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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-27
pubmed:abstractText
Endothelin receptor null rats [ETB(-/-)] are a model for long-segment Hirschsprung's disease. These animals have significant intestinal distension (megaileum) proximal to a constricted region of the gastrointestinal tract lacking enteric ganglia. Experiments were performed to determine the pathophysiological changes that occur in these animals and to examine the tunica muscularis as a unique, immunologically active compartment. We observed abnormal intestinal flora in ETB(-/-) rats, which included a marked increase in gram-negative aerobes (Enterobacteriaceae) and anaerobes (Bacteroidaceae) in the distended region of the small intestine. Histochemical observations showed that neutrophilic infiltration was rarely or not observed, but the number of ED2 positive macrophages was increased in the tunica muscularis. Expression of IL-1beta and IL-6 mRNA was also significantly increased, and the level of CD14 (LPS receptors) were increased significantly in the tunica muscularis. Spontaneous phasic contractions were irregular in the distended intestinal regions of ETB(-/-) rats, and this was associated with an increased number of macrophages and damage to interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) as revealed by using Kit-like immunoreactivity and electron microscopy. These results suggest that ED2-positive resident macrophages may play an important role in the inflammation of tunica muscularis in ETB(-/-) rats. Increased numbers and activation of macrophages may result in damage to ICC networks leading to disordered intestinal rhythmicity in regions of the gut in which myenteric ganglia are intact.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0193-1857
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
287
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
G638-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Animals, Genetically Modified, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Antigens, CD14, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Endotoxins, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Enteritis, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Ganglia, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Gastrointestinal Motility, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Ileum, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Intestine, Small, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Leukocyte Count, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Macrophages, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Muscle Contraction, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Myositis, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Receptor, Endothelin B, pubmed-meshheading:15117676-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Muscularis inflammation and the loss of interstitial cells of Cajal in the endothelin ETB receptor null rat.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Veterinary Pharmacology, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't