC5076006 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00441.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
Barrier dysfunction is a characteristic of the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Understanding how the tight junction is modified to maintain barrier function may provide avenues for treatment of IBD. We have previously shown that the apical addition of serine proteases to intestinal epithelial cell lines causes a rapid and sustained increase in transepithelial electrical resistance (TER), but the mechanisms are unknown. We hypothesized that serine proteases increase barrier function through trafficking and insertion of tight junction proteins into the membrane, and this could enhance recovery of a disrupted monolayer after calcium switch or cytokine treatment. In the canine epithelial cell line, SCBN, we showed that matriptase, an endogenous serine protease, could potently increase TER. Using detergent solubility-based cell fractionation, we found that neither trypsin nor matriptase treatment changed levels of tight junction proteins at the membrane. In a fast calcium switch assay, serine proteases did not enhance the rate of recovery of the junction. In addition, serine proteases could not reverse barrier disruption induced by IFNγ and TNFα. We knocked down occludin in our cells using siRNA and found this prevented the serine protease-induced increase in TER. Using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP), we found serine proteases induce a greater mobile fraction of occludin in the membrane. These data suggest that a functional tight junction is needed for serine proteases to have an effect on TER, and that occludin is a crucial tight junction protein in this mechanism.
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- Natalie J. Ronaghan
- 1Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
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- 1Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
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- 1Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
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- 1Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
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- 1Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
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- 2Département de Pharmacologie-Physiologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada; and
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- 2Département de Pharmacologie-Physiologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada; and
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- 2Département de Pharmacologie-Physiologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada; and
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- 3Departments of Pathology and Medicine (GI), Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- 1Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
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Trusevych EH, MacNaughton WK. Proteases and their receptors as mediators of inflammation-associated colon cancer. Curr Pharm Des 2016; 21:2983-92. [PMID: 26004412 DOI: 10.2174/1381612821666150514104800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Chronic inflammation increases the risk of developing cancer. For example, patients with severe and prolonged inflammatory bowel disease, particularly ulcerative colitis, have a significantly higher risk of developing colorectal cancer. Serine proteases coordinating the coagulation cascade and immune cell proteases play important roles in regulating the inflammatory response through their actions on protease-activated receptors (PAR). PARs and their activating proteases have also been implicated in many cancers, including CRC. Importantly, the actions of proteases could be important for mediating the transition from chronic inflammation to cancer. PAR activation has been shown to have pro-tumourigenic effects including the production of matrix metalloproteinases that can promote tumour cell growth and metastasis, and transactivation of the epidermal growth factor receptor, which is a main target for cancer treatment. Additionally, PAR activation can also result in increased expression of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, an important enzyme mediating inflammation, resolution, and cancer progression. In this review, we will highlight our current knowledge about the effects of proteases and their receptors on intestinal inflammation and cancer, and explore the potential role of PAR-induced COX-2 on colitis-associated cancer.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1 Canada.
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MacEachern SJ, Patel BA, Keenan CM, Dicay M, Chapman K, McCafferty DM, Savidge TC, Beck PL, MacNaughton WK, Sharkey KA. Inhibiting Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Enteric Glia Restores Electrogenic Ion Transport in Mice With Colitis. Gastroenterology 2015; 149:445-55.e3. [PMID: 25865048 PMCID: PMC4516675 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Revised: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 04/06/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Disturbances in the control of ion transport lead to epithelial barrier dysfunction in patients with colitis. Enteric glia regulate intestinal barrier function and colonic ion transport. However, it is not clear whether enteric glia are involved in epithelial hyporesponsiveness. We investigated enteric glial regulation of ion transport in mice with trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid- or dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis and in Il10(-/-) mice. METHODS Electrically evoked ion transport was measured in full-thickness segments of colon from CD1 and Il10(-/-) mice with or without colitis in Ussing chambers. Nitric oxide (NO) production was assessed using amperometry. Bacterial translocation was investigated in the liver, spleen, and blood of mice. RESULTS Electrical stimulation of the colon evoked a tetrodotoxin-sensitive chloride secretion. In mice with colitis, ion transport almost completely disappeared. Inhibiting inducible NO synthase (NOS2), but not neuronal NOS (NOS1), partially restored the evoked secretory response. Blocking glial function with fluoroacetate, which is not a NOS2 inhibitor, also partially restored ion transport. Combined NOS2 inhibition and fluoroacetate administration fully restored secretion. Epithelial responsiveness to vasoactive intestinal peptide was increased after enteric glial function was blocked in mice with colitis. In colons of mice without colitis, NO was produced in the myenteric plexus almost completely via NOS1. NO production was increased in mice with colitis, compared with mice without colitis; a substantial proportion of NOS2 was blocked by fluoroacetate administration. Inhibition of enteric glial function in vivo reduced the severity of trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced colitis and associated bacterial translocation. CONCLUSIONS Increased production of NOS2 in enteric glia contributes to the dysregulation of intestinal ion transport in mice with colitis. Blocking enteric glial function in these mice restores epithelial barrier function and reduces bacterial translocation.
