title: Regulation of keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) and KGF receptor mRNAs by nutrient intake and KGF administration in rat intestine.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the regulation of keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) and KGF receptor mRNAs by diet and KGF treatment in rat intestine. Fasting for three days up-regulated KGF and KGF receptor mRNA levels in ileum and increased KGF receptor mRNA expression in colon. KGF and KGF receptor mRNA levels returned toward control values with ad libitum refeeding but remained elevated when refeeding was limited to 25% of ad libitum intake. KGF treatment during nutrient repletion did not alter intestinal KGF mRNA levels but increased KGF receptor mRNA abundance in ileum and colon. We conclude that the increase in KGF and KGF receptor mRNAs induced by malnutrition may be an adaptive response to attenuate gut mucosal atrophy in this setting. The gut-trophic effects of KGF treatment may be mediated, in part, by up-regulation of the KGF receptor mRNA in small bowel and colon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Estívariz
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scully
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eli
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Jonas
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Ziegler
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D003106:Colon / Q000378:metabolism; D051526:Fibroblast Growth Factor 10; D051523:Fibroblast Growth Factor 7; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007082:Ileum / Q000378:metabolism; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: C496455:Fgf7 protein, rat; D051526:Fibroblast Growth Factor 10; D006133:Growth Substances; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor; D051523:Fibroblast Growth Factor 7; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2; C065104:keratinocyte growth factor receptor