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52. Torque Teno Virus: A Promising Biomarker in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
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Dal Lago S, Brani P, Ietto G, Dalla Gasperina D, Gianfagna F, Giaroni C, Bosi A, Drago Ferrante F, Genoni A, Manzoor HZ, Ambrosini A, De Cicco M, Quartarone CD, Khemara S, Carcano G, Maggi F, and Baj A
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- Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Female, Adult, DNA Virus Infections urine, DNA Virus Infections blood, DNA Virus Infections virology, Prospective Studies, Transplant Recipients, Aged, Torque teno virus, Kidney Transplantation adverse effects, Biomarkers urine, Biomarkers blood, Viral Load
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Torque Teno Virus (TTV) is a ubiquitous component of the human virome, not associated with any disease. As its load increases when the immune system is compromised, such as in kidney transplant (KT) recipients, TTV load monitoring has been proposed as a method to assess immunosuppression. In this prospective study, TTV load was measured in plasma and urine samples from 42 KT recipients, immediately before KT and in the first 150 days after it. Data obtained suggest that TTV could be a relevant marker for evaluating immune status and could be used as a guide to predict the onset of infectious complications in the follow-up of KT recipients. Since we observed no differences considering distance from transplantation, while we found a changing trend in days before viral infections, we suggest to consider changes over time in the same subjects, irrespective of time distance from transplantation.
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- 2024
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53. OTX Genes in Adult Tissues.
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Terrinoni A, Micheloni G, Moretti V, Caporali S, Bernardini S, Minieri M, Pieri M, Giaroni C, Acquati F, Costantino L, Ferrara F, Valli R, and Porta G
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- Retina metabolism, Homeodomain Proteins genetics, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Otx Transcription Factors genetics, Genes, Homeobox
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OTX homeobox genes have been extensively studied for their role in development, especially in neuroectoderm formation. Recently, their expression has also been reported in adult physiological and pathological tissues, including retina, mammary and pituitary glands, sinonasal mucosa, in several types of cancer, and in response to inflammatory, ischemic, and hypoxic stimuli. Reactivation of OTX genes in adult tissues supports the notion of the evolutionary amplification of functions of genes by varying their temporal expression, with the selection of homeobox genes from the "toolbox" to drive or contribute to different processes at different stages of life. OTX involvement in pathologies points toward these genes as potential diagnostic and/or prognostic markers as well as possible therapeutic targets.
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- 2023
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54. Gut Microbiota, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and Cancer: The Role of Guardians of Innate Immunity.
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Giambra V, Pagliari D, Rio P, Totti B, Di Nunzio C, Bosi A, Giaroni C, Gasbarrini A, Gambassi G, and Cianci R
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- Humans, Immunity, Innate, Inflammation, Toll-Like Receptors metabolism, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Neoplasms
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are characterized by a persistent low-grade inflammation that leads to an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) development. Several factors are implicated in this pathogenetic pathway, such as innate and adaptive immunity, gut microbiota, environment, and xenobiotics. At the gut mucosa level, a complex interplay between the immune system and gut microbiota occurs; a disequilibrium between these two factors leads to an alteration in the gut permeability, called 'leaky gut'. Subsequently, an activation of several inflammatory pathways and an alteration of gut microbiota composition with a proliferation of pro-inflammatory bacteria, known as 'pathobionts', take place, leading to a further increase in inflammation. This narrative review provides an overview on the principal Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs), including Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and NOD-like receptors (NLRs), focusing on their recognition mechanisms, signaling pathways, and contributions to immune responses. We also report the genetic polymorphisms of TLRs and dysregulation of NLR signaling pathways that can influence immune regulation and contribute to the development and progression of inflammatory disease and cancer.
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- 2023
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55. Effects of Perinatal Antibiotic Exposure and Neonatal Gut Microbiota.
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Morreale C, Giaroni C, Baj A, Folgori L, Barcellini L, Dhami A, Agosti M, and Bresesti I
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Antibiotic therapy is one of the most important strategies to treat bacterial infections. The overuse of antibiotics, especially in the perinatal period, is associated with long-lasting negative consequences such as the spread of antibiotic resistance and alterations in the composition and function of the gut microbiota, both of which negatively affect human health. In this review, we summarize recent evidence about the influence of antibiotic treatment on the neonatal gut microbiota and the subsequent negative effects on the health of the infant. We also analyze the possible microbiome-based approaches for the re-establishment of healthy microbiota in neonates.
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- 2023
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56. Hyaluronan Regulates Neuronal and Immune Function in the Rat Small Intestine and Colonic Microbiota after Ischemic/Reperfusion Injury.
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Bosi A, Banfi D, Bistoletti M, Catizzone LM, Chiaravalli AM, Moretto P, Moro E, Karousou E, Viola M, Giron MC, Crema F, Rossetti C, Binelli G, Passi A, Vigetti D, Giaroni C, and Baj A
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- Animals, Male, Rats, Hyaluronic Acid metabolism, Immunity, Intestine, Small metabolism, Toll-Like Receptor 2 metabolism, Toll-Like Receptor 4 metabolism, Microbiota, Reperfusion Injury metabolism
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Background: Intestinal ischemia and reperfusion (IRI) injury induces acute and long-lasting damage to the neuromuscular compartment and dysmotility. This study aims to evaluate the pathogenetic role of hyaluronan (HA), a glycosaminoglycan component of the extracellular matrix, as a modulator of the enteric neuronal and immune function and of the colonic microbiota during in vivo IRI in the rat small intestine., Methods: mesenteric ischemia was induced in anesthetized adult male rats for 60 min, followed by 24 h reperfusion. Injured, sham-operated and non-injured animals were treated with the HA synthesis inhibitor, 4-methylumbelliferone (4-MU 25 mg/kg). Fecal microbiota composition was evaluated by Next Generation Sequencing. Neutrophil infiltration, HA homeostasis and toll like receptor (TLR2 and TLR4) expression in the small intestine were evaluated by immunohistochemical and biomolecular approaches (qRT-PCR and Western blotting). Neuromuscular responses were studied in vitro, in the absence and presence of the selective TLR2/4 inhibitor, Sparstolonin B (SsnB 10, 30 µM)., Results: 4-MU significantly reduced IRI-induced enhancement of potentially harmful Escherichia and Enterococcus bacteria. After IRI, HA levels, neutrophil infiltration, and TLR2 and TLR4 expression were significantly enhanced in the muscularis propria, and were significantly reduced to baseline levels by 4-MU. In the injured, but not in the non-injured and sham-operated groups, SsnB reduced both electrical field-stimulated (EFS, 0.1-40 Hz) contractions and EFS-induced (10 Hz) non-cholinergic non-adrenergic relaxations., Conclusions: enhanced HA levels after intestinal IRI favors harmful bacteria overgrowth, increases neutrophil infiltration and promotes the upregulation of bacterial target receptors, TLR2 and TLR4, in the muscularis propria , inducing a pro-inflammatory state. TLR2 and TLR4 activation may, however, underlay a provisional benefit on excitatory and inhibitory neuronal pathways underlying peristalsis.
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- 2022
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57. Editorial: Neuroendocrine signalling pathways along the microbiota-gut-brain axis in functional gut disorders.