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- Sarah J. MacEachern
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Huxley Building, Brighton, UK
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Dicay MS, Hirota CL, Ronaghan NJ, Peplowski MA, Zaheer RS, Carati CA, MacNaughton WK. Interferon-γ suppresses intestinal epithelial aquaporin-1 expression via Janus kinase and STAT3 activation. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0118713. [PMID: 25793528 PMCID: PMC4405000 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2014] [Accepted: 01/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Inflammatory bowel diseases are associated with dysregulated electrolyte and water transport and resultant diarrhea. Aquaporins are transmembrane proteins that function as water channels in intestinal epithelial cells. We investigated the effect of the inflammatory cytokine, interferon-γ, which is a major player in inflammatory bowel diseases, on aquaporin-1 expression in a mouse colonic epithelial cell line, CMT93. CMT93 monolayers were exposed to 10 ng/mL interferon-γ and aquaporin-1 mRNA and protein expressions were measured by real-time PCR and western blot, respectively. In other experiments, CMT93 cells were pretreated with inhibitors or were transfected with siRNA to block the effects of Janus kinases, STATs 1 and 3, or interferon regulatory factor 2, prior to treatment with interferon-γ. Interferon-γ decreased aquaporin-1 expression in mouse intestinal epithelial cells in a manner that did not depend on the classical STAT1/JAK2/IRF-1 pathway, but rather, on an alternate Janus kinase (likely JAK1) as well as on STAT3. The pro-inflammatory cytokine, interferon-γ may contribute to diarrhea associated with intestinal inflammation in part through regulation of the epithelial aquaporin-1 water channel via a non-classical JAK/STAT receptor signalling pathway.
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- Michael S Dicay
- Inflammation Research Network and Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Inflammation Research Network and Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Inflammation Research Network and Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Inflammation Research Network and Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Inflammation Research Network and Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Histology, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Australia
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- Inflammation Research Network and Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Iablokov V, Hirota CL, Peplowski MA, Ramachandran R, Mihara K, Hollenberg MD, MacNaughton WK. Proteinase-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) decreases apoptosis in colonic epithelial cells. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:34366-77. [PMID: 25331954 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.610485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Mucosal biopsies from inflamed colon of inflammatory bowel disease patients exhibit elevated epithelial apoptosis compared with those from healthy individuals, disrupting mucosal homeostasis and perpetuating disease. Therapies that decrease intestinal epithelial apoptosis may, therefore, ameliorate inflammatory bowel disease, but treatments that specifically target apoptotic pathways are lacking. Proteinase-activated receptor-2 (PAR2), a G protein-coupled receptor activated by trypsin-like serine proteinases, is expressed on intestinal epithelial cells and stimulates mitogenic pathways upon activation. We sought to determine whether PAR2 activation and signaling could rescue colonic epithelial (HT-29) cells from apoptosis induced by proapoptotic cytokines that are increased during inflammatory bowel disease. The PAR2 agonists 2-furoyl-LIGRLO (2f-LI), SLIGKV and trypsin all significantly reduced cleavage of caspase-3, -8, and -9, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, and the externalization of phosphatidylserine after treatment of cells with IFN-γ and TNF-α. Knockdown of PAR2 with siRNA eliminated the anti-apoptotic effect of 2f-LI and increased the sensitivity of HT-29 cells to cytokine-induced apoptosis. Concurrent inhibition of both MEK1/2 and PI3K was necessary to inhibit PAR2-induced survival. 2f-LI was found to increase phosphorylation and inactivation of pro-apoptotic BAD at Ser(112) and Ser(136) by MEK1/2 and PI3K-dependent signaling, respectively. PAR2 activation also increased the expression of anti-apoptotic MCL-1. Simultaneous knockdown of both BAD and MCL-1 had minimal effects on PAR2-induced survival, whereas single knockdown had no effect. We conclude that PAR2 activation reduces cytokine-induced epithelial apoptosis via concurrent stimulation of MEK1/2 and PI3K but little involvement of MCL-1 and BAD. Our findings represent a novel mechanism whereby serine proteinases facilitate epithelial cell survival and may be important in the context of colonic healing.
