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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
卷 27, 期 3, 页码 353-359出版社
SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2011.602
关键词
tumor necrosis factor-alpha; indomethacin; small intestine; apoptosis
资金
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [21390184, 22590705]
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency
The pathogenesis of small intestinal damage caused by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as indomethacin is still unclear. For this reason, there is currently no therapeutic strategy for ameliorating such damage. On the other hand, molecular treatment strategies targeting tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha exert beneficial effects on intestinal lesions in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). To clarify the participation of TNF-alpha in NSAID-induced small intestinal damage, we investigated the effects of indomethacin administration in mice with targeted deletion of the TNF-alpha gene. Indomethacin (10 mg/kg) was administered subcutaneously to male C57BL/6 (wild-type: WT) mice and TNF-alpha-deficient (TNF-alpha(-/-)) mice to induce small intestinal damage. The ulcer score, the tissue-associated myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity as an index of neutrophil infiltration, and the expression of keratinocyte chemoattractant (KC) mRNA in the small intestinal mucosa were measured. In addition, we performed a TUNEL assay to evaluate indomethacin-induced apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells and measured the expression of caspase-3 protein and Bcl-2 mRNA. The ulcer score, MPO activity, and expression of KC mRNA were significantly increased after indomethacin administration. These increases were significantly inhibited in TNF-alpha(-/-) mice compared with WT mice. Apoptotic cells were observed by the TUNEL assay in the area of the ulcerative lesion, and they were significantly fewer in TNF-alpha(-/-) mice compared with WT mice. The expression of cleaved caspase-3 protein was induced by indomethacin administration, and significantly inhibited in TNF-alpha(-/-) mice compared with that of WT mice. The expression level of Bcl-2 mRNA in indomethacin-treated TNF-alpha(-/-) mice was significantly higher than that in WT mice. TNF-alpha plays an important role in the pathogenesis of indomethacin-induced small intestinal damage. These results suggest that TNF-alpha could become a new therapeutic target for NSAID-induced small intestinal damage.
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