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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-4-5
pubmed:abstractText
The epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) provides the main absorptive pathway of the distal large intestine. This study aimed to characterize regulatory influences of cytokines in rat late distal colon. After 6 h incubation with either IL1beta, TNFalpha, IFNgamma, or combinations of TNFalpha and IFNgamma, ENaC was measured as electrogenic Na+ transport after 8 h induction by 3 nM aldosterone (JNa) in totally stripped specimens in the Ussing chamber. Subsequently, alpha-, beta-, and gamma-ENaC subunit mRNAs were analyzed by Northern blotting. The gamma-ENaC promoter was cloned and characterized by reporter gene assays. IL-1beta and TNFalpha, but not interferon-gamma, decreased JNa. In parallel, beta- and gamma-ENaC transcription was inhibited, whereas alpha-ENaC was unaffected. gamma-ENaC promoter activity was inhibited by IL-1beta and TNFalpha but not by IFNgamma. We conclude that the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1beta and TNFalpha inhibit electrogenic sodium absorption in rat distal colon by mRNA expression regulation of the beta- and gamma-ENaC subunits.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
317
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
500-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
IL-1beta and TNFalpha regulate sodium absorption in rat distal colon.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité University Medicine Berlin, 12200 Berlin, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't