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- Vadim Iablokov
- From the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, the Inflammation Research Network, and the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- From the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, the Inflammation Research Network, and the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- From the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, the Inflammation Research Network, and the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- From the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, the Inflammation Research Network, and the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- From the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, the Inflammation Research Network, and the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- From the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, the Inflammation Research Network, and the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- From the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, the Inflammation Research Network, and the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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Wang A, Keita ÅV, Phan V, McKay CM, Schoultz I, Lee J, Murphy MP, Fernando M, Ronaghan N, Balce D, Yates R, Dicay M, Beck PL, MacNaughton WK, Söderholm JD, McKay DM. Targeting mitochondria-derived reactive oxygen species to reduce epithelial barrier dysfunction and colitis. Am J Pathol 2014; 184:2516-27. [PMID: 25034594 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2014.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2014] [Revised: 05/05/2014] [Accepted: 05/29/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Epithelial permeability is often increased in inflammatory bowel diseases. We hypothesized that perturbed mitochondrial function would cause barrier dysfunction and hence epithelial mitochondria could be targeted to treat intestinal inflammation. Mitochondrial dysfunction was induced in human colon-derived epithelial cell lines or colonic biopsy specimens using dinitrophenol, and barrier function was assessed by transepithelial flux of Escherichia coli with or without mitochondria-targeted antioxidant (MTA) cotreatment. The impact of mitochondria-targeted antioxidants on gut permeability and dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis in mice was tested. Mitochondrial superoxide evoked by dinitrophenol elicited significant internalization and translocation of E. coli across epithelia and control colonic biopsy specimens, which was more striking in Crohn's disease biopsy specimens; the mitochondria-targeted antioxidant, MitoTEMPO, inhibited these barrier defects. Increased gut permeability and reduced epithelial mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channel expression were observed 3 days after DSS. These changes and the severity of DSS-colitis were reduced by MitoTEMPO treatment. In vitro DSS-stimulated IL-8 production by epithelia was reduced by MitoTEMPO. Metabolic stress evokes significant penetration of commensal bacteria across the epithelium, which is mediated by mitochondria-derived superoxide acting as a signaling, not a cytotoxic, molecule. MitoTEMPO inhibited this barrier dysfunction and suppressed colitis in DSS-colitis, likely via enhancing barrier function and inhibiting proinflammatory cytokine production. These novel findings support consideration of MTAs in the maintenance of epithelial barrier function and the management of inflammatory bowel diseases.
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- Arthur Wang
- Gastrointestinal Research Group, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Inflammation Research Network, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Department of Surgery, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden
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- Gastrointestinal Research Group, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Inflammation Research Network, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Gastrointestinal Research Group, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Nutrition-Gut-Brain Interactions Research Centre, the Faculty of Medicine, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Gastrointestinal Research Group, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Gastrointestinal Research Group, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Inflammation Research Network, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Gastrointestinal Research Group, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Inflammation Research Network, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Gastrointestinal Research Group, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Inflammation Research Network, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Gastrointestinal Research Group, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Gastrointestinal Research Group, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Inflammation Research Network, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Department of Surgery, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden
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- Gastrointestinal Research Group, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Inflammation Research Network, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Ma Y, Bao-Han W, Lv X, Su Y, Zhao X, Yin Y, Zhang X, Zhou Z, MacNaughton WK, Wang H. MicroRNA-34a mediates the autocrine signaling of PAR2-activating proteinase and its role in colonic cancer cell proliferation. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72383. [PMID: 23991105 PMCID: PMC3753253 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The tumor microenvironment is replete with proteinases. As a sensor of proteinases, proteinase activated receptor 2 (PAR2) plays critical roles in tumorigenesis. We showed that PAR2 and its activating proteinase were coexpressed in different colon cancer cell lines, including HT29. Inactivating proteinase or knockdown of PAR2 significantly not only reduced cell proliferation in vitro but also inhibited tumorigenicity of HT29 in vivo. In addition, activation of PAR2 promoted DNA synthesis and upregulated Cyclin D1 activity at both transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels. Further studies showed that miRNA-34a mediated PAR2-induced Cyclin D1 upregulation. Inhibition of miR-34a partially abolished the suppression of Cyclin D1 induced by PAR2 deficiency. In addition, we showed that TGF-β contributed to the regulation of miR-34a by PAR2. Finally, in colorectal carcinoma samples, upregulation of PAR2 and downregulation of miR-34a were significantly correlated with grade and lymphomatic metastasis. Our findings provide the first evidence that miRNA mediates autocrine proteinase signaling-mediated cancer cell proliferation.
