title: Utilization of knockout mice to examine the potential role of gastric histamine H2-receptors in Menetrier's disease.
abstract: Menetrier's disease is characterized by giant gastric folds with foveolar hyperplasia and cystic dilatation, hypoproteinemia, and enhanced mucus secretion. The etiology remains unresolved and an effective treatment has yet to be established. Here we show that histamine H(2)-receptor deficient mice developed gastric pathophysiological changes resembling Menetrier's disease for up to 17 months of observation. Mutant mice were found to have an increased stomach weight, enlarged gastric folds with cystic dilatation, hypergastrinemia, hypoalbuminemia, increased mucus secretion and overexpression of mucosal transforming growth factor (TGF) alpha. Both a cholecystokinin (CCK)(2)-receptor antagonist and an epidermal growth factor (EGF)-receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor significantly reduced the increase in stomach weight. It appears that lack or downregulation of histamine H(2)-receptors might be involved in the pathogenesis of Menetrier's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Pharmacology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Yamashina, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tonai
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okabe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005755:Gastrins / Q000097:blood; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007019:Hypoproteinemia / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009093:Mucus / Q000378:metabolism; D009929:Organ Size / Q000502:physiology; D010641:Phenotype; D011970:Receptors, Histamine H2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism; D013270:Stomach / Q000502:physiology*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D005755:Gastrins; D011970:Receptors, Histamine H2; D012709:Serum Albumin