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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY
卷 287, 期 5, 页码 G954-G961出版社
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00302.2003
关键词
intestinal barrier; permeability; T84; signal transducer and activator of transcription-1
A characteristic of many enteropathies is increased epithelial permeability, a potentially pathophysiological event that can be evoked by T helper (Th)-1 (i.e., IFN-gamma) and Th2 (i.e., IL-4) cytokines and bacterial infection [ e. g., enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC)]. The green tea polyphenol (-)epigallocatechin gallate ( EGCG) has immunosuppressive properties, and we hypothesized that it would ameliorate the increased epithelial permeability induced by IFN-gamma, IL-4, and/or EPEC. EGCG, but not the related epigallocatechin, completely prevented the increase in epithelial (i.e., T84 cell monolayer) permeability caused by IFN-gamma exposure as gauged by transepithelial resistance and horseradish peroxidase flux; EGCG did not alleviate the barrier disruption induced by IL-4 or EPEC. IFN-gamma-treated T84 and THP-1 ( monocytic cell line) cells displayed STAT1 activation ( tyrosine phosphorylation on Western blot analysis, DNA binding on EMSA) and upregulation of interferon response factor-1 mRNA, a STAT1-dependent gene. All three events were inhibited by EGCG pretreatment. Aurintricarboxylic acid also blocked IFN-gamma-induced STAT1 activation, but it did not prevent the increase in epithelial permeability. Additionally, pharmacological blockade of MAPK signaling did not affect IFN-gamma-induced epithelial barrier dysfunction. Thus, as a potential adjunct anti-inflammatory agent, EGCG can block STAT1-dependent events in gut epithelia and monocytes and prevent IFN-gamma-induced increased epithelial permeability. The latter event is both a STAT1- and MAPK-independent event.
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