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- Yiming Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- First affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- First affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, PR China
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- Department of gastrointestinal cancer surgery, Cancer Institute/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of gastrointestinal cancer surgery, Cancer Institute/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Inflammation Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Dicay M, Ronaghan N, Peplowski M, Carati C, MacNaughton WK. Mechanisms of interferon gamma‐induced suppression of aquaporin 1 in murine intestinal epithelium. FASEB J 2013. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.1148.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hirota CL, Moreau F, Iablokov V, Dicay M, Renaux B, Hollenberg MD, MacNaughton WK. Epidermal growth factor receptor transactivation is required for proteinase-activated receptor-2-induced COX-2 expression in intestinal epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2012; 303:G111-9. [PMID: 22517768 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00358.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Proteinase-activated receptor (PAR)(2), a G protein-coupled receptor activated by serine proteinases, has been implicated in both intestinal inflammation and epithelial proliferation. Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 is overexpressed in the gut during inflammation as well as in colon cancer. We hypothesized that PAR(2) drives COX-2 expression in intestinal epithelial cells. Treatment of Caco-2 colon cancer cells with the PAR(2)-activating peptide 2-furoyl-LIGRLO-NH(2) (2fLI), but not by its reverse-sequence PAR(2)-inactive peptide, for 3 h led to an increase in intracellular COX-2 protein expression accompanied by a COX-2-dependent increase in prostaglandin E(2) production. 2fLI treatment for 30 min significantly increased metalloproteinase activity in the culture supernatant. Increased epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) phosphorylation was observed in cell lysates following 40 min of treatment with 2fLI. The broad-spectrum metalloproteinase inhibitor marimastat inhibited both COX-2 expression and EGFR phosphorylation. The EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor PD153035 also abolished 2fLI-induced COX-2 expression. Although PAR(2) activation increased ERK MAPK phosphorylation, neither ERK pathway inhibitors nor a p38 MAPK inhibitor affected 2fLI-induced COX-2 expression. However, inhibition of either Src tyrosine kinase signaling by PP2, Rho kinase signaling by Y27632, or phosphatidylinositol 3 (PI3) kinase signaling by LY294002 prevented 2fLI-induced COX-2 expression. Trypsin increased COX-2 expression through PAR(2) in Caco-2 cells and in an EGFR-dependent manner in the noncancerous intestinal epithelial cell-6 cell line. In conclusion, PAR(2) activation drives COX-2 expression in Caco-2 cells via metalloproteinase-dependent EGFR transactivation and activation of Src, Rho, and PI3 kinase signaling. Our findings provide a mechanism whereby PAR(2) can participate in the progression from chronic inflammation to cancer in the intestine.
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- Christina L Hirota
- Dept. of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Fichna J, Dicay M, Lewellyn K, Janecka A, Zjawiony JK, MacNaughton WK, Storr MA. Salvinorin A has antiinflammatory and antinociceptive effects in experimental models of colitis in mice mediated by KOR and CB1 receptors. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2012; 18:1137-45. [PMID: 21953882 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2011] [Accepted: 08/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Salvinorin A (SA) has a potent inhibitory action on mouse gastrointestinal (GI) motility and ion transport, mediated primarily by kappa-opioid receptors (KOR). The aim of the present study was to characterize possible antiinflammatory and antinociceptive effects of SA in the GI tract of mice. METHODS Colonic damage scores and myeloperoxidase activity were determined after intraperitoneal (i.p.), intracolonic (i.c.), and oral (p.o.) administration of SA using the trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) and dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) models of colitis in mice. Additionally, KOR, cannabinoid (CB)1, and CB2 western blot analysis of colon samples was performed. The antinociceptive effect of SA was examined based on the number of behavioral responses to i.c. instillation of mustard oil (MO). RESULTS The i.p. (3 mg/kg, twice daily) and p.o. (10 mg/kg, twice daily) administration of SA significantly attenuated TNBS and DSS colitis in mice. The effect of SA was blocked by KOR antagonist nor-binaltorphimine (10 mg/kg, i.p.). Western blot analysis showed no influence of SA on KOR, CB1, or CB2 levels. SA (3 mg/kg, i.p. and 10 mg/kg, i.c.) significantly decreased the number of pain responses after i.c. instillation of MO in the vehicle- and TNBS-treated mice. The antinociceptive action of SA was blocked by KOR and CB1 antagonists. The analgesic effect of i.c. SA was more potent in TNBS-treated mice compared to controls. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that the drugs based on the structure of SA have the potential to become valuable antiinflammatory or analgesic therapeutics for the treatment of GI diseases.
