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Cui L, Hua Y, Zou S, Gu C, Li H. Combination of fenchone and sodium hyaluronate ameliorated constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome and underlying mechanisms. Chem Biol Drug Des 2024; 103:e14397. [PMID: 38030381 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.14397] [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: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
Abstract
We sought to explore the protective effect of the combination of fenchone (FE) and sodium hyaluronate (SH) on ice water-induced IBS-C rats and the potential mechanism. The neurotransmitter levels, including substance P (SP), motilin (MTL), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), were determined by ELISA methods. The stem cell factors (SCF)/c-Kit signaling pathway-related protein and mRNA levels were determined by western blot and reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) analyses, respectively. The expressions of tight ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-1 were also measured by western blot assay and immunofluorescence staining. The 16S rRNA gene sequence was used to measure the composition of gut microbiota. The co-administration of FE and SH improved the body weight, number of fecal pellets, fecal moisture, abdominal with drawal reflex score, and gastrointestinal transit rate in IBS-C rats. The unique efficacy of combination depended on the regulation of balance between excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters, enhancement of intestinal barrier function, and activation of SCF/c-Kit pathway. The gut microbiota structure was also restored. The ability of FE combined with SH to regulate SCF/c-Kit signaling pathway, enhance intestinal barrier function, and modulate gut microbiota contributes to their efficacy in managing IBS-C in rats.
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Affiliation(s)
- Li Cui
- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Digestive Department, Nanjing Lishui District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Zhao W, Zhang L, Ermilov LG, Colmenares Aguilar MG, Linden DR, Eisenman ST, Romero MF, Farrugia G, Sha L, Gibbons SJ. Bicarbonate ion transport by the electrogenic Na + /HCO 3- cotransporter, NBCe1, is required for normal electrical slow-wave activity in mouse small intestine. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2021; 33:e14149. [PMID: 33837991 PMCID: PMC8485339 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14149] [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: 10/23/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Normal gastrointestinal motility depends on electrical slow-wave activity generated by interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) in the tunica muscularis of the gastrointestinal tract. A requirement for HCO3- in extracellular solutions used to record slow waves indicates a role for HCO3- transport in ICC pacemaking. The Slc4a4 gene transcript encoding the electrogenic Na+ /HCO3- cotransporter, NBCe1, is enriched in mouse small intestinal myenteric region ICC (ICC-MY) that generate slow waves. This study aimed to determine how extracellular HCO3- concentrations affect electrical activity in mouse small intestine and to determine the contribution of NBCe1 activity to these effects. METHODS Immunohistochemistry and sharp electrode electrical recordings were used. KEY RESULTS The NBCe1 immunoreactivity was localized to ICC-MY of the tunica muscularis. In sharp electrode electrical recordings, removal of HCO3- from extracellular solutions caused significant, reversible, depolarization of the smooth muscle and a reduction in slow-wave amplitude and frequency. In 100 mM HCO3- , the muscle hyperpolarized and slow wave amplitude and frequency increased. The effects of replacing extracellular Na+ with Li+ , an ion that does not support NBCe1 activity, were similar to, but larger than, the effects of removing HCO3- . There were no additional changes to electrical activity when HCO3- was removed from Li+ containing solutions. The Na+ /HCO3- cotransport inhibitor, S-0859 (30µM) significantly reduced the effect of removing HCO3- on electrical activity. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES These studies demonstrate a major role for Na+ /HCO3- cotransport by NBCe1 in electrical activity of mouse small intestine and indicated that regulation of intracellular acid:base homeostasis contributes to generation of normal pacemaker activity in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wenchang Zhao
- Enteric Neuroscience Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Neuroendocrine Pharmacology, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, P. R. China
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- Enteric Neuroscience Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Neuroendocrine Pharmacology, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, P. R. China
