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Li Y, Li YR, Jin Y, Li MY, Zhang Q, Cao J, Li F, Zhang H, Chen J, Li YQ. Involvement of enteric glial cells in colonic motility in a rat model of irritable bowel syndrome with predominant diarrhea. J Chem Neuroanat 2023; 128:102235. [PMID: 36669707 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2023.102235] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
The enteric nervous system (ENS) is one of the important systems that regulate gastrointestinal function. The ENS is made up of enteric glial cells (EGCs) and neurons. For a long time, it was believed that the function of EGCs was only to give structural support to neurons. However, recent evidence indicates EGCs are involved in most gut functions, including the development and plasticity of the ENS, epithelial barrier, and motility. However, it remains unclear whether EGCs have the potential to modify colonic motility following irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with predominant diarrhea (IBS-D). This study aimed to investigate changes in EGCs during IBS-D and assessed the effects of manipulating EGCs. An IBS-D rat model was constructed using acetic acid and restraint stress, and DL-fluorocitric acid (FC), an inhibitor of EGCs, was administered. The changes in EGCs and colonic motility were studied by employing techniques comprising morphological, molecular biological and functional experiments. The results showed significant activation of EGCs in the myenteric plexus (MP) of the IBS-D-induced rat colon with accelerated colonic motility. FC significantly reduced the activation of EGCs and colonic motility caused by acetic acid and restraint stress. Hypercontraction of the colon caused by IBS-D may be associated with activation of EGCs in the MP of the colon and this was prevented by FC. Therefore, regulating colon hypercontraction through interference with the activation of EGCs has significant prospects for clinical application to alleviate diarrhea in patients with IBS-D.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yan Li
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K. K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China; Department of Geriatrics, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, China; Department of Human Anatomy, Basic Medical College, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Basic Medical College, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Basic Medical College, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, College of Preclinical Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K. K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, China.
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K. K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K. K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China; Department of Geriatrics, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, China; Department of Human Anatomy, Basic Medical College, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Science Research and Transformation in Tropical Environment of Hainan Province, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China.
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Li YR, Li Y, Jin Y, Xu M, Fan HW, Zhang Q, Tan GH, Chen J, Li YQ. Involvement of nitrergic neurons in colonic motility in a rat model of ulcerative colitis. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28:3854-3868. [PMID: 36157548 PMCID: PMC9367233 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i29.3854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The mechanisms underlying gastrointestinal (GI) dysmotility with ulcerative colitis (UC) have not been fully elucidated. The enteric nervous system (ENS) plays an essential role in the GI motility. As a vital neurotransmitter in the ENS, the gas neurotransmitter nitric oxide (NO) may impact the colonic motility. In this study, dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced UC rat model was used for investigating the effects of NO by examining the effects of rate-limiting enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS) changes on the colonic motility as well as the role of the ENS in the colonic motility during UC. AIM To reveal the relationship between the effects of NOS expression changes in NOS-containing nitrergic neurons and the colonic motility in a rat UC model. METHODS Male rats (n = 8/each group) were randomly divided into a control (CG), a UC group (EG1), a UC + thrombin derived polypeptide 508 trifluoroacetic acid (TP508TFA; an NOS agonist) group (EG2), and a UC + NG-monomethyl-L-arginine monoacetate (L-NMMA; an NOS inhibitor) group (EG3). UC was induced by administering 5.5% DSS in drinking water without any other treatment (EG1), while the EG2 and EG3 were gavaged with TP508 TFA and L-NMMA, respectively. The disease activity index (DAI) and histological assessment were recorded for each group, whereas the changes in the proportion of colonic nitrergic neurons were counted using immunofluorescence histochemical staining, Western blot, and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. In addition, the contractile tension changes in the circular and longitudinal muscles of the rat colon were investigated in vitro using an organ bath system. RESULTS The proportion of NOS-positive neurons within the colonic myenteric plexus (MP), the relative expression of NOS, and the NOS concentration in serum and colonic tissues were significantly elevated in EG1, EG2, and EG3 compared with CG rats. In UC rats, stimulation with agonists and inhibitors led to variable degrees of increase or decrease for each indicator in the EG2 and EG3. When the rats in EGs developed UC, the mean contraction tension of the colonic smooth muscle detected in vitro was higher in the EG1, EG2, and EG3 than in the CG group. Compared with the EG1, the contraction amplitude and mean contraction tension of the circular and longitudinal muscles of the colon in the EG2 and EG3 were enhanced and attenuated, respectively. Thus, during UC, regulation of the expression of NOS within the MP improved the intestinal motility, thereby favoring the recovery of intestinal functions. CONCLUSION In UC rats, an increased number of nitrergic neurons in the colonic MP leads to the attenuation of colonic motor function. To intervene NOS activity might modulate the function of nitrergic neurons in the colonic MP and prevent colonic motor dysfunction. These results might provide clues for a novel approach to alleviate diarrhea symptoms of UC patients.
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- Yan-Rong Li
- Department of Human Anatomy, Basic Medical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530000, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Basic Medical College, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Basic Medical College, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Basic Medical College, Dali University, Dali 671000, Yunnan Province, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221000, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Basic Medical College, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, Guizhou Province, China
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- Key Lab of Longevity and Aging-related Diseases of Chinese Ministry of Education, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530000, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences and Center for Translational Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530000, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K. K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Basic Medical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530000, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
- Department of Human Anatomy, Basic Medical College, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, Guizhou Province, China
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K. K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
- Department of Human Anatomy, College of Preclinical Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Science Research and Transformation in Tropical Environment of Hainan Province, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, Hainan Province, China
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