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- Jakub Fichna
- Snyder Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation (III), University of Calgary, AB, Canada
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Ohland CL, DeVinney R, MacNaughton WK. Escherichia coli-induced epithelial hyporesponsiveness to secretagogues is associated with altered CFTR localization. Cell Microbiol 2012; 14:447-59. [PMID: 22212348 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2011.01744.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Both pathogenic and commensal strains of Escherichia coli colonize the human intestinal tract. Pathogenic strains differ only in the expression of virulence factors, many of which comprise a type III secretion system (TTSS). Little is known regarding the effect of E. coli on the intestinal epithelial response to the secretagogues that drive ion secretion, despite its importance in causing clinically significant diarrhoea. Using Ussing chambers to measure electrogenic ion transport of T84 intestinal epithelial cell monolayers, we found that all strains of E. coli tested (pathogenic, commensal, probiotic and lab strain) significantly reduced cAMP-dependent ion secretion after 4-8 h exposure. Enteropathogenic E. coli mutants lacking a functional TTSS caused similar hyposecretion while not causing significant apoptosis (as shown by caspase-3 cleavage) or necrosis (lactate dehydrogenase release), as did the commensal strain F18, indicating that epithelial cell death was not the cause of hyposecretion. Enteropathogenic E. coli and the TTSS mutant significantly reduced cell surface expression of the apical anion channel, cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, which is likely the mechanism behind the pathogen-induced hyposecretion. However, F18 did not cause cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator mislocalization and the commensal-induced mechanism remains unclear.
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- Christina L Ohland
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Inflammation Research Group, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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Fichna J, Dicay M, Altier C, Lewellyn K, Zjawiony JK, MacNaughton WK, Janecka A, Storr MA. κ-opioid and cannabinoid-1 receptors mediate anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive effect of salvinorin a on experimental colitis in mice. Pharmacol Rep 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1734-1140(11)70472-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Storr MA, Bashashati M, Hirota C, Vemuri VK, Keenan CM, Duncan M, Lutz B, Mackie K, Makriyannis A, MacNaughton WK, Sharkey KA. Differential effects of CB(1) neutral antagonists and inverse agonists on gastrointestinal motility in mice. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2010; 22:787-96, e223. [PMID: 20180825 PMCID: PMC2943391 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2010.01478.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cannabinoid type 1 (CB(1)) receptors are involved in the regulation of gastrointestinal (GI) motility and secretion. Our aim was to characterize the roles of the CB(1) receptor on GI motility and secretion in vitro and in vivo by using different classes of CB(1) receptor antagonists. METHODS Immunohistochemistry was used to examine the localization of CB(1) receptor in the mouse ileum and colon. Organ bath experiments on mouse ileum and in vivo motility testing comprising upper GI transit, colonic expulsion, and whole gut transit were performed to characterize the effects of the inverse agonist/antagonist AM251 and the neutral antagonist AM4113. As a marker of secretory function we measured short circuit current in vitro using Ussing chambers and stool fluid content in vivo in mouse colon. We also assessed colonic epithelial permeability in vitro using FITC-labeled inulin. KEY RESULTS In vivo, the inverse agonist AM251 increased upper GI transit and whole gut transit, but it had no effect on colonic expulsion. By contrast, the neutral antagonist AM4113 increased upper GI transit, but unexpectedly reduced both colonic expulsion and whole gut transit at high, but not lower doses. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES Cannabinoid type 1 receptors regulate small intestinal and colonic motility, but not GI secretion under physiological conditions. Cannabinoid type 1 inverse agonists and CB(1) neutral antagonists have different effects on intestinal motility. The ability of the neutral antagonist not to affect whole gut transit may be important for the future development of CB(1) receptor antagonists as therapeutic agents.
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- Martin A. Storr
- Snyder Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Snyder Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Gill Center for Biomolecular Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Snyder Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Inflammation Research Network
- Department of Physiology & PharmacologyUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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- Département d'anatomie et de biologie cellulaireUniversity of SherbrookeSherbrookeQCCanada
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- Inflammation Research Network
- Department of Physiology & PharmacologyUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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- Department of Biological Sciences
- Inflammation Research Network
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Wang H, Moreau F, Hirota CL, MacNaughton WK. Proteinase-activated receptors induce interleukin-8 expression by intestinal epithelial cells through ERK/RSK90 activation and histone acetylation. FASEB J 2010; 24:1971-80. [PMID: 20065107 DOI: 10.1096/fj.09-137646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Proteinase-activated receptors (PARs) are involved in both inflammation and tumorigenesis in epithelial cells. Interleukin (IL)-8 is a potent chemoattractant and is also involved in angiogenesis. The molecular mechanism whereby PARs induce epithelial IL-8 expression is not known. In HT-29 colonic epithelial cells, PAR(1) or PAR(2) agonists stimulated the expression of IL-8 through a NF-kappaB-dependent pathway without inducing IkappaB degradation and disassociation of IkappaB from NF-kappaB. Further studies revealed that PAR activation induced the phosphorylation of p65 at Ser-276 in the nucleus, which increased the recruitment of histone acetyltransferase (HAT) p300 to p50. Inhibition of ERK activation completely blocked PAR-induced IL-8 expression, phosphorylation of p65 and HAT activity. We also demonstrated that RSK p90 was the downstream kinase that mediated ERK-induced nuclear p65 phosphorylation. In conclusion, activation of either PAR(1) or PAR(2) stimulated the transcriptional up-regulation of IL-8 in HT-29 colonic epithelial cells through a pathway that involved ERK/RSK p90, NF-kappaB phosphorylation, and HAT activity. These studies provide evidence of a new role for serine proteinases and PARs in the regulation of gene expression in colonic inflammation and tumorigenesis.
