title: Prostaglandin E2 alters terminal glycosylation of high molecular weight glycoproteins, released by pig gastric mucous cells in vitro.
abstract: The gastric mucus layer consists of high molecular weight glycoproteins (HMG). E-Type prostaglandins (PGs) stimulate total HMG release from isolated gastric mucous cells. We determined the effects of PGE2 on HMG glycosylation. Pig gastric mucous cells were cultured for 20 h with 1 mumol/l PGE2. Released HMG were isolated by gel chromatography and periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)-positive sugars and protein-bound [14C]GlcNAc were determined. Monosaccharides terminally linked to HMG oligosaccharide chains were monitored by lectin enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA): N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) with Datura stramonium agglutinin, N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) with soy bean agglutinin, fucose (Fuc) with Ulex europaeus I agglutinin and sialic acids (Sial) with Sambucus nigra agglutinin. PGE2 stimulated total HMG release, indicated by an increase of PAS-positive sugars to 170% and [14C]GlcNAc to 220% of controls. Terminal GlcNAc increased to 128%, GalNAc to 133%, Fuc to 165% and Sial to 182%. In addition to stimulation of total HMG release, PGE2 caused alterations of HMG glycosylation, which may modulate HMG viscosity and microbiological barrier function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Medical School Hanover, Germany.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Enss
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schmidt-Wittig
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Heim
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Sewing
mesh_terms: D000117:Acetylglucosamine / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006031:Glycosylation; D037102:Lectins; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000378:metabolism; D010503:Periodic Acid-Schiff Reaction; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D037102:Lectins; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D015232:Dinoprostone; D000117:Acetylglucosamine