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5/6 nephrectomy affects enteric glial cells and promotes impaired antioxidant defense in the colonic neuromuscular layer

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LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 298, Issue -, Pages -

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120494

Keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Enteric glia; Glial fibrillar acid protein; Oxidative stress; Inflammation

Funding

  1. Brazilian Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support in Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) [E-26/203.269/2017]
  2. National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
  3. Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) [001]

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) by altering motility, gut microbiota, intestinal permeability, and increasing oxidative stress. This study investigates the changes in colonic glial markers, inflammation, and antioxidant parameters in CKD. The findings show that CKD animals display abnormalities in colonic cytoarchitecture, reduced antioxidant activity, and increased inflammation in the enteric glial network of the neuromuscular layer.
Aims: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) produces multiple repercussions in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), such as alterations in motility, gut microbiota, intestinal permeability, and increased oxidative stress. However, despite enteric glial cells (EGC) having important neural and immune features in GIT physiology, their function in CKD remains unknown. The present study investigates colonic glial markers, inflammation, and antioxidant parameters in a CKD model. Main methods: A 5/6 nephrectomized rat model was used to induce CKD in rats and Sham-operated animals as a control to suppress. Biochemical measures in plasma and neuromuscular layer such as glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were carried out. Kidney histopathology was evaluated. Colon morphology analysis and glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP), connexin-43 (Cx43), nuclear factor -kappa B (NF-kappa B) p65, and GPx protein expression were performed. Key findings: The CKD group exhibited dilated tubules and tubulointerstitial fibrosis in the reminiscent kidney (p = 0.0002). CKD rats showed higher SOD activity (p = 0.004) in plasma, with no differences in neuromuscular layer (p = 0.9833). However, GPx activity was decreased in the CKD group in plasma (p = 0.013) and neuromuscular layer (p = 0.0338). Morphological analysis revealed alterations in colonic morphometry with inflammatory foci in the submucosal layer and neuromuscular layer straightness in CKD rats (p = 0.0291). In addition, GFAP, Cx43, NF-kappa Bp65 protein expression were increased, and GPx decreased in the neuromuscular layer of the CKD group (p < 0.05). Significance: CKD animals present alterations in colonic cytoarchitecture and decreased layer thickness. Moreover, CKD affects the enteric glial network of the neuromuscular layer, associated with decreased antioxidant activity and inflammation.

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