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- Hongying Wang
- Inflammation Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Swystun VA, Renaux B, Moreau F, Wen S, Peplowski MA, Hollenberg MD, MacNaughton WK. Serine proteases decrease intestinal epithelial ion permeability by activation of protein kinase Czeta. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2009; 297:G60-70. [PMID: 19460843 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00096.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Epithelial permeability to ions and larger molecules in the gut is essential for fluid balance, and its dysregulation contributes to intestinal pathology. We investigated the effect of digestive serine proteases on epithelial paracellular permeability. Trypsin, chymotrypsin, and elastase elicited sustained increases in transepithelial resistance (R(TE)) in polarized monolayers of three intestinal epithelial cell lines. This effect was reflected by decreases in paracellular conductances of Na+ and Cl- and a concomitant decrease in permeability to 3,000 molecular weight dextran. The enzyme activities of the proteases were required, yet activators of known protease-activated receptors (PARs) did not reproduce the effect of these proteases on R(TE). PKCzeta isoform-specific inhibitor significantly reduced the trypsin-induced increase in R(TE) whereas PKCzeta activity was increased in cells treated with trypsin and chymotrypsin compared with control cells; this activity was reduced to control levels in the presence of PKCzeta-specific inhibitor. Ca2+ chelators and pharmacological inhibitors of cell signaling support the role for PKCzeta in the protease-induced effect. Finally, we showed that treatment with the serine proteases increased occludin immunostaining and zonula occludin-1 coimmunoprecipitation with occludin in the detergent-insoluble fraction of cell lysates, and these increases were ablated by pretreatment with PKCzeta-specific inhibitor. This finding indicates increased insertion of occludin into the cell junctional complex. These data demonstrate a role for serine proteases in the facilitation of epithelial barrier function through a mechanism that is independent of PARs and is mediated by activation of PKCzeta.
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- Veronica A Swystun
- Inflammation Research Network, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 4N1, Canada
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van der Merwe JQ, Moreau F, MacNaughton WK. Protease-activated receptor-2 stimulates intestinal epithelial chloride transport through activation of PLC and selective PKC isoforms. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2009; 296:G1258-66. [PMID: 19359428 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.90425.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Serine proteases play important physiological roles through their activity at G protein-coupled protease-activated receptors (PARs). We examined the roles that specific phospholipase (PL) C and protein kinase (PK) C (PKC) isoforms play in the regulation of PAR(2)-stimulated chloride secretion in intestinal epithelial cells. Confluent SCBN epithelial monolayers were grown on Snapwell supports and mounted in modified Ussing chambers. Short-circuit current (I(sc)) responses to basolateral application of the selective PAR(2) activating peptide, SLIGRL-NH(2), were monitored as a measure of net electrogenic ion transport caused by PAR(2) activation. SLIGRL-NH(2) induced a transient I(sc) response that was significantly reduced by inhibitors of PLC (U73122), phosphoinositol-PLC (ET-18), phosphatidylcholine-PLC (D609), and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K; LY294002). Immunoblot analysis revealed the phosphorylation of both PLCbeta and PLCgamma following PAR(2) activation. Pretreatment of the cells with inhibitors of PKC (GF 109203X), PKCalpha/betaI (Gö6976), and PKCdelta (rottlerin), but not PKCzeta (selective pseudosubstrate inhibitor), also attenuated this response. Cellular fractionation and immunoblot analysis, as well as confocal immunocytochemistry, revealed increases of PKCbetaI, PKCdelta, and PKCepsilon, but not PKCalpha or PKCzeta, in membrane fractions following PAR(2) activation. Pretreatment of the cells with U73122, ET-18, or D609 inhibited PKC activation. Inhibition of PI3K activity only prevented PKCdelta translocation. Immunoblots revealed that PAR(2) activation induced phosphorylation of both cRaf and ERK1/2 via PKCdelta. Inhibition of PKCbetaI and PI3K had only a partial effect on this response. We conclude that basolateral PAR(2)-induced chloride secretion involves activation of PKCbetaI and PKCdelta via a PLC-dependent mechanism resulting in the stimulation of cRaf and ERK1/2 signaling.
