title: Aquaporin 3 and 8 are down-regulated in TNBS-induced rat colitis.
abstract: Aquaporins (AQPs) plays an important role in transcellular water movement, but the AQPs expression profile has not been demonstrated in 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis which closely mimics human Crohn's disease (CD) histopathologically. To solve the problem, 30 female Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into a model group (n=18), an ethanol control group (n=6) and a normal control group (n=6). On day 1, the rats in the model group received TNBS+50% ethanol via the rectum, while the ethanol control rats received an equal volume of 50% ethanol and the normal control rats did not receive any treatment. All rats were sacrificed on day 7, and ileum, proximal colon and distal colon specimens were obtained to examine the alteration in AQP3 and AQP8 using real-time polymerase chain reaction, Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry. As a result, exposure to TNBS+ethanol resulted in a marked decrease in both the mRNA and protein expression of AQP3 and AQP8, with the exception of AQP8 protein which was negative in the distal colon in all three groups. These reductions in AQP3 and AQP8 were accompanied by an increase in intestinal inflammation and injury. The results obtained here implied that both AQP3 and AQP8 may be involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Guangxi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jiyao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Xizhong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: sun_jianyong1986@aliyun.com.
authors.forename: Jianyong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D051400:Aquaporin 3 / Q000378:metabolism*; D020346:Aquaporins / Q000378:metabolism*; D003106:Colon / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D015536:Down-Regulation; D005260:Female; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014302:Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: C496029:Aqp3 protein, rat; D020346:Aquaporins; C108330:aquaporin 8; D051400:Aquaporin 3; D014302:Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid
keywords: 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid; AQP3; AQP8; Colitis; Rat