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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-9
pubmed:abstractText
Enteric neurotransmitters can modulate the biodefensive functions of the intestinal mucosa, but their role in mucosal interactions with enteropathogens is not well defined. Here we tested the hypothesis that norepinephrine (NE) modulates interactions between enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 (EHEC) and the colonic epithelium. Mucosal sheets from porcine distal colon were mounted in Ussing chambers. Drugs and an inoculum of either Shiga toxin-negative or -positive EHEC were added to the contraluminal and luminal bathing medium, respectively. After 90 min, adherent bacteria were quantified by an adherence assay and by immunohistochemical methods; short-circuit current (I(sc)) was measured continuously to assess changes in active ion transport. NE-treated tissues exhibited concentration-dependent increases in I(sc) and EHEC adherence. NE did not alter adherence of a rodent-adapted, noninfectious E. coli strain or two porcine-adapted non-O157 E. coli strains. The actions of NE on EHEC adherence but not I(sc) were prevented by the alpha-adrenergic antagonist yohimbine and the PKA activator Sp-8-bromoadenosine-3',5'-cyclic monophosphorothioate. Like NE, the PKA inhibitor Rp-8-bromoadenosine-3',5'-cyclic monophosphorothioate or indirectly acting sympathomimetic agents increased EHEC adherence. Nerve fibers immunoreactive for the NE-synthesizing enzymes tyrosine hydroxylase and dopamine beta-hydroxylase appeared to innervate the colonic epithelium. EHEC-like immunoreactivity on the colonic surface had the appearance of bacterial microcolonies and increased after NE treatment by a phentolamine-sensitive mechanism. Through interactions with alpha(2)-adrenergic receptors, NE appears to increase EHEC adherence to the colonic mucosa. Changes in sympathetic neural outflow may alter intestinal susceptibility to infection.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0193-1857
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
287
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
G1238-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15534374-8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Adrenergic Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Adrenergic Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Bacterial Adhesion, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Biological Transport, Active, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Colon, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Electrophysiology, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Escherichia coli O157, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Intestinal Mucosa, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Ion Channels, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Nerve Fibers, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Norepinephrine, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Swine, pubmed-meshheading:15534374-Sympathetic Nervous System
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Adrenergic modulation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 adherence to the colonic mucosa.
pubmed:affiliation
Pharmacology Section, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, 1988 Fitch Ave., St. Paul, Minnesota 55108-6010, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.