title: Altered mucin core peptide expression in acute and chronic cholecystitis.
abstract: Human mucin genes include membrane-bound mucins (MUC1, MUC3, MUC4) and secretory mucins (MUC2, MUC5AC, MUC5B, MUC6). Our aim was to determine mucin gene expression in human gallbladder cell lines, normal gallbladder from liver donors (N = 7) and surgical specimens with mild chronic cholecystitis (N = 29), chronic cholecystitis (N = 48), and acute and chronic cholecystitis (N = 27). MUC1 mRNA was ubiquitous; however, only rare MUC1 immunoreactivity was detected. MUC3, MUC5AC, MUC5B, and MUC6 mRNA were present in all gallbladder specimens and cell lines examined. Prominent MUC3, MUC5AC, MUC5B, and MUC6 immunoreactivity was present in 86-100% of normal gallbladders. The frequency of MUC5AC reactivity was decreased in specimens with acute cholecystitis (P < 0.05). In contrast, MUC2-reactivity was absent in normal gallbladder and present in 53.8% of acute cholecystitis specimens (P < 0.05). Surface epithelium is characterized by MUC3, MUC5AC, and MUC5B, whereas deeper mucosal folds display MUC5B and MUC6 immunoreactivity. Gallbladder epithelium demonstrates a unique and diverse pattern of mucin core proteins that becomes altered with increasing degrees of inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55417, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Shekels
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Toribara
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Gipson
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Purdum
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Cherwitz
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002460:Cell Line; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000378:metabolism*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004068:Digestive System Physiological Phenomena; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000502:physiology; D000939:Epitopes / Q000378:metabolism; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000502:physiology; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009077:Mucins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D000939:Epitopes; D009077:Mucins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D012333:RNA, Messenger