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Abnormalities in endocrine and immune cells are correlated in dextran‑sulfate‑sodium‑induced colitis in rats

  • Authors:
    • Magdy El‑Salhy
    • Jan Gunnar Hatlebakk
    • Odd Helge Gilja
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  • Published online on: December 12, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.6023
  • Pages: 12-20
  • Copyright: © El‑Salhy et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The interaction between the gut hormones and the immune system has been suggested to serve an important role in the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease. The aims of the present study were to elucidate the possible abnormalities in the colonic endocrine cells in rats with dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)‑induced colitis, and to determine whether they are correlated with alterations in the immune cells. A total of 24 male Wistar rats were divided into two groups: Control and DSS‑induced colitis. Colonic tissues were harvested via postmortem laparotomy from all of the animals at the end of the experimental period, and fixed and sectioned for histology. The colonic endocrine and immune cells in those tissue samples were immunostained and their densities quantified by computerized image analysis. The densities of chromogranin A, serotonin, peptide YY and oxyntomodulin cells were significantly higher, and those of pancreatic peptide and somatostatin cells were lower in rats with DSS‑induced colitis than in the controls. The densities of mucosal leukocytes, T and B lymphocytes, macrophages/monocytes, and mast cells were significantly higher than in the controls, and these changes were closely associated with the aforementioned changes in all endocrine cell types. These observations indicate an interaction between intestinal hormones and the immune system as represented by immune cells.
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El‑Salhy M, Hatlebakk JG and Gilja OH: Abnormalities in endocrine and immune cells are correlated in dextran‑sulfate‑sodium‑induced colitis in rats. Mol Med Rep 15: 12-20, 2017.
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El‑Salhy, M., Hatlebakk, J.G., & Gilja, O.H. (2017). Abnormalities in endocrine and immune cells are correlated in dextran‑sulfate‑sodium‑induced colitis in rats. Molecular Medicine Reports, 15, 12-20. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.6023
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El‑Salhy, M., Hatlebakk, J. G., Gilja, O. H."Abnormalities in endocrine and immune cells are correlated in dextran‑sulfate‑sodium‑induced colitis in rats". Molecular Medicine Reports 15.1 (2017): 12-20.
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El‑Salhy, M., Hatlebakk, J. G., Gilja, O. H."Abnormalities in endocrine and immune cells are correlated in dextran‑sulfate‑sodium‑induced colitis in rats". Molecular Medicine Reports 15, no. 1 (2017): 12-20. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.6023