期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 23, 期 18, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms231810612
关键词
vitamin C; IL-22; IL-6; IBD; Gulo(-; -)
资金
- NRF of Korea [2017R1A2B2010948, 2017R1A6A3A11032576, 2020R1C1C1009334]
This study examined the influence of vitamin C on the development and progression of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The results suggest that vitamin C insufficiency can lead to severe colitis and can also play a preventive role by regulating the production of cytokines and the induction of inflammation.
Reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are exceptionally high in IBD lesions, are known to cause abnormal immune responses to inflammatory reactions in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) through damage to the intestinal mucosal linings. Moreover, they are theorized to be an agent of IBD development. Vitamin C is widely known to be an effective antioxidant for its ability to regulate inflammatory responses through its ROS scavenging effect. Therefore, we examined vitamin C's influence on the development and progression of IBD in Gulo(-/-) mice, which cannot synthesize vitamin C like humans due to a defect in the expression of L-gulono-gamma-lactone oxidase, an essential enzyme for vitamin C production. First, we found extensive oxidative stress and an inflammation increase in the colon of vitamin C-insufficient Gulo(-/-) mice. We also found decreased IL-22 production and NKp46(+) cell recruitment and the impaired activation of the p38MAPK pathway. Additionally, comparing vitamin C-insufficient Gulo(-/-) mice to vitamin C-sufficient Gulo(-/-) mice and wild-type mice, the insufficient group faced a decrease in mucin-1 expression, accompanied by an increase in IL-6 production, followed by the activation of the STAT3 and Akt pathways. The results suggest that vitamin C insufficiency induces severe colitis, meaning vitamin C could also take on a preventative role by regulating the production of cytokines and the induction of inflammation.
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