Ghrelin upregulates PepT1 activity in the small intestine epithelium of rats with sepsis - 17/01/17
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Highlights |
• | Reveal the effect of ghrelin on the survival rate of rats with sepsis. |
• | Confirmed the relationship between ghrelin treatment and inflammatory response in intestinal epithelial cells of rats with sepsis. |
• | Found that ghrelin treatment contributes to the physiological role of PepT1 in intestinal epithelial cells of rats with sepsis. |
Abstract |
Background |
Sepsis causes nutritional substrate malabsorption; hence, preventing gut barrier problems and improving the nutritional status in sepsis is a compelling issue.
Aims |
We tested whether ghrelin administration affects peptide transporter 1 (PepT1) activity in the intestinal epithelium of rats with sepsis.
Methods |
Sixty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham-operated, sepsis, and ghrelin-treated groups. The cecum of sham-operated rats was separated after laparotomy without ligation and perforation. Sepsis group rats underwent cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Mucosal specimens were used for immunohistochemstry, real-time PCR, and western blotting to detect PepT1 distribution, and mRNA and protein expression levels, respectively. TNF-α, IL-1β, and ghrelin levels were estimated in serum and intestinal mucosal tissue by ELISA. High-performance liquid chromatography was used to measure PepT1 uptake by the epithelial cells. Moreover, survival, body weight, and food intake of the rats were recorded during the 7-day treatment period.
Results |
All rats in the sham-operated group survived, and 80% of rats in the sepsis group died within 7d of CLP. Treatment with ghrelin attenuated the CLP-induced body weight loss, intestine mucosa damage, and the survival rate was better. In addition, ghrelin attenuated increases in TNF-α and IL-1β production. The expressions of PepT1 mRNA and protein were higher in ghrelin-treated group rats than in sepsis rats. Moreover, the uptake function of PepT1 was better in ghrelin-treated group rats.
Conclusion |
Ghrelin treatment can reduce the inflammatory response and greatly upregulate the physiological function of PepT1 in intestinal epithelial cells of rats with sepsis.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Sepsis, Ghrelin, PepT1, Inflammatory response, Cecal ligation and puncture
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