- Yoshiaki Hayashi1,
- Kenta Narumi1,
- Shigetsugu Tsuji1,
- Toshinari Tsubokawa1,
- Masa-aki Nakaya2,
- Tomohiko Wakayama2,
- Masahiko Zuka3,
- Tohru Ohshima3,
- Masakazu Yamagishi1 &
- …
- Toshihide Okada1
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Abstract
Background
Although adrenomedullin (AM) is known to ameliorate inflammatory processes, few data exist regarding the effect of AM on inflammatory colitis. Therefore, we examined the effect of AM on inflammatory response in vitro and in vivo colitis model.
Methods
In mice experimental colitis induced by 3% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in drinking water for 7 days, AM with 225–900 μg/kg in 0.5 ml of saline or saline alone were given intraperitoneally once a day. In the in vitro experiment, we determined the cytokine response in THP-1 cell activated by lipopolysaccharide with or without AM of 10 nM. Additionally, we performed wound healing assay in Caco-2 cell interfered by DSS with or without AM of 100 nM.
Results
In the colitis model, AM significantly reduced the disease activity index, histological score, and local production of inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-6 in accordance with reduction of serum amyloid A levels. Secretion of TNF-α in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated THP-1 cells was significantly reduced in the presence of AM. The distance of wound healing interfered by 0.25% DSS was significantly improved in the presence of AM of 100 nM.
Conclusions
These results demonstrate that AM could ameliorate DSS-induced experimental colitis possibly through suppression of systemic and local production of cytokines such as TNF-α, associated with acceleration of ulcer reepithelialization and colon tissue regeneration.
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The authors wish to express their thanks to Dr. Kenji Kangawa, National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Japan, for kindly providing AM.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan
Yoshiaki Hayashi, Kenta Narumi, Shigetsugu Tsuji, Toshinari Tsubokawa, Masakazu Yamagishi & Toshihide Okada
Department of Histology and Embryology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan
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Hayashi, Y., Narumi, K., Tsuji, S.et al. Impact of adrenomedullin on dextran sulfate sodium-induced inflammatory colitis in mice: insights from in vitro and in vivo experimental studies.Int J Colorectal Dis26, 1453–1462 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-011-1254-0
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