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Giron MC, Baj A, and Giaroni C
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- Brain-Gut Axis, Humans, Neurosecretory Systems metabolism, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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- 2022
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58. Hyaluronan in pathophysiology of vascular diseases: specific roles in smooth muscle cells, endothelial cells, and macrophages.
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Parnigoni A, Viola M, Karousou E, Rovera S, Giaroni C, Passi A, and Vigetti D
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- Endothelial Cells metabolism, Humans, Hyaluronan Receptors metabolism, Macrophages metabolism, Myocytes, Smooth Muscle metabolism, Atherosclerosis metabolism, Hyaluronic Acid metabolism
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One of the main components of the extracellular matrix (ECM) of blood vessels is hyaluronic acid or hyaluronan (HA). It is a ubiquitous polysaccharide belonging to the family of glycosaminoglycans, but, differently from other proteoglycan-associated glycosaminoglycans, it is synthesized on the plasma membrane by a family of three HA synthases (HAS). HA can be released as a free polymer in the extracellular space or remain associated with the plasma membrane in the pericellular space via HAS or HA-binding proteins. Several cell surface proteins can interact with HA working as HA receptors, like CD44, RHAMM, and LYVE-1. In physiological conditions, HA is localized in the glycocalyx and the adventitia where it is responsible for the loose and hydrated vascular structure favoring flexibility and allowing the stretching of vessels in response to mechanical forces. During atherogenesis, ECM undergoes dramatic alterations that have a crucial role in lipoprotein retention and in triggering multiple signaling cascades that induce the cells to exit from their quiescent status. HA becomes highly present in the media and neointima favoring smooth muscle cells dedifferentiation, migration, and proliferation that strongly contribute to vessel wall thickening. Furthermore, HA is able to modulate immune cell recruitment both within the vessel wall and on the endothelial cell layer. This review is focused on deeply analyzing the effects of HA on vascular cell behavior.
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- 2022
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59. Bacterial pigments: A colorful palette reservoir for biotechnological applications.
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Orlandi VT, Martegani E, Giaroni C, Baj A, and Bolognese F
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- Melanins, Pigments, Biological, Bacteria metabolism, Biotechnology methods
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Synthetic derivatives are currently used instead of pigments in many applicative fields, from food to feed, from pharmaceutical to diagnostic, from agronomy to industry. Progress in organic chemistry allowed to obtain rather cheap compounds covering the whole color spectrum. However, several concerns arise from this chemical approach, as it is mainly based on nonrenewable resources such as fossil oil, and the toxicity or carcinogenic properties of products and/or precursors may be harmful for personnel involved in the productive processes. In this scenario, microorganisms and their pigments represent a colorful world to discover and reconsider. Each living bacterial strain may be a source of secondary metabolites with peculiar functions. The aim of this review is to link the physiological role of bacterial pigments with their potential use in different biotechnological fields. This enormous potential supports the big challenge for the development of strategies useful to identify, produce, and purify the right pigment for the desired application. At the end of this ideal journey through the world of bacterial pigments, the attention will be focused on melanin compounds, whose production relies upon different techniques ranging from natural producers, heterologous hosts, or isolated enzymes. In a green workflow, the microorganisms represent the starting and final point of pigment production., (© 2021 The Authors. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.)
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- 2022
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60. Microbiota and Pain: Save Your Gut Feeling.
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Morreale C, Bresesti I, Bosi A, Baj A, Giaroni C, Agosti M, and Salvatore S
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- Humans, Hyperalgesia, Pain, Gastrointestinal Microbiome physiology, Microbiota, Probiotics therapeutic use
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Recently, a growing body of evidence has emerged regarding the interplay between microbiota and the nervous system. This relationship has been associated with several pathological conditions and also with the onset and regulation of pain. Dysregulation of the axis leads to a huge variety of diseases such as visceral hypersensitivity, stress-induced hyperalgesia, allodynia, inflammatory pain and functional disorders. In pain management, probiotics have shown promising results. This narrative review describes the peripheral and central mechanisms underlying pain processing and regulation, highlighting the role of the gut-brain axis in the modulation of pain. We summarized the main findings in regard to the stress impact on microbiota's composition and its influence on pain perception. We also focused on the relationship between gut microbiota and both visceral and inflammatory pain and we provided a summary of the main evidence regarding the mechanistic effects and probiotics use.
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- 2022
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61. Microbiota medicine: towards clinical revolution.
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Gebrayel P, Nicco C, Al Khodor S, Bilinski J, Caselli E, Comelli EM, Egert M, Giaroni C, Karpinski TM, Loniewski I, Mulak A, Reygner J, Samczuk P, Serino M, Sikora M, Terranegra A, Ufnal M, Villeger R, Pichon C, Konturek P, and Edeas M
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- Dysbiosis therapy, Gastrointestinal Tract, Humans, Prebiotics, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Microbiota, Probiotics therapeutic use
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The human gastrointestinal tract is inhabited by the largest microbial community within the human body consisting of trillions of microbes called gut microbiota. The normal flora is the site of many physiological functions such as enhancing the host immunity, participating in the nutrient absorption and protecting the body against pathogenic microorganisms. Numerous investigations showed a bidirectional interplay between gut microbiota and many organs within the human body such as the intestines, the lungs, the brain, and the skin. Large body of evidence demonstrated, more than a decade ago, that the gut microbial alteration is a key factor in the pathogenesis of many local and systemic disorders. In this regard, a deep understanding of the mechanisms involved in the gut microbial symbiosis/dysbiosis is crucial for the clinical and health field. We review the most recent studies on the involvement of gut microbiota in the pathogenesis of many diseases. We also elaborate the different strategies used to manipulate the gut microbiota in the prevention and treatment of disorders. The future of medicine is strongly related to the quality of our microbiota. Targeting microbiota dysbiosis will be a huge challenge., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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- 2022
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62. Soy diet induces intestinal inflammation in adult Zebrafish: Role of OTX and P53 family.
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Micheloni G, Carnovali M, Millefanti G, Rizzetto M, Moretti V, Montalbano G, Acquati F, Giaroni C, Valli R, Costantino L, Ferrara F, Banfi G, Mariotti M, and Porta G
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- Animals, Anti-Inflammatory Agents pharmacology, Colon metabolism, Colon pathology, Disease Models, Animal, Inflammation pathology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases immunology, Intestinal Mucosa immunology, Intestinal Mucosa metabolism, Intestines metabolism, Intestines pathology, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha metabolism, Zebrafish, Diet, Inflammation metabolism, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases metabolism, Glycine max, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 metabolism
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Since Danio rerio is a promising animal model to study gut function, we developed a soy-dependent model of intestinal inflammation in adult zebrafish. The soya bean meal diet was given for 4 weeks and induced an inflammatory process, as demonstrated by morphological changes together with an increased percentage of neutrophils infiltrating the intestinal wall, which developed between the second and fourth week of treatment. Pro-inflammatory genes such as interleukin-1beta, interleukin-8 and tumour necrosis factor alpha were upregulated in the second week and anti-inflammatory genes such as transforming growth factor beta and interleukin-10. Interestingly, an additional expression peak was found for interleukin-8 at the fourth week. Neuronal genes, OTX1 and OTX2, were significantly upregulated in the first two weeks, compatible with the development of the changes in the gut wall. As for the genes of the p53 family such as p53, DNp63 and p73, a statistically significant increase was observed after two weeks of treatment compared with controls. Interestingly, DNp63 and p73 were shown an additional peak after four weeks. Our data demonstrate that soya bean meal diet negatively influences intestinal morphology and immunological function in adult zebrafish showing the features of acute inflammation. Data observed at the fourth week of treatment may suggest initiation of chronic inflammation. Adult zebrafish may represent a promising model to better understand the mechanisms of food-dependent intestinal inflammation., (© 2021 The Authors. International Journal of Experimental Pathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Company of the International Journal of Experimental Pathology (CIJEP).)