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Hirota CL, Wang H, MacNaughton WK. Proteinase‐activated receptor (PAR)‐2 stimulates cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) expression in Caco‐2 colon cancer cells: role of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). FASEB J 2009. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.236.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Physiology and BiophysicsUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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Ohland C, MacNaughton WK. Pathogenic and commensal Escherichia coli decrease ion secretion in human intestinal epithelial cells. FASEB J 2009. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.978.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Wang H, Zhang R, Wen S, McCafferty DM, Beck PL, MacNaughton WK. Nitric oxide increases Wnt-induced secreted protein-1 (WISP-1/CCN4) expression and function in colitis. J Mol Med (Berl) 2009; 87:435-45. [DOI: 10.1007/s00109-009-0445-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2008] [Revised: 01/21/2009] [Accepted: 01/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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van der Merwe JQ, Ohland CL, Hirota CL, MacNaughton WK. Prostaglandin E2 derived from cyclooxygenases 1 and 2 mediates intestinal epithelial ion transport stimulated by the activation of protease-activated receptor 2. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2009; 329:747-52. [PMID: 19190238 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.108.145466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Proteinase-activated receptor (PAR)(2) is activated by trypsin-like serine proteinases and has been implicated in intestinal inflammation. However, its role in the regulation of intestinal mucosal function remains unclear. Using the intestinal epithelial cell line, SCBN, we have studied the stimulus-secretion coupling mechanisms of PAR(2)-induced epithelial chloride transport, focusing on cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 and COX-2 activities and prostaglandin (PG) E(2) secretion. SCBN monolayers were grown on Snapwell supports, mounted in modified Ussing chambers, and exposed to the activating peptide, SLIGRL-NH(2) (50 microM), to activate PAR(2). Pretreatment with inhibitors of cytosolic PLA(2) (cPLA(2)) (AACOCF3, arachidonyltrifluoromethyl ketone), COX-1 [SC560, 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole], and COX-2 (celecoxib) resulted in a significant concentration-dependent attenuation of PAR(2)-induced changes in short-circuit current. Immunoblot analysis showed a PAR(2)-induced increase in cPLA(2) phosphorylation that was blocked by the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase inhibitor, PD98059 [2-(2-amino-3methoxyphenyl)-4H-1benzopyran-4-one, C(16)H(13)NO(3)], and the pan-protein kinase C inhibitor, GFX (bisindolylmaleimide). PAR(2) stimulation also resulted in a large increase in the production of PGE(2) as determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and was also blocked by PD98059 and GFX. Immunofluorescence and immunoblot analysis determined that EP2 and EP4 are expressed at the basolateral membrane of SCBN cells. Through the use of selective inhibitors (EP2, AH6809 [6-isopropoxy-9-oxoxanthene-2-carboxylic acid]; EP4, GW627368X [N-[2[4,9-diethoxy-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzo[f]isoindol-2-yl)phenyl] acetyl]benzene sulphonamide]), it was found that both EP2 and EP4 were involved in mediating the PAR(2)-induced chloride secretory response. We conclude that basolateral PAR(2) activation induces epithelial chloride secretion that is mediated by cPLA(2), COX-1, COX-2, and the subsequent release of PGE(2). The production of PGE(2) results in an autocrine secretory response that is dependent on basolateral EP2 and EP4 receptors.
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Hirota CL, McKay DM, MacNaughton WK. Ion transport deficits observed during colitis are associated with functional inhibition, but not decreased expression, of IK
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- Physiology and BiophysicsUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryCanada
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Swystun V, MacNaughton WK. Serine protease‐induced decrease in epithelial ion permeability is dependent on an intact actin cytoskeleton. FASEB J 2008. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.1214.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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van der Merwe JQ, Hollenberg MD, MacNaughton WK. EGF receptor transactivation and MAP kinase mediate proteinase-activated receptor-2-induced chloride secretion in intestinal epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2008; 294:G441-51. [PMID: 18032480 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00303.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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We examined the stimulus-secretion pathways whereby proteinase-activated receptor 2 (PAR-2) stimulates Cl(-) secretion in intestinal epithelial cells. SCBN and T84 epithelial monolayers grown on Snapwell supports and mounted in modified Ussing chambers were activated by the PAR-2-activating peptides SLIGRL-NH(2) and 2-furoyl-LIGRLO-NH(2). Short-circuit current (I(sc)) was used as a measure of net electrogenic ion transport. Basolateral, but not apical, application of SLIGRL-NH(2) or 2-furoyl-LIGRLO-NH(2) caused a concentration-dependent change in I(sc) that was significantly reduced in Cl(-)-free buffer and by the intracellular Ca(2+) blockers thapsigargin and BAPTA-AM, but not by the Ca(2+) channel blocker verapamil. Inhibitors of PKA (H-89) and CFTR (glibenclamide) also significantly reduced PAR-2-stimulated Cl(-) transport. PAR-2 activation was associated with increases in cAMP and intracellular Ca(2+). Immunoblot analysis revealed increases in phosphorylation of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase, Src, Pyk2, cRaf, and ERK1/2 in response to PAR-2 activation. Pretreatment with inhibitors of cyclooxygenases (indomethacin), tyrosine kinases (genistein), EGFR (PD-153035), MEK (PD-98059 or U-0126), and Src (PP1) inhibited SLIGRL-NH(2)-induced increases in I(sc). Inhibition of Src, but not matrix metalloproteinases, reduced EGFR phosphorylation. Reduced EGFR phosphorylation paralleled the reduction in PAR-2-stimulated I(sc). We conclude that activation of basolateral, but not apical, PAR-2 induces epithelial Cl(-) secretion via cAMP- and Ca(2+)-dependent mechanisms. The secretory effect involves EGFR transactivation by Src, leading to subsequent ERK1/2 activation and increased cyclooxygenase activity.
