Interleukin-6, desmosome and tight junction protein expression levels in reflux esophagitis-affected mucosa

作     者：Fei-Yue Li Yan Li 

作者机构：Department of Digestive Diseases Central Hospitalof Daqing Youtian Daqing 163000 Heilongjiang ProvinceChina Department of Digestive Diseases Shengjing Hospitalof China Medical University Shenyang 110004 LiaoningProvince China 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》 (世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2009年第15卷第29期

页      面：3621-3630页

核心收录：

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 071010[理学-生物化学与分子生物学] 081704[工学-应用化学] 07[理学] 08[工学] 0817[工学-化学工程与技术] 09[农学] 071007[理学-遗传学] 0901[农学-作物学] 0836[工学-生物工程] 090102[农学-作物遗传育种] 

基　　金：Supported by A grant from the Doctoral Program of China Medical University 

主　　题：Reflux esophagitis Desmosome Tightjunction Proteins Mucosa 

摘      要：AIM： To investigate the correlation between the expression levels of interleukin （IL）-6 and proteins in tight junctions （TJs） in the esophageal mucosa of rats modeling different types of reflux esophagitis （RE）, and the ability of aluminum phosphate to protect against RE-induced mucosal damage via these proteins. METHODS： Male SPF Wistar rats aged 56 d were divided randomly into acid RE, alkaline RE, mixed RE, and control groups. Various surgical procedures were performed to establish rat models of acid RE. At 14 d after the procedure, some of the rats started aluminum phosphate treatment. Transmission electron microscopy （TEM） was used to observe the morphological features of TJs and desmosomes in the esophageal epithelium. Immunohistochemical methods and Western blotting were used to measure expression of claudin 1, occludin, ZO-1, JAM-l, DSG-1 and IL-6; reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction （RT- PCR） was used to measure expression of mRNA of claudin 1, occludin, ZO-1, JAM-1, DSG-1 and IL-6. RESULTS： At day 14 alter the procedures, an RE model was established in all subsequently sacrificed rats of groups A, B and C. By both gross and microscopic observation, the mucosa was damaged and thickened as the disease progressed. With TEM observation, a widened intercellular space was noticed, with significantly fewer desmosomes. Immunohistochemistry showed significantly higher levels of all proteins in all RE models compared to control rats at 3 d after operation （65.5% ± 25.6% vs 20.5% ± 2.1%, P 〈 0.05, respectively）. At 14 d after operation, along with continuing hyperplasia in the basal layer, the expression of TJ proteins in individual cells gradually decreased （12.4% ± 2.1% vs 20.5% ± 2.1%, P 〈 0.05, respectively）. Western blottings and RT-PCR showed a directly proportional increase in IL-6 levels in relation to TJ proteins, as compared to controls （0.878 ± 0.024 vs 0.205 ± 0.021 and 0.898±0.022 vs 0.205 ± 0.021, P 〈 0.05, respectively）. Upon treatment with