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- 2022
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63. The Microbiota-Gut Axis in Premature Infants: Physio-Pathological Implications.
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Bresesti I, Salvatore S, Valetti G, Baj A, Giaroni C, and Agosti M
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- Brain, Dysbiosis, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Premature, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Microbiota
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Intriguing evidence is emerging in regard to the influence of gut microbiota composition and function on host health from the very early stages of life. The development of the saprophytic microflora is conditioned by several factors in infants, and peculiarities have been found for babies born prematurely. This population is particularly exposed to a high risk of infection, postnatal antibiotic treatment, feeding difficulties and neurodevelopmental disabilities. To date, there is still a wide gap in understanding all the determinants and the mechanism behind microbiota disruption and its influence in the development of the most common complications of premature infants. A large body of evidence has emerged during the last decades showing the existence of a bidirectional communication axis involving the gut microbiota, the gut and the brain, defined as the microbiota-gut-brain axis. In this context, given that very few data are available to demonstrate the correlation between microbiota dysbiosis and neurodevelopmental disorders in preterm infants, increasing interest has arisen to better understand the impact of the microbiota-gut-brain axis on the clinical outcomes of premature infants and to clarify how this may lead to alternative preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. In this review, we explored the current evidence regarding microbiota development in premature infants, focusing on the effects of delivery mode, type of feeding, environmental factors and possible influence of the microbiota-gut-brain axis on preterm clinical outcomes during their hospital stay and on their health status later in life.
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- 2022
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64. Hyaluronan: A Neuroimmune Modulator in the Microbiota-Gut Axis.
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Bosi A, Banfi D, Bistoletti M, Moretto P, Moro E, Crema F, Maggi F, Karousou E, Viola M, Passi A, Vigetti D, Giaroni C, and Baj A
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- Animals, Extracellular Matrix metabolism, Homeostasis, Humans, Intestines pathology, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Hyaluronic Acid metabolism, Neuroimmunomodulation
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The commensal microbiota plays a fundamental role in maintaining host gut homeostasis by controlling several metabolic, neuronal and immune functions. Conversely, changes in the gut microenvironment may alter the saprophytic microbial community and function, hampering the positive relationship with the host. In this bidirectional interplay between the gut microbiota and the host, hyaluronan (HA), an unbranched glycosaminoglycan component of the extracellular matrix, has a multifaceted role. HA is fundamental for bacterial metabolism and influences bacterial adhesiveness to the mucosal layer and diffusion across the epithelial barrier. In the host, HA may be produced and distributed in different cellular components within the gut microenvironment, playing a role in the modulation of immune and neuronal responses. This review covers the more recent studies highlighting the relevance of HA as a putative modulator of the communication between luminal bacteria and the host gut neuro-immune axis both in health and disease conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease and ischemia/reperfusion injury.
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- 2021
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65. Effect of partial substitution of fishmeal with insect meal (Hermetia illucens) on gut neuromuscular function in Gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata).
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Bosi A, Banfi D, Moroni F, Ceccotti C, Giron MC, Antonini M, Giaroni C, and Terova G
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- Animal Feed, Animals, Diet veterinary, Diptera, Gastrointestinal Transit physiology, Intestines anatomy & histology, Intestines innervation, Muscle, Smooth anatomy & histology, Muscle, Smooth physiology, Sea Bream anatomy & histology, Intestines physiology, Neuromuscular Junction physiology, Sea Bream physiology
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Alternative nutrient sources to fishmeal for fish feed, such as insect meals, represent a promising sustainable supply. However, the consequences for fish digestive function have not been exhaustively investigated. In the present study we evaluated the effect of partial fishmeal substitution with 10% Hermetia illucens (Hi10) larvae meal on the neuromuscular function of proximal and distal intestine in gilthead sea bream. In animals fed with insect meal, weight and growth parameters were similar to controls fed with conventional fishmeal. In addition, no anomalies in intestinal gross morphology and no overt signs of inflammation were observed. The gastrointestinal transit was significantly reduced in Hi10 fed animals. In the proximal and distal intestine longitudinal muscle, Hi10 feeding downregulated the excitatory cholinergic and serotoninergic transmission. Sodium nitroprusside-induced inhibitory relaxations increased in the proximal intestine and decreased in the distal intestine after Hi10 meal. Changes in the excitatory and inhibitory components of peristalsis were associated with adaptive changes in the chemical coding of both proximal and distal intestine myenteric plexus. However, these neuromuscular function alterations were not associated with considerable variations in morphometric growth parameters, suggesting that 10% Hi meal may represent a tolerable alternative protein source for gilthead sea bream diets., (© 2021. The Author(s).)
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- 2021
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66. Dopamine Transporter Genetic Reduction Induces Morpho-Functional Changes in the Enteric Nervous System.
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Cerantola S, Caputi V, Contarini G, Mereu M, Bertazzo A, Bosi A, Banfi D, Mantini D, Giaroni C, and Giron MC
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Antidopaminergic gastrointestinal prokinetics are indeed commonly used to treat gastrointestinal motility disorders, although the precise role of dopaminergic transmission in the gut is still unclear. Since dopamine transporter (DAT) is involved in several brain disorders by modulating extracellular dopamine in the central nervous system, this study evaluated the impact of DAT genetic reduction on the morpho-functional integrity of mouse small intestine enteric nervous system (ENS). In DAT heterozygous (DAT
+/- ) and wild-type (DAT+/+ ) mice (14 ± 2 weeks) alterations in small intestinal contractility were evaluated by isometrical assessment of neuromuscular responses to receptor and non-receptor-mediated stimuli. Changes in ENS integrity were studied by real-time PCR and confocal immunofluorescence microscopy in longitudinal muscle-myenteric plexus whole-mount preparations (). DAT genetic reduction resulted in a significant increase in dopamine-mediated effects, primarily via D1 receptor activation, as well as in reduced cholinergic response, sustained by tachykininergic and glutamatergic neurotransmission via NMDA receptors. These functional anomalies were associated to architectural changes in the neurochemical coding and S100β immunoreactivity in small intestine myenteric plexus. Our study provides evidence that genetic-driven DAT defective activity determines anomalies in ENS architecture and neurochemical coding together with ileal dysmotility, highlighting the involvement of dopaminergic system in gut disorders, often associated to neurological conditions.- Published
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67. Oxidized phospholipids affect small intestine neuromuscular transmission and serotonergic pathways in juvenile mice.