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- Jacques Q van der Merwe
- Inflammation Research Network, Department of Physiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1
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Saifeddine M, Seymour ML, Xiao YP, Compton SJ, Houle S, Ramachandran R, MacNaughton WK, Simonet S, Vayssettes-Courchay C, Verbeuren TJ, Hollenberg MD. Proteinase-activated receptor-2 activating peptides: distinct canine coronary artery receptor systems. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2007; 293:H3279-89. [PMID: 17766477 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00519.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In canine coronary artery preparations, the proteinase-activated receptor-2 (PAR2) activating peptides (PAR2-APs) SLIGRL-NH2and 2-furoyl-LIGRLO-NH2caused both an endothelium-dependent relaxation and an endothelium-independent contraction. Relaxation was caused at peptide concentrations 10-fold lower than those causing a contractile response. Although trans-cinnamoyl-LIGRLO-NH2, like other PAR2-APs, caused relaxation, it was inactive as a contractile agonist and instead antagonized the contractile response to SLIGRL-NH2. RT-PCR-based sequencing of canine PAR2revealed a cleavage/activation (indicated by underlines) sequence (SKGR/SLIGKTDSSLQITGKG) that is very similar to the human PAR2sequence (R/SLIGKV). As a synthetic peptide, the canine PAR-AP (SLIGKT-NH2) was a much less potent agonist than either SLIGRL-NH2or 2-furoyl-LIGRLO-NH2, either in the coronary contractile assay or in a Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cell PAR2calcium signaling assay. In the MDCK signaling assay, the order of potencies was as follows: 2-furoyl-LIGRLO-NH2≫ SLIGRL-NH2= trans-cinnamoyl-LIGRLO-NH2≫ SLIGKT-NH2, as expected for PAR2responses. In the coronary contractile assay, however, the order of potencies was very different: SLIGRL-NH2≫ 2-furoyl-LIGRLO-NH2≫ SLIGKT-NH2, trans-cinnamoyl-LIGRLO-NH2= antagonist. Because of 1) the distinct agonist (relaxant) and antagonist (contractile) activity of trans-cinnamoyl-LIGRLO-NH2in the canine coronary contractile assays, 2) the different concentration ranges over which the peptides caused either relaxation or contraction in the same coronary preparation, and 3) the markedly distinct structure-activity profiles for the PAR-APs in the coronary contractile assay, compared with those for PAR2-mediated MDCK cell calcium signaling, we suggest that the canine coronary tissue possesses a receptor system for the PAR-APs that is distinct from PAR2itself.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Calcium Signaling/drug effects
- Cell Line
- Coronary Vessels/drug effects
- Coronary Vessels/metabolism
- Dogs
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Epithelial Cells/drug effects
- Epithelial Cells/metabolism
- Indomethacin/pharmacology
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Oligopeptides/chemistry
- Oligopeptides/pharmacology
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- Receptor, PAR-1/agonists
- Receptor, PAR-1/metabolism
- Receptor, PAR-2/agonists
- Receptor, PAR-2/genetics
- Receptor, PAR-2/metabolism
- Receptors, Neurokinin-1/metabolism
- Species Specificity
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Vasoconstriction/drug effects
- Vasoconstrictor Agents/chemistry
- Vasoconstrictor Agents/pharmacology
- Vasodilation/drug effects
- Vasodilator Agents/chemistry
- Vasodilator Agents/pharmacology
- src-Family Kinases/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- Mahmoud Saifeddine
- Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine, 3330 Hospital Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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