| A tungsten supplemented diet attenuates bacterial translocation in chronic portal hypertensive and cholestatic rats: role of xanthine dehydrogenase and xanthine oxidase. | |
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PMID: 10562591 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Bacterial translocation (BT) plays a major role in the pathophysiological process of spontaneous infections in portal hypertension (PH) and cholestatic jaundice. The major mechanisms promoting BT in experimental animal models are the disruption of the intestinal ecological equilibrium and disruption of the intestinal mucosal barrier. The enzymes xanthine dehydrogenase (XD) and xanthine oxidase (XO) are often implicated as a significant source of oxidants which have a major impact on the impairment of intestinal barrier function. AIM: To investigate the incidence of BT in rats with PH and obstructive jaundice, and to evaluate the impact of XD and XO. METHODS: Animals were subjected to sham laparotomy (SL), PH by calibrated stenosis of the portal vein, and common bile duct ligation (CBDL). They were fed either a standard pellet diet or a tungsten supplemented molybdenum-free diet. Four weeks after the operative procedure, intestinal colonisation and BT to portal vein, vena cava, mesenteric lymph nodes, liver, and spleen were determined. Intestinal XD and XO activity were measured enzymatically and histochemically. RESULTS: Significant (p<0.01) intestinal bacterial overgrowth was present in all PH and CBDL groups compared with the SL group. In normally fed animals after SL, BT occurred in 12%. In PH and after CBDL, the rate of BT increased significantly (p<0.05) to 28% and 54% respectively. In the jejunum of normally fed animals subjected to PH or CBDL, a significant increase in XO was observed (p<0.01). Animals fed a tungsten supplemented diet showed a significant attenuation of BT to 14% in PH and 22% after CBDL (p<0. 05). Tungsten treatment completely suppressed jejunal XD and XO activities. CONCLUSIONS: Significant intestinal bacterial overgrowth, BT, and XD to XO conversion occurred in PH and after CBDL. XD and XO inactivation by a tungsten supplemented molybdenum-free diet significantly reduced the incidence of BT without affecting intestinal bacterial overgrowth. These data strongly support the hypothesis that increased XD to XO conversion may contribute to intestinal barrier failure in PH and after CBDL. |
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Authors:
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G Schimpl; M A Pabst; G Feierl; A Kuesz; H Ozbey; S Takahashi; M E Höllwarth |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Gut Volume: 45 ISSN: 0017-5749 ISO Abbreviation: Gut Publication Date: 1999 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-01-19 Completed Date: 2000-01-19 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985108R Medline TA: Gut Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 904-10 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Graz, Medical School, Austria. |
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Animals Bacterial Translocation / drug effects* Cholestasis / enzymology, microbiology* Dietary Supplements* Hypertension, Portal / enzymology, microbiology* Jejunum / enzymology, microbiology Male Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley Tungsten / pharmacology* Xanthine Dehydrogenase / metabolism Xanthine Oxidase / metabolism |
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7440-33-7/Tungsten; EC 1.17.1.4/Xanthine Dehydrogenase; EC 1.17.3.2/Xanthine Oxidase |
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