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STEROIDS
卷 71, 期 3, 页码 240-248出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2005.10.009
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DHEA; 7 alpha-hydroxy-DHEA; 11 beta-HSD; oxidative stress; goblet cells
In this study the anti-oxidant effect of DHEA and 7 alpha-hydroxy-DHEA against oxidative stress induced by colitis was investigated in vivo in rats. The two steroids were intraperitoneally injected once daily (50 mg/kg body weight) for 7 days before the induction of colitis that was effected by a daily treatment of 5% (w/v) dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) in drinking water for 7 days. This was quantified by the evidence of weight loss, rectal bleeding, increased wall thickness, and colon length. The inflammatory response was assessed by neutrophil infiltration after a histological examination and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity measurement. Two markers of oxidative damage were measured in colon homogenates after the onset of DSS treatment: protein carbonyls and thiobarbituric acid-reacting substances. The colonic metabolism of corticosterone by 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases types 1 and 2 (11 beta-HSD) was investigated in control and treated animals. Results indicated that colitis caused a decrease in body weight and colon length. Severe lesions were observed in the colon with a reduced number of goblet cells which contained less mucins. The lesions were associated with increased MPO activity and oxidative damage. Colonic inflammation down and up regulated the 11 beta-HSD2 and 11 beta-HSD1, respectively. Treatments by DHEA and 7 alpha-hydroxy-DHEA attenuated the inflammatory response when MPO activity decreased; but this did not increase the colonic oxidation of corticosterone into 11-dehydrocorticosterone. Both DHEA and 7 alpha-hydroxy-DHEA exerted a significant antioxidant effect against oxidative stress induced by colitis through reducing the oxidative damage to proteins and lipids. This resulted in a moderate increase in the amount of colonic mucus. Both DHEA and 7 alpha-hydroxy-DHEA may prove useful in the prevention or treatment of colitis. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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