Linked Life Data

11566077

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/11566077

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-9-21
pubmed:abstractText
Goblet cell depletion occurs in various forms of colitis, but its mechanism is unknown. We have investigated two linked hypotheses: (i) that bacterial peptides, such as formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP), interact with epithelial cells inducing the release of chemokines, including interleukin-8 (IL-8), which in turn leads to the recruitment of neutrophils which release mucin secretagogues; (ii) that fMLP acts directly on epithelial cells to cause mucus secretion. Studies were performed to measure the effects of fMLP on the synthesis and secretion of IL-8 and mucus by the goblet cell differentiated colon cancer cell lines HT29-MTX (methotrexate-conditioned HT29 colonic adenocarcinoma cell line) and LS174T, and to assess the effects of neutrophil-derived secretagogues on goblet cell secretion in these cell lines. fMLP (0.1 microM) increased the secretion of IL-8 by 105% (P<0.0001) in HT29-MTX cells and by 401% (P<0.0001) in LS174T cells. fMLP also increased the synthesis and secretion of mucins by these cell lines, with maximal effects of 65% above control values for synthesis (P<0.01) and 73% for secretion (P<0.01). A dose-related increase (up to 67%; P<0.01) in mucin secretion was demonstrated in HT29-MTX cells in response to incubation with supernatant from activated neutrophils. This effect was largely (83%; P<0.02) inhibited by ICI 200,355, a specific inhibitor of neutrophil elastase. In conclusion, the bacterial peptide fMLP and neutrophil elastase are both potent mucus secretagogues for colon epithelial cells. fMLP also elicits release of the potent neutrophil chemoattractant IL-8 from colon epithelial cells. These findings support the hypothesis that the mucosal inflammation and mucus depletion seen in ulcerative colitis could result from interaction between bacterial peptides and the mucosa.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0143-5221
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
101
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
395-402
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Interaction between bacterial peptides, neutrophils and goblet cells: a possible mechanism for neutrophil recruitment and goblet cell depletion in colitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GA, U.K.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't