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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COLORECTAL DISEASE
卷 25, 期 9, 页码 1047-1053出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-010-0964-z
关键词
Neuropeptide Y (NPY); Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs); Ulcerative colitis (UC); Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha; Myeloperoxidase (MPO)
资金
- National Science Foundation of China, Beijing, China [30770983]
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) from enteric neurons has been shown to play an important role in immune and inflammatory responses. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of NPY antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) on an experimental model of ulcerative colitis (UC). NPY antisense ODNs were administered in experimental colitis induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS). The disease activity index (DAI) and histological score were observed. The tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and NPY levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt) expression was determined by immunohistochemical staining. Activated nuclear factor (NF)-kappa B was assessed by western blot analysis. Myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity was determined by using MPO assay kit. A significant improvement was observed in DAI and histological score in rats with NPY antisense ODNs, and the increase in NPY and TNF-alpha levels, MPO activity, and the expression p-Akt and p-NF-kappa B in rats with DSS-induced colitis was significantly reduced following the administration of NPY antisense ODNs. The administration of NPY antisense ODNs leads to an amelioration of DSS-induced colitis, suggesting that NPY plays an important role in modulating inflammation in colitis, and NPY antisense ODNs may be a useful therapeutic approach to the treatment of UC.
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