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- Enteric Neuroscience Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Enteric Neuroscience Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Enteric Neuroscience Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Enteric Neuroscience Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Enteric Neuroscience Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Neuroendocrine Pharmacology, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, P. R. China.,Corresponding Authors: Simon J Gibbons, Ph.D., Enteric Neuroscience Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. . Telephone: +1 507 284 9652, Lei Sha, M.D., China Medical University, 77 Pu He Road, Shenbei New District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, P. R. China, 110122, , . Telephone: +86 18900911003
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- Enteric Neuroscience Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Corresponding Authors: Simon J Gibbons, Ph.D., Enteric Neuroscience Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. . Telephone: +1 507 284 9652, Lei Sha, M.D., China Medical University, 77 Pu He Road, Shenbei New District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, P. R. China, 110122, , . Telephone: +86 18900911003
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Colmenares Aguilar MG, Mazzone A, Eisenman ST, Strege PR, Bernard CE, Holmes HL, Romero MF, Farrugia G, Gibbons SJ. Expression of the regulated isoform of the electrogenic Na +/HCO 3- cotransporter, NBCe1, is enriched in pacemaker interstitial cells of Cajal. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2021; 320:G93-G107. [PMID: 33112159 PMCID: PMC8112189 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00255.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) generate electrical slow waves, which are required for normal gastrointestinal motility. The mechanisms for generation of normal pacemaking are not fully understood. Normal gastrointestinal contractility- and electrical slow-wave activity depend on the presence of extracellular HCO3-. Previous transcriptional analysis identified enrichment of mRNA encoding the electrogenic Na+/HCO3- cotransporter (NBCe1) gene (Slc4a4) in pacemaker myenteric ICCs in mouse small intestine. We aimed to determine the distribution of NBCe1 protein in ICCs of the mouse gastrointestinal tract and to identify the transcripts of the Slc4a4 gene in mouse and human small intestinal tunica muscularis. We determined the distribution of NBCe1 immunoreactivity (NBCe1-IR) by immunofluorescent labeling in mouse and human tissues. In mice, NBCe1-IR was restricted to Kit-positive myenteric ICCs of the stomach and small intestine and submuscular ICCs of the large intestine, that is, the slow wave generating subset of ICCs. Other subtypes of ICCs were NBCe1-negative. Quantitative real-time PCR identified >500-fold enrichment of Slc4a4-207 and Slc4a4-208 transcripts ["IP3-receptor-binding protein released by IP3" (IRBIT)-regulated isoforms] in Kit-expressing cells isolated from KitcreERT2/+, Rpl22tm1.1Psam/Sj mice and from single GFP-positive ICCs from Kittm1Rosay mice. Human jejunal tunica muscularis ICCs were also NBCe1-positive, and SLC4A4-201 and SLC4A4-204 RNAs were >300-fold enriched relative to SLC4A4-202. In summary, NBCe1 protein expressed in ICCs with electrical pacemaker function is encoded by Slc4a4 gene transcripts that generate IRBIT-regulated isoforms of NBCe1. In conclusion, Na+/HCO3- cotransport through NBCe1 contributes to the generation of pacemaker activity in subsets of ICCs.NEW & NOTEWORTHY In this study, we show that the electrogenic Na+/HCO3- cotransporter, NBCe1/Slc4a4, is expressed in subtypes of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) responsible for electrical slow wave generation throughout the mouse gastrointestinal tract and is absent in other types of ICCs. The transcripts of Slc4a4 expressed in mouse ICCs and human gastrointestinal smooth muscle are the regulated isoforms. This indicates a key role for HCO3- transport in generation of gastrointestinal motility patterns.
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Affiliation(s)
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- 1Enteric NeuroScience Program, Division of
Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, Minnesota
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- 1Enteric NeuroScience Program, Division of
Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, Minnesota
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- 1Enteric NeuroScience Program, Division of
Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, Minnesota
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- 1Enteric NeuroScience Program, Division of
Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, Minnesota
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- 2Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Nephrology and
Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and
Science, Rochester, Minnesota
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- 2Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Nephrology and
Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and
Science, Rochester, Minnesota
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- 1Enteric NeuroScience Program, Division of
Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, Minnesota,3Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering,
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- 1Enteric NeuroScience Program, Division of
Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, Minnesota
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