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Marsilio I, Caputi V, Latorre E, Cerantola S, Paquola A, Alcalde AI, Mesonero JE, O'Mahony SM, Bertazzo A, Giaroni C, and Giron MC
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- Age Factors, Animals, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Enteric Nervous System drug effects, Gastrointestinal Motility drug effects, Gastrointestinal Motility physiology, Intestine, Small drug effects, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Organ Culture Techniques, Synaptic Transmission drug effects, Synaptic Transmission physiology, Enteric Nervous System physiology, Intestine, Small physiology, Phosphatidylcholines pharmacology, Receptors, Serotonin physiology, Serotonin physiology, Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins physiology
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Background: Oxidized phospholipid derivatives (OxPAPCs) act as bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-like damage-associated molecular patterns. OxPAPCs dose-dependently exert pro- or anti-inflammatory effects by interacting with several cellular receptors, mainly Toll-like receptors 2 and 4. It is currently unknown whether OxPAPCs may affect enteric nervous system (ENS) functional and structural integrity., Methods: Juvenile (3 weeks old) male C57Bl/6 mice were treated intraperitoneally with OxPAPCs, twice daily for 3 days. Changes in small intestinal contractility were evaluated by isometric neuromuscular responses to receptor and non-receptor-mediated stimuli. Alterations in ENS integrity and serotonergic pathways were assessed by real-time PCR and confocal immunofluorescence microscopy in longitudinal muscle-myenteric plexus whole-mount preparations (LMMPs). Tissue levels of serotonin (5-HT), tryptophan, and kynurenine were measured by HPLC coupled to UV/fluorescent detection., Key Results: OxPAPC treatment induced enteric gliosis, loss of myenteric plexus neurons, and excitatory hypercontractility, and reduced nitrergic neurotransmission with no changes in nNOS
+ neurons. Interestingly, these changes were associated with a higher functional response to 5-HT, altered immunoreactivity of 5-HT receptors and serotonin transporter (SERT) together with a marked decrease in 5-HT levels, shifting tryptophan metabolism toward kynurenine production., Conclusions and Inferences: OxPAPC treatment disrupted structural and functional integrity of the ENS, affecting serotoninergic tone and 5-HT tissue levels toward a higher kynurenine content during adolescence, suggesting that changes in intestinal lipid metabolism toward oxidation can affect serotoninergic pathways, potentially increasing the risk of developing functional gastrointestinal disorders during critical stages of development., (© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)- Published
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68. Impact of Microbial Metabolites on Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
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Banfi D, Moro E, Bosi A, Bistoletti M, Cerantola S, Crema F, Maggi F, Giron MC, Giaroni C, and Baj A
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- Anti-Inflammatory Agents therapeutic use, Bacteria immunology, Bile Acids and Salts metabolism, Dysbiosis, Fatty Acids, Volatile metabolism, Humans, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases microbiology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases psychology, Severity of Illness Index, Tryptophan metabolism, Bacteria chemistry, Brain metabolism, Gastrointestinal Tract microbiology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases drug therapy
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The complex bidirectional communication system existing between the gastrointestinal tract and the brain initially termed the "gut-brain axis" and renamed the "microbiota-gut-brain axis", considering the pivotal role of gut microbiota in sustaining local and systemic homeostasis, has a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The integration of signals deriving from the host neuronal, immune, and endocrine systems with signals deriving from the microbiota may influence the development of the local inflammatory injury and impacts also more distal brain regions, underlying the psychophysiological vulnerability of IBD patients. Mood disorders and increased response to stress are frequently associated with IBD and may affect the disease recurrence and severity, thus requiring an appropriate therapeutic approach in addition to conventional anti-inflammatory treatments. This review highlights the more recent evidence suggesting that alterations of the microbiota-gut-brain bidirectional communication axis may concur to IBD pathogenesis and sustain the development of both local and CNS symptoms. The participation of the main microbial-derived metabolites, also defined as "postbiotics", such as bile acids, short-chain fatty acids, and tryptophan metabolites in the development of IBD-associated gut and brain dysfunction will be discussed. The last section covers a critical evaluation of the main clinical evidence pointing to the microbiome-based therapeutic approaches for the treatment of IBD-related gastrointestinal and neuropsychiatric symptoms.
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- 2021
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69. TRPV4 channels' dominant role in the temperature modulation of intrinsic contractility and lymph flow of rat diaphragmatic lymphatics.
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Solari E, Marcozzi C, Bistoletti M, Baj A, Giaroni C, Negrini D, and Moriondo A
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- Animals, Diaphragm, Female, In Vitro Techniques, Lymphatic Vessels drug effects, Male, Morpholines pharmacology, Muscle, Smooth drug effects, Periodicity, Pyrroles pharmacology, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Ruthenium Red pharmacology, Signal Transduction, TRPV Cation Channels antagonists & inhibitors, TRPV Cation Channels genetics, Time Factors, Lymph physiology, Lymphatic Vessels metabolism, Muscle Contraction, Muscle, Smooth metabolism, TRPV Cation Channels metabolism, Temperature
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The lymphatic system drains and propels lymph by extrinsic and intrinsic mechanisms. Intrinsic propulsion depends upon spontaneous rhythmic contractions of lymphatic muscles in the vessel walls and is critically affected by changes in the surrounding tissue like osmolarity and temperature. Lymphatics of the diaphragm display a steep change in contraction frequency in response to changes in temperature, and this, in turn, affects lymph flow. In the present work, we demonstrated in an ex vivo diaphragmatic tissue rat model that diaphragmatic lymphatics express transient receptor potential channels of the vanilloid 4 subfamily (TRPV4) and that their blockade by both the nonselective antagonist Ruthenium Red and the selective antagonist HC-067047 abolished the response of lymphatics to temperature changes. Moreover, the selective activation of TRPV4 channels by means of GSK1016790A mirrored the behavior of vessels exposed to increasing temperatures, pointing out the critical role played by these channels in sensing the temperature of the lymphatic vessels' environment and thus inducing a change in contraction frequency and lymph flow. NEW & NOTEWORTHY The present work addresses the putative receptor system that enables diaphragmatic lymphatics to change intrinsic contraction frequency and thus lymph flow according to the changes in temperature of the surrounding environment, showing that this role can be sustained by TRPV4 channels alone.
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- 2020
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70. Involvement of hyaluronan in the adaptive changes of the rat small intestine neuromuscular function after ischemia/reperfusion injury.
