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Mucus and adiponectin deficiency: Role in chronic inflammation-induced colon cancer
International journal of colorectal disease, Vol.28(9), pp.1267-1279
09/01/2013
PMID: 23474825
Web of Science ID: WOS:000324340600011
Abstract
This study aims to define the role of adiponectin (APN) in preventing goblet cell apoptosis and in differentiation of epithelial cells to goblet cell lineage resulting in greater mucus production and hence greater protection from chronic inflammation-induced colon cancer (CICC).
Six- to eight-week-old male APNKO and C57BL/6 (WT) mice were randomly distributed to three treatment groups: DSS, DMH, DSS + DMH and control. Chronic inflammation was induced in DSS and DSS + DMH group by administrating 2 % DSS in drinking water for 5 days followed by 5 days of normal drinking water and this constitutes one DSS cycle. Three cycles of DSS were administered to induce chronic inflammation. Cancer was induced in both APNKO and WT mice in DMH and DSS + DMH groups by intraperitoneal injections of DMH (20 mg/kg body weight) once for DSS + DMH group and once per week for 12 weeks for DMH group. On day 129, the colon tissue was dissected for mucus thickness measurements and for genomic studies. HT29-C1.16E and Ls174T cells were used for several genomic and siRNA studies.
APNKO mice have more tumors and tumor area in DSS + DMH group than WT mice. APN deficiency downregulated goblet to epithelial cell ratio and enhanced the colonic mucosal erosion with reduced mucus thickness. APN increases Muc2 production with no affect on Muc1 production. APN abated goblet cell apoptosis, while APN deficiency reduced epithelial to goblet cell differentiation.
APN may be involved in reducing the severity of CICC by preventing goblet cell apoptosis and increasing epithelial to goblet cell differentiation.
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- Title
- Mucus and adiponectin deficiency
- Publication Details
- International journal of colorectal disease, Vol.28(9), pp.1267-1279
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Springer
- Grant note
- P20 RR-017698 / NCRR NIH HHS P20 RR017698 / NCRR NIH HHS R25 GM076277 / NIGMS NIH HHS
- Copyright
- © 2013, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Identifiers
- WOS:000324340600011; 99380580795606600
- Academic Unit
- Public Health; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English