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High selenium diet protects against TNBS-induced acute inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and secondary necrosis in rat colon.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17936198     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: We studied the protective effects of selenium in a rat model of 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis to elucidate a possible mechanism of action. METHOD: Rats were supplemented with sodium selenite for 21 d with a normal selenium diet (0.02 microg/g body weight), an intermediate selenium diet (ISD; 0.3 microg/g body weight), or a high selenium diet (HSD; 2 microg/g body weight). On day 22, colitis was induced with TNBS. Rats were sacrificed after 24 h and colonic tissue was removed for evaluation. RESULTS: Selenium supplementation (HSD) resulted in a significant increase in selenium in colonic tissue. Morphologically, the HSD resulted in the preservation of tissue architecture and attenuated neutrophil infiltration; no vasculitis or necrosis was detected. Biochemically, the HSD decreased tissue myeloperoxidase activity and protected the mitochondria in the colon of TNBS-treated animals as evaluated by preserving tissue oxygen consumption, mitochondrial DNA, and expression of cytochrome c. The HSD increased levels of nuclear respiratory factor-1 and mitochondrial transcription factor-A in normal colon tissue and under inflammatory conditions. The ISD resulted in only a minor protective effect. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that tissue damage in TNBS-induced colitis is accompanied by the arrest of mitochondrial respiration, loss of mitochondrial DNA, and the expression of nuclear-encoded mitochondrial proteins. Selenium effectively protects colon mitochondria by upregulation of the expression of mitochondrial transcription factors nuclear respiratory factor-1 and mitochondrial transcription factor-A. Selenium prevented inflammatory and necrotic changes after induction of colitis. Selenium in a high dose is therefore a potential therapeutic agent in inflammatory bowel disease.
Authors:
Oren Tirosh; Eran Levy; Ram Reifen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)     Volume:  23     ISSN:  0899-9007     ISO Abbreviation:  Nutrition     Publication Date:    2007 Nov-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-10-15     Completed Date:  2008-02-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8802712     Medline TA:  Nutrition     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  878-86     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The School of Nutritional Sciences, Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Colitis / chemically induced,  enzymology,  pathology,  prevention & control*
Colon / pathology*
DNA, Mitochondrial / drug effects,  metabolism*
Dietary Supplements
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Gene Expression Regulation
Male
Mitochondria / drug effects*,  physiology
Oxygen Consumption
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Selenium / administration & dosage*,  metabolism
Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid / toxicity
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA, Mitochondrial; 2508-19-2/Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid; 7782-49-2/Selenium

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