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Bistoletti M, Bosi A, Caon I, Chiaravalli AM, Moretto P, Genoni A, Moro E, Karousou E, Viola M, Crema F, Baj A, Passi A, Vigetti D, and Giaroni C
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- Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Ganglia metabolism, Gastrointestinal Motility genetics, Gastrointestinal Motility physiology, Gastrointestinal Transit genetics, Humans, Hyaluronan Synthases genetics, Ileum metabolism, Ileum physiology, Intestine, Small pathology, Myenteric Plexus metabolism, Nervous System Physiological Phenomena, Neurons metabolism, Neurons pathology, Rats, Reperfusion Injury genetics, Reperfusion Injury pathology, Gastrointestinal Transit physiology, Hyaluronic Acid metabolism, Intestine, Small metabolism, Reperfusion Injury metabolism
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Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury has severe consequences on myenteric neurons, which can be irreversibly compromised resulting in slowing of transit and hindered food digestion. Myenteric neurons synthesize hyaluronan (HA) to form a well-structured perineuronal net, which undergoes derangement when myenteric ganglia homeostasis is perturbed, i.e. during inflammation. In this study we evaluated HA involvement in rat small intestine myenteric plexus after in vivo I/R injury induced by clamping a branch of the superior mesenteric artery for 60 min, followed by 24 h of reperfusion. In some experiments, 4-methylumbelliferone (4-MU, 25 mg/kg), a HA synthesis inhibitor, was intraperitoneally administered to normal (CTR), sham-operated (SH) and I/R animals for 24 h. In longitudinal muscle myenteric plexus (LMMP) whole-mount preparations, HA binding protein staining as well as HA levels were significantly higher in the I/R group, and were reduced after 4-MU treatment. HA synthase 1 and 2 (HAS1 and HAS2) labelled myenteric neurons and mRNA levels in LMMPs increased in the I/R group with respect to CTR, and were reduced by 4-MU. The efficiency of the gastrointestinal transit was significantly reduced in I/R and 4-MU-treated I/R groups with respect to CTR and SH groups. In the 4-MU-treated I/R group gastric emptying was reduced with respect to the CTR, SH and I/R groups. Carbachol (CCh) and electrical field (EFS, 0.1-40 Hz) stimulated contractions and EFS-induced (10 Hz) NANC relaxations were reduced in the I/R group with respect to both CTR and SH groups. After I/R, 4-MU treatment increased EFS contractions towards control values, but did not affect CCh-induced contractions. NANC on-relaxations after I/R were not influenced by 4-MU treatment. Main alterations in the neurochemical coding of both excitatory (tachykinergic) and inhibitory pathways (iNOS, VIPergic) were also observed after I/R, and were influenced by 4-MU administration. Overall, our data suggest that, after an intestinal I/R damage, changes of HA homeostasis in specific myenteric neuron populations may influence the efficiency of the gastrointestinal transit. We cannot exclude that modulation of HA synthesis in these conditions may ameliorate derangement of the enteric motor function preventing, at least in part, the development of dysmotility.
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- 2020
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71. Tryptophan Metabolites Along the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis: An Interkingdom Communication System Influencing the Gut in Health and Disease.
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Bosi A, Banfi D, Bistoletti M, Giaroni C, and Baj A
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The 'microbiota-gut-brain axis' plays a fundamental role in maintaining host homeostasis, and different immune, hormonal, and neuronal signals participate to this interkingdom communication system between eukaryota and prokaryota. The essential aminoacid tryptophan, as a precursor of several molecules acting at the interface between the host and the microbiota, is fundamental in the modulation of this bidirectional communication axis. In the gut, tryptophan undergoes 3 major metabolic pathways, the 5-HT, kynurenine, and AhR ligand pathways, which may be directly or indirectly controlled by the saprophytic flora. The importance of tryptophan metabolites in the modulation of the gastrointestinal tract is suggested by several preclinical and clinical studies; however, a thorough revision of the available literature has not been accomplished yet. Thus, this review attempts to cover the major aspects on the role of tryptophan metabolites in host-microbiota cross-talk underlaying regulation of gut functions in health conditions and during disease states, with particular attention to 2 major gastrointestinal diseases, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), both characterized by psychiatric disorders. Research in this area opens the possibility to target tryptophan metabolism to ameliorate the knowledge on the pathogenesis of both diseases, as well as to discover new therapeutic strategies based either on conventional pharmacological approaches or on the use of pre- and probiotics to manipulate the microbial flora., Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interests:The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article., (© The Author(s) 2020.)
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72. Involvement of Enteric Glia in Small Intestine Neuromuscular Dysfunction of Toll-Like Receptor 4-Deficient Mice.
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Cerantola S, Caputi V, Marsilio I, Ridolfi M, Faggin S, Bistoletti M, Giaroni C, and Giron MC
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- Animals, Enteric Nervous System drug effects, Fluoroacetates pharmacology, Gliosis complications, Gliosis pathology, Gliosis physiopathology, Ileum drug effects, Ileum pathology, Ileum physiopathology, Intestine, Small drug effects, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Models, Biological, Neural Inhibition drug effects, Neural Inhibition physiology, Neuroglia drug effects, Neuromuscular Junction drug effects, Phenotype, Receptors, Purinergic metabolism, Signal Transduction drug effects, Synaptic Transmission drug effects, Toll-Like Receptor 4 metabolism, Enteric Nervous System physiopathology, Intestine, Small physiopathology, Neuroglia metabolism, Neuromuscular Junction physiopathology, Toll-Like Receptor 4 deficiency
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Enteric glial cells (EGCs) influence nitric oxide (NO)
- and adenosine diphosphate (ADP)- mediated signaling in the enteric nervous system (ENS). Since Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) participates to EGC homoeostasis, this study aimed to evaluate the possible involvement of EGCs in the alterations of the inhibitory neurotransmission in TLR4-/- mice. Ileal segments from male TLR4-/- and wild-type (WT) C57BL/6J mice were incubated with the gliotoxin fluoroacetate (FA). Alterations in ENS morphology and neurochemical coding were investigated by immunohistochemistry whereas neuromuscular responses were determined by recording non-adrenergic non-cholinergic (NANC) relaxations in isometrically suspended isolated ileal preparations. TLR4-/- ileal segments showed increased iNOS immunoreactivity associated with enhanced NANC relaxation, mediated by iNOS-derived NO and sensitive to P2Y1 inhibition. Treatment with FA diminished iNOS immunoreactivity and partially abolished NO- and ADP- mediated relaxation in the TLR4-/- mouse ileum, with no changes of P2Y1 and connexin-43 immunofluorescence distribution in the ENS. After FA treatment, S100β and GFAP immunoreactivity in TLR4-/- myenteric plexus was reduced to levels comparable to those observed in WT. Our findings show the involvement of EGCs in the alterations of ENS architecture and in the increased purinergic and nitrergic-mediated relaxation, determining gut dysmotility in TLR4-/- mice.- Published
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73. Homeoprotein OTX1 and OTX2 involvement in rat myenteric neuron adaptation after DNBS-induced colitis.
