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AMP-18 facilitates assembly and stabilization of tight junctions to protect the colonic mucosal barrier.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22271547     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by an injured epithelium. Development of agents that could enhance mucosal healing is a major goal in IBD therapeutics. The 18-kDa antrum mucosal protein (AMP-18) and a 21-mer peptide derived from AMP-18 stimulate accumulation of tight junction (TJ) proteins in cultured epithelial cells and mouse colonic mucosa to protect the mucosal barrier, suggesting it might be a useful agent to treat IBD.
METHODS: We searched for molecular mechanisms by which AMP peptide or recombinant AMP-18 act on TJs in intact cell monolayers, or those disrupted by low-calcium medium. Roles of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) / heat shock protein (hsp)25 pathway and PKCζ were investigated by immunoblotting and confocal microscopy.
RESULTS: AMP peptide activated p38 MAPK, which subsequently phosphorylated hsp25. Accumulated phospho-hsp25 was associated with perijunctional actin. AMP-18 also induced rapid phosphorylation of PKCζ and its colocalization with perijunctional actin in Caco2/bbe cells, which was accompanied by translocation and formation of complexes of "polarity proteins" in the TJ-containing detergent-insoluble fraction. Treatment with AMP-18 also stimulated accumulation of ZO-1, ZO-2, and JAM-A in nascent TJs known to associate with the multimeric p-PKCζ/Par6/ Cdc42/ECT2·GTP/Par3 polarity protein complex.
CONCLUSIONS: AMP-18 facilitates translocation and assembly of multiple proteins into TJs and their association with and subsequent stabilization of the actin filament network. We speculate that improved barrier function induced by AMP-18 is mediated by enhanced TJ assembly. Thus, AMP-18 may provide a promising lead to develop agents effective in healing injured colonic epithelium in IBD.
Authors:
Peili Chen; Sreedharan Kartha; Marc Bissonnette; John Hart; F Gary Toback
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2012-01-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  Inflammatory bowel diseases     Volume:  18     ISSN:  1536-4844     ISO Abbreviation:  Inflamm. Bowel Dis.     Publication Date:  2012 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-08-13     Completed Date:  2013-01-17     Revised Date:  2013-04-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9508162     Medline TA:  Inflamm Bowel Dis     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1749-59     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2012 Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Caco-2 Cells
Calcium / metabolism
Cells, Cultured
Colitis / chemically induced,  metabolism,  prevention & control*
Colon / injuries,  metabolism,  pathology*
Dextran Sulfate / toxicity
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
HSP27 Heat-Shock Proteins / metabolism
Humans
Intestinal Mucosa / injuries,  metabolism,  pathology*
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Peptide Fragments / metabolism*
Peptide Hormones / metabolism*
Phosphorylation
Protein Kinase C / metabolism
Rats
Tight Junctions / physiology*
p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA036745/CA/NCI NIH HHS; P30DK42086/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R21 DE018811/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS; R21 DE018811-01A2/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS; R21 DE018811-02/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/GKN1 protein, human; 0/HSP27 Heat-Shock Proteins; 0/HSPB1 protein, human; 0/Peptide Fragments; 0/Peptide Hormones; 7440-70-2/Calcium; 9042-14-2/Dextran Sulfate; EC 2.7.11.1/protein kinase C zeta; EC 2.7.11.13/Protein Kinase C; EC 2.7.11.24/p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases

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