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JOURNAL OF APPLIED TOXICOLOGY
卷 36, 期 1, 页码 113-120出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jat.3151
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water channels; aquaporins; small intestine; colon; stomach; inorganic mercury; methylmercury
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- University of Pavia
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [AGL201233461]
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Education
The main route of exposure to mercury in humans is through the diet. Consequently, the gastrointestinal mucosa is exposed to the mercurial forms, where they cause intestinal fluid accumulation, mucosal injuries and diarrhea. The relationship between inorganic mercury (HgCl2) and methylmercury (CH3HgCl) exposure and water movement in the gastrointestinal tract is still unexplored. The leading role of aquaporins (AQPs) in the rapid bidirectional movement of fluid in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals is well established. The present study evaluates the effect of HgCl2 and CH3HgCl exposure on AQP expression in different portions of the gastrointestinal tract of rats treated by gavage (5 mg kg(-1) of mercury species, single dose, 4 days). The results show that mercury species reduce mRNA and protein levels of AQPs in different parts of the gastrointestinal tract. In the stomach, treated rats show a significant reduction of expression of AQP3 (80-90% for mRNA and 50% for protein) and AQP4 (95-99% for mRNA and 20-40% for protein). In the small and large intestine, treated rats experience a significant reduction of AQP3 and AQP7 expression. Protein contents of both AQPs are reduced in similar proportions in jejunum (AQP3: 40-50%; AQP7: 45-50%) and colon (AQP3: 35-40%; AQP7: 45-60%), regardless of the treatment. Our results indicate that some AQPs are downregulated in the rat gastrointestinal tract by mercury exposure, suggesting a possible role of AQPs in the development of mercury gastrointestinal symptoms. Copyright (c) 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This study aims to evaluate the effects of mercury species exposure on aquaporin (AQP) expression in the gastrointestinal tract of rats treated during 4 days. Both HgCl2 and CH3HgCl reduced AQP expression in stomach, jejunum and colon. In particular, AQP3 and AQP4 are downregulated in stomach and AQP3 and AQP7 in jejunum and colon. This effect on AQP expression could be one of the causes of the gastrointestinal symptoms observed after mercury exposure (diarrhea, luminal water accumulation, fluid loss).
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