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Bistoletti M, Micheloni G, Baranzini N, Bosi A, Conti A, Filpa V, Pirrone C, Millefanti G, Moro E, Grimaldi A, Valli R, Baj A, Crema F, Giaroni C, and Porta G
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Background: Inflammatory bowel diseases are associated with remodeling of neuronal circuitries within the enteric nervous system, occurring also at sites distant from the acute site of inflammation and underlying disturbed intestinal functions. Homeoproteins orthodenticle OTX1 and OTX2 are neuronal transcription factors participating to adaptation during inflammation and underlying tumor growth both in the central nervous system and in the periphery. In this study, we evaluated OTX1 and OTX2 expression in the rat small intestine and distal colon myenteric plexus after intrarectal dinitro-benzene sulfonic (DNBS) acid-induced colitis., Methods: OTX1 and OTX2 distribution was immunohistochemically investigated in longitudinal muscle myenteric plexus (LMMP)-whole mount preparations. mRNAs and protein levels of both OTX1 and OTX2 were evaluated by qRT-PCR and Western blotting in LMMPs., Results: DNBS-treatment induced major gross morphology and histological alterations in the distal colon, while the number of myenteric neurons was significantly reduced both in the small intestine and colon. mRNA levels of the inflammatory markers, TNFα, pro-IL1β, IL6, HIF1α and VEGFα and myeloperoxidase activity raised in both regions. In both small intestine and colon, an anti-OTX1 antibody labeled a small percentage of myenteric neurons, and prevalently enteric glial cells, as evidenced by co-staining with the glial marker S100β. OTX2 immunoreactivity was present only in myenteric neurons and was highly co-localized with neuronal nitric oxide synthase. Both in the small intestine and distal colon, the number of OTX1- and OTX2-immunoreactive myenteric neurons significantly increased after DNBS treatment. In these conditions, OTX1 immunostaining was highly superimposable with inducible nitric oxide synthase in both regions. OTX1 and OTX2 mRNA and protein levels significantly enhanced in LMMP preparations of both regions after DNBS treatment., Conclusions: These data suggest that colitis up-regulates OTX1 and OTX2 in myenteric plexus both on site and distantly from the injury, potentially participating to inflammatory-related myenteric ganglia remodeling processes involving nitrergic transmission., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests., (© 2020 Bistoletti et al.)
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74. The microbiota-gut-brain axis: Focus on the fundamental communication pathways.
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Bistoletti M, Bosi A, Banfi D, Giaroni C, and Baj A
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- Brain, Communication, Humans, Microbiota
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75. Marine Toxins and Nociception: Potential Therapeutic Use in the Treatment of Visceral Pain Associated with Gastrointestinal Disorders.
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Baj A, Bistoletti M, Bosi A, Moro E, Giaroni C, and Crema F
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- Animals, Gastrointestinal Diseases physiopathology, Humans, Nociception, Visceral Pain physiopathology, Gastrointestinal Diseases drug therapy, Marine Toxins therapeutic use, Visceral Pain drug therapy
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Visceral pain, of which the pathogenic basis is currently largely unknown, is a hallmark symptom of both functional disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disease. Intrinsic sensory neurons in the enteric nervous system and afferent sensory neurons of the dorsal root ganglia, connecting with the central nervous system, represent the primary neuronal pathways transducing gut visceral pain. Current pharmacological therapies have several limitations, owing to their partial efficacy and the generation of severe adverse effects. Numerous cellular targets of visceral nociception have been recognized, including, among others, channels (i.e., voltage-gated sodium channels, VGSCs, voltage-gated calcium channels, VGCCs, Transient Receptor Potential, TRP, and Acid-sensing ion channels, ASICs) and neurotransmitter pathways (i.e., GABAergic pathways), which represent attractive targets for the discovery of novel drugs. Natural biologically active compounds, such as marine toxins, able to bind with high affinity and selectivity to different visceral pain molecular mediators, may represent a useful tool (1) to improve our knowledge of the physiological and pathological relevance of each nociceptive target, and (2) to discover therapeutically valuable molecules. In this review we report the most recent literature describing the effects of marine toxin on gastrointestinal visceral pain pathways and the possible clinical implications in the treatment of chronic pain associated with gut diseases.
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76. Glutamatergic Signaling Along The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis.
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Baj A, Moro E, Bistoletti M, Orlandi V, Crema F, and Giaroni C
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- Animals, Humans, Neurotransmitter Agents metabolism, Brain metabolism, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Tract metabolism, Glutamic Acid metabolism, Signal Transduction
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A complex bidirectional communication system exists between the gastrointestinal tract and the brain. Initially termed the "gut-brain axis" it is now renamed the "microbiota-gut-brain axis" considering the pivotal role of gut microbiota in maintaining local and systemic homeostasis. Different cellular and molecular pathways act along this axis and strong attention is paid to neuroactive molecules (neurotransmitters, i.e., noradrenaline, dopamine, serotonin, gamma aminobutyric acid and glutamate and metabolites, i.e., tryptophan metabolites), sustaining a possible interkingdom communication system between eukaryota and prokaryota. This review provides a description of the most up-to-date evidence on glutamate as a neurotransmitter/neuromodulator in this bidirectional communication axis. Modulation of glutamatergic receptor activity along the microbiota-gut-brain axis may influence gut (i.e., taste, visceral sensitivity and motility) and brain functions (stress response, mood and behavior) and alterations of glutamatergic transmission may participate to the pathogenesis of local and brain disorders. In this latter context, we will focus on two major gut disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease, both characterized by psychiatric co-morbidity. Research in this area opens the possibility to target glutamatergic neurotransmission, either pharmacologically or by the use of probiotics producing neuroactive molecules, as a therapeutic approach for the treatment of gastrointestinal and related psychiatric disorders.
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77. Antibiotic treatment-induced dysbiosis differently affects BDNF and TrkB expression in the brain and in the gut of juvenile mice.
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Bistoletti M, Caputi V, Baranzini N, Marchesi N, Filpa V, Marsilio I, Cerantola S, Terova G, Baj A, Grimaldi A, Pascale A, Frigo G, Crema F, Giron MC, and Giaroni C
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- Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Brain pathology, Dysbiosis chemically induced, Dysbiosis pathology, Enteric Nervous System pathology, Irritable Bowel Syndrome chemically induced, Irritable Bowel Syndrome metabolism, Irritable Bowel Syndrome pathology, Mice, Neurons metabolism, Neurons pathology, Signal Transduction drug effects, Anti-Bacterial Agents adverse effects, Brain metabolism, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor biosynthesis, Dysbiosis metabolism, Enteric Nervous System metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation drug effects, Membrane Glycoproteins biosynthesis, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases biosynthesis
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Antibiotic use during adolescence may result in dysbiosis-induced neuronal vulnerability both in the enteric nervous system (ENS) and central nervous system (CNS) contributing to the onset of chronic gastrointestinal disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), showing significant psychiatric comorbidity. Intestinal microbiota alterations during adolescence influence the expression of molecular factors involved in neuronal development in both the ENS and CNS. In this study, we have evaluated the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its high-affinity receptor tropomyosin-related kinase B (TrkB) in juvenile mice ENS and CNS, after a 2-week antibiotic (ABX) treatment. In both mucosa and mucosa-deprived whole-wall small intestine segments of ABX-treated animals, BDNF and TrKB mRNA and protein levels significantly increased. In longitudinal muscle-myenteric plexus preparations of ABX-treated mice the percentage of myenteric neurons staining for BDNF and TrkB was significantly higher than in controls. After ABX treatment, a consistent population of BDNF- and TrkB-immunoreactive neurons costained with SP and CGRP, suggesting up-regulation of BDNF signaling in both motor and sensory myenteric neurons. BDNF and TrkB protein levels were downregulated in the hippocampus and remained unchanged in the prefrontal cortex of ABX-treated animals. Immunostaining for BDNF and TrkB decreased in the hippocampus CA3 and dentate gyrus subregions, respectively, and remained unchanged in the prefrontal cortex. These data suggest that dysbiosis differentially influences the expression of BDNF-TrkB in the juvenile mice ENS and CNS. Such changes may potentially contribute later to the development of functional gut disorders, such as IBS, showing psychiatric comorbidity., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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78. Method for Detecting Hyaluronan in Isolated Myenteric Plexus Ganglia of Adult Rat Small Intestine.
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Bistoletti M, Moretto P, and Giaroni C
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- Animals, Cells, Cultured, Ganglia cytology, Ganglia ultrastructure, Myenteric Plexus cytology, Myenteric Plexus ultrastructure, Rats, Tissue Culture Techniques methods, Fluorescent Antibody Technique methods, Ganglia chemistry, Hyaluronic Acid analysis, Intestine, Small innervation, Microscopy, Confocal methods, Myenteric Plexus chemistry
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The cellular components of the enteric nervous system (ENS), namely enteric neurons and glia, display plasticity and respond to environmental cues deriving from growth factors, extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules, and cell-surface molecules, both in physiological and pathological conditions. ECM, in particular, provides an important framework for the enteric microenvironment and influences the homeostasis of myenteric neuronal circuitries. Isolation of pure myenteric plexus preparations from adult tissue permits to investigate changes in the ENS involving specific ECM, such as hyaluronan. This approach is based upon the possibility to isolate myenteric ganglia from the intestinal wall of either adult animals or humans, after microdissection and subsequent enzymatic digestion of the tissue. Enteric ganglia are free of connective tissue, extracellular collagen, and blood vessels, and thus treatment of intact intestinal segments with highly purified collagenases permits ganglia isolation from the surrounding smooth muscle cells. In this chapter, we describe methods for visualizing HA in isolated primary cultures of adult rat small intestine myenteric ganglia.
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79. Science and alternative methods: Integrated approaches.
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Caloni F, Sambuy Y, Antonini M, Guidali ML, Bistoletti M, Meloni M, Bertero A, Papa E, and Giaroni C
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- Computer Simulation, Humans, Italy, Animal Testing Alternatives methods, In Vitro Techniques methods
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- 2019
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80. The Complex Interplay Between Extracellular Matrix and Cells in Tissues.
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Manou D, Caon I, Bouris P, Triantaphyllidou IE, Giaroni C, Passi A, Karamanos NK, Vigetti D, and Theocharis AD
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- Animals, Extracellular Matrix Proteins metabolism, Humans, Hyaluronic Acid metabolism, Neoplasms metabolism, Autophagy, Cell Communication, Extracellular Matrix metabolism, Neovascularization, Physiologic
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Extracellular matrix (ECM) maintains the structural integrity of tissues and regulates cell and tissue functions. ECM is comprised of fibrillar proteins, proteoglycans (PGs), glycosaminoglycans, and glycoproteins, creating a heterogeneous but well-orchestrated network. This network communicates with resident cells via cell-surface receptors. In particular, integrins, CD44, discoidin domain receptors, and cell-surface PGs and additionally voltage-gated ion channels can interact with ECM components, regulating signaling cascades as well as cytoskeleton configuration. The interplay of ECM with recipient cells is enriched by the extracellular vesicles, as they accommodate ECM, signaling, and cytoskeleton molecules in their cargo. Along with the numerous biological properties that ECM can modify, autophagy and angiogenesis, which are critical for tissue homeostasis, are included. Throughout development and disease onset and progression, ECM endures rearrangement to fulfill cellular requirements. The main responsible molecules for tissue remodeling are ECM-degrading enzymes including matrix metalloproteinases, plasminogen activators, cathepsins, and hyaluronidases, which can modify the ECM structure and function in a dynamic mode. A brief summary of the complex interplay between ECM macromolecules and cells in tissues and the contribution of ECM in tissue homeostasis and diseases is given.
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81. The ecto-enzymes CD73 and adenosine deaminase modulate 5'-AMP-derived adenosine in myofibroblasts of the rat small intestine.
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Bin A, Caputi V, Bistoletti M, Montopoli M, Colucci R, Antonioli L, De Martin S, Castagliuolo I, Orso G, Giaroni C, Debetto P, and Giron MC
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- Adenosine Monophosphate metabolism, Alkaline Phosphatase metabolism, Animals, Male, Rats, Wistar, 5'-Nucleotidase metabolism, Adenosine metabolism, Adenosine Deaminase metabolism, Intestine, Small metabolism, Myofibroblasts metabolism
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Adenosine is a versatile signaling molecule recognized to physiologically influence gut motor functions. Both the duration and magnitude of adenosine signaling in enteric neuromuscular function depend on its availability, which is regulated by the ecto-enzymes ecto-5'-nucleotidase (CD73), alkaline phosphatase (AP), and ecto-adenosine deaminase (ADA) and by dipyridamole-sensitive equilibrative transporters (ENTs). Our purpose was to assess the involvement of CD73, APs, ecto-ADA in the formation of AMP-derived adenosine in primary cultures of ileal myofibroblasts (IMFs). IMFs were isolated from rat ileum longitudinal muscle segments by means of primary explant technique and identified by immunofluorescence staining for vimentin and α-smooth muscle actin. IMFs confluent monolayers were exposed to exogenous 5'-AMP in the presence or absence of CD73, APs, ecto-ADA, or ENTs inhibitors. The formation of adenosine and its metabolites in the IMFs medium was monitored by high-performance liquid chromatography. The distribution of CD73 and ADA in IMFs was detected by confocal immunocytochemistry and qRT-PCR. Exogenous 5'-AMP was rapidly cleared being almost undetectable after 60-min incubation, while adenosine levels significantly increased. Treatment of IMFs with CD73 inhibitors markedly reduced 5'-AMP clearance whereas ADA blockade or inhibition of both ADA and ENTs prevented adenosine catabolism. By contrast, inhibition of APs did not affect 5'-AMP metabolism. Immunofluorescence staining and qRT-PCR analysis confirmed the expression of CD73 and ADA in IMFs. Overall, our data show that in IMFs an extracellular AMP-adenosine pathway is functionally active and among the different enzymatic pathways regulating extracellular adenosine levels, CD73 and ecto-ADA represent the critical catabolic pathway.
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- 2018
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82. Neurochemical characterization of myenteric neurons in the juvenile gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) intestine.
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Ceccotti C, Giaroni C, Bistoletti M, Viola M, Crema F, and Terova G
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- Animals, Cell Size, Immunohistochemistry, Muscle, Smooth cytology, Muscle, Smooth growth & development, Muscle, Smooth innervation, Muscle, Smooth metabolism, Myenteric Plexus growth & development, Neurotransmitter Agents metabolism, Sea Bream growth & development, Myenteric Plexus cytology, Myenteric Plexus metabolism, Neurons cytology, Neurons metabolism, Sea Bream anatomy & histology, Sea Bream metabolism
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We evaluated the chemical coding of the myenteric plexus in the proximal and distal intestine of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata), which represents one of the most farmed fish in the Mediterranean area. The presence of nitric oxide (NO), acetylcholine (ACh), serotonin (5-HT), calcitonin-gene-related peptide (CGRP), substance P (SP) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) containing neurons, was investigated in intestinal whole mount preparations of the longitudinal muscle with attached the myenteric plexus (LMMP) by means of immunohistochemical fluorescence staining. The main excitatory and inhibitory neurochemicals identified in intestinal smooth muscle were ACh, SP, 5HT, and NO, VIP, CGRP. Some neurons displayed morphological features of ascending and descending interneurons and of putative sensory neurons. The expression of these pathways in the two intestinal regions is largely superimposable, although some differences emerged, which may be relevant to the morphological properties of each region. The most important variances are the higher neuronal density and soma size in the proximal intestine, which may depend on the volume of the target tissue. Since in the fish gut the submucosal plexus is less developed, myenteric neurons substantially innervate also the submucosal and epithelial layers, which display a major thickness and surface in the proximal intestine. In addition, myenteric neurons containing ACh and SP, which mainly represent excitatory motor neurons and interneurons innervating the smooth muscle were more numerous in the distal intestine, possibly to sustain motility in the thicker smooth muscle coat. Overall, this study expands our knowledge of the intrinsic innervation that regulates intestinal secretion, absorption and motility in gilthead sea bream and provides useful background information for rational design of functional feeds aimed at improving fish gut health., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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- 2018
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83. Changes in hyaluronan deposition in the rat myenteric plexus after experimentally-induced colitis.
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Filpa V, Bistoletti M, Caon I, Moro E, Grimaldi A, Moretto P, Baj A, Giron MC, Karousou E, Viola M, Crema F, Frigo G, Passi A, Giaroni C, and Vigetti D
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- Animals, Benzenesulfonates, Cells, Cultured, Colitis chemically induced, Colon metabolism, Colon pathology, Disease Models, Animal, Gastrointestinal Motility, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Male, Mitochondrial Proteins metabolism, Protein Transport, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Colitis metabolism, Hyaluronan Synthases metabolism, Hyaluronic Acid metabolism, Myenteric Plexus metabolism, Neurons metabolism
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Myenteric plexus alterations hamper gastrointestinal motor function during intestinal inflammation. Hyaluronan (HA), an extracellular matrix glycosaminoglycan involved in inflammatory responses, may play a role in this process. In the colon of control rats, HA-binding protein (HABP), was detected in myenteric neuron soma, perineuronal space and ganglia surfaces. Prominent hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2) staining was found in myenteric neuron cytoplasm, suggesting that myenteric neurons produce HA. In the myenteric plexus of rats with 2, 4-dinitrobenzene sulfonic (DNBS)-induced colitis HABP staining was altered in the perineuronal space, while both HABP staining and HA levels increased in the muscularis propria. HAS2 immunopositive myenteric neurons and HAS2 mRNA and protein levels also increased. Overall, these observations suggest that inflammation alters HA distribution and levels in the gut neuromuscular compartment. Such changes may contribute to alterations in the myenteric plexus.
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84. Antibiotic-induced dysbiosis of the microbiota impairs gut neuromuscular function in juvenile mice.
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Caputi V, Marsilio I, Filpa V, Cerantola S, Orso G, Bistoletti M, Paccagnella N, De Martin S, Montopoli M, Dall'Acqua S, Crema F, Di Gangi IM, Galuppini F, Lante I, Bogialli S, Rugge M, Debetto P, Giaroni C, and Giron MC
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- Animals, Cecum drug effects, Cecum pathology, Dysbiosis chemically induced, Dysbiosis pathology, Gastrointestinal Motility drug effects, Ileum drug effects, Ileum innervation, Ileum pathology, Ileum physiology, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Muscle Contraction drug effects, Muscle, Smooth drug effects, Muscle, Smooth physiology, Myenteric Plexus drug effects, Myenteric Plexus pathology, Stomach drug effects, Stomach pathology, Synaptic Transmission drug effects, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Dysbiosis physiopathology, Gastrointestinal Microbiome
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Background and Purpose: Gut microbiota is essential for the development of the gastrointestinal system, including the enteric nervous system (ENS). Perturbations of gut microbiota in early life have the potential to alter neurodevelopment leading to functional bowel disorders later in life. We examined the hypothesis that gut dysbiosis impairs the structural and functional integrity of the ENS, leading to gut dysmotility in juvenile mice., Experimental Approach: To induce gut dysbiosis, broad-spectrum antibiotics were administered by gavage to juvenile (3weeks old) male C57Bl/6 mice for 14 days. Bile acid composition in the intestinal lumen was analysed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Changes in intestinal motility were evaluated by stool frequency, transit of a fluorescent-labelled marker and isometric muscle responses of ileal full-thickness preparations to receptor and non-receptor-mediated stimuli. Alterations in ENS integrity were assessed by immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis., Key Results: Antibiotic treatment altered gastrointestinal transit, luminal bile acid metabolism and bowel architecture. Gut dysbiosis resulted in distorted glial network, loss of myenteric plexus neurons, altered cholinergic, tachykininergic and nitrergic neurotransmission associated with reduced number of nNOS neurons and different ileal distribution of the toll-like receptor TLR2. Functional defects were partly reversed by activation of TLR2 signalling., Conclusions and Implications: Gut dysbiosis caused complex morpho-functional neuromuscular rearrangements, characterized by structural defects of the ENS and increased tachykininergic neurotransmission. Altogether, our findings support the beneficial role of enteric microbiota for ENS homeostasis instrumental in ensuring proper gut neuromuscular function during critical stages of development., (© 2017 The British Pharmacological Society.)
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85. Nitric oxide regulates homeoprotein OTX1 and OTX2 expression in the rat myenteric plexus after intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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Filpa V, Carpanese E, Marchet S, Pirrone C, Conti A, Rainero A, Moro E, Chiaravalli AM, Zucchi I, Moriondo A, Negrini D, Crema F, Frigo G, Giaroni C, and Porta G
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- Animals, Arginine analogs & derivatives, Arginine pharmacology, Gastrointestinal Transit drug effects, Gastrointestinal Transit physiology, Male, Myenteric Plexus pathology, Neurons metabolism, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I antagonists & inhibitors, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Reperfusion Injury pathology, Intestine, Small blood supply, Myenteric Plexus metabolism, Nitric Oxide metabolism, Otx Transcription Factors metabolism, Reperfusion Injury metabolism
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Neuronal and inducible nitric oxide synthase (nNOS and iNOS) play a protective and damaging role, respectively, on the intestinal neuromuscular function after ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. To uncover the molecular pathways underlying this dichotomy we investigated their possible correlation with the orthodenticle homeobox proteins OTX1 and OTX2 in the rat small intestine myenteric plexus after in vivo I/R. Homeobox genes are fundamental for the regulation of the gut wall homeostasis both during development and in pathological conditions (inflammation, cancer). I/R injury was induced by temporary clamping the superior mesenteric artery under anesthesia, followed by 24 and 48 h of reperfusion. At 48 h after I/R intestinal transit decreased and was further reduced by N
ω -propyl-l-arginine hