AIM:To investigate the role of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate(NADPH) oxidase in colon epithelial cells in the pathogenesis of acute and chronic colon inflammation in a mouse model of dextran sulphate sodi...
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AIM:To investigate the role of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate(NADPH) oxidase in colon epithelial cells in the pathogenesis of acute and chronic colon inflammation in a mouse model of dextran sulphate sodium(DSS)-induced colitis.METHODS:Balb/c mice were divided into three groups:8 mice with acute DSS-induced colitis(3.5% DSS solution;7 d),8 mice with chronic DSS-induced colitis(3.5% DSS solution for 5 d + water for 6 d;4 cycles;total:44 d) and 12 mice without DSS supplementation as a control group.Primary colonic epithelial cells were isolated using chelation method.The cells were cultivated in the presence of mediators(lipopolysaccharide(LPS),apocynin or diphenyleneiodonium).Viability of cells was assessed by fluorescent microscopy.Production of reactive oxygen species(ROS) by the cells was measured fluorometrically using Amplex Red.Production of tumour necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α) by the colonic epithelial cells was analysed by ELISA.Nox1 gene expression was assessed by real-time PCR.RESULTS:Our study showed that TNF-α level was increased in unstimulated primary colonic cells both in the acute and chronic colitis groups,whereas decreased viability,increased ROS production,and expression of Nox1 was characteristic only for chronic DSS colitis mice when compared to the controls.The stimulation by LPS increased ROS generation via NADPH oxidase and decreased cell viability in mice with acute colitis.Treatment with NADPH oxidase inhibitors increased cell viability and decreased the levels of ROS and TNF-α in the LPS-treated cells isolated from mice of both acute and chronic colitis groups.CONCLUSION:Our study revealed the importance of NADPH oxidase in the pathogenesis of both acute and chronic inflammation of the colon.
The future of acute phase proteins (APPs) in science is discussed in this paper. Many functions and associated pathological processes of APPs are unknown. Extrahepatic formation in local tissues needs attention. Local...
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The future of acute phase proteins (APPs) in science is discussed in this paper. Many functions and associated pathological processes of APPs are unknown. Extrahepatic formation in local tissues needs attention. Local serum amyloid A (SAA) formation may be involved in deposition of AA-amyloid induced by conformational change of SAA resulting in amyloid formation, having tremendous food safety implications. Amyloidogenesis is enhanced in mouse fed beta pleated sheet-rich pro- teins. The local amyloid in joints of chicken and mammary corpora amylacea is discussed. Differences in glycosylation of glycoproteins among the APPs, as has been shown for α1-acid glycoprotein, have to be considered. More knowledge on the reactivity patterns may lead to implication of APPs in the diagnostics and staging of a disease. Calculation of an index from values of several acute phase variables increases the power of APPs in monitoring unhealthy individuals in animal populations. Vaccinations, just as infections in eliciting acute phase response seem to limit the profitability of vaccines because acute phase reactions are contraproductive in view of muscle anabolism. Interest is focused on amino acid patterns and vitamins in view of dietary nutrition effect on sick and convalescing animals. When inexpensive methodology such as liquid phase methods (nephelometry, turbidimetry) or protein array technology for rapid APPs measurement is available, APPs have a future in routine diagnostics. Specific groups of patients may be screened or populations monitored by using APPs.
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