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Biliary acute pancreatitis in mice is mediated by the G-protein-coupled cell surface bile acid receptor Gpbar1.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19900448     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The mechanisms by which reflux of bile acids into the pancreas induces pancreatitis are unknown. We reasoned that key events responsible for this phenomenon might be mediated by Gpbar1, a recently identified and widely expressed G-protein-coupled, cell surface bile acid receptor.
METHODS: Acute pancreatitis was induced in wild-type and Gpbar1(-/-) mice by either retrograde ductal infusion of taurolithocholic acid-3-sulfate (TLCS) or supramaximal secretagogue stimulation with caerulein. In vitro experiments were performed in which acini obtained from wild-type and Gpbar1(-/-) mice were exposed to either submicellar concentrations of TLCS (200-500 microM) or a supramaximally stimulating concentration of caerulein (10 nM).
RESULTS: Gpbar1 is expressed at the apical pole of acinar cells and its genetic deletion is associated with reduced hyperamylasemia, edema, inflammation, and acinar cell injury in TLCS-induced, but not caerulein-induced, pancreatitis. In vitro, genetic deletion of Gpbar1 is associated with markedly reduced generation of pathological calcium transients, intracellular activation of digestive zymogens, and cell injury when these responses are induced by exposure to TLCS, but not when they are induced by exposure to caerulein.
CONCLUSIONS: Gpbar1 may play a critical role in the evolution of bile-acid-induced pancreatitis by coupling exposure to bile acids with generation of pathological intracellular calcium transients, intra-acinar cell zymogen activation, and acinar cell injury. Acute biliary pancreatitis may be a "receptor-mediated" disease and interventions that interfere with Gpbar1 function might prove beneficial in the treatment and/or prevention of biliary acute pancreatitis.
Authors:
George Perides; Johanna M Laukkarinen; Galya Vassileva; Michael L Steer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-11-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Gastroenterology     Volume:  138     ISSN:  1528-0012     ISO Abbreviation:  Gastroenterology     Publication Date:  2010 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-09     Completed Date:  2010-04-01     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0374630     Medline TA:  Gastroenterology     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  715-25     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA. gperides@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Amylases / metabolism
Animals
Bile Acids and Salts / metabolism*
Caerulein / adverse effects
Calcium Signaling / physiology
Disease Models, Animal
Enzyme Precursors / metabolism
GTP-Binding Proteins / metabolism*
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Pancreas / metabolism,  pathology
Pancreatitis / chemically induced,  metabolism*
Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / genetics,  metabolism*
Severity of Illness Index
Taurolithocholic Acid / adverse effects,  analogs & derivatives
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
P30-NS047423/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R0-1 31396//PHS HHS; R01 DK031396-27/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bile Acids and Salts; 0/Enzyme Precursors; 0/Gpbar1 protein, mouse; 0/Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; 15324-65-9/taurolithocholic acid 3-sulfate; 17650-98-5/Caerulein; 516-90-5/Taurolithocholic Acid; EC 3.2.1.-/Amylases; EC 3.6.1.-/GTP-Binding Proteins
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Gastroenterology. 2010 Feb;138(2):429-33   [PMID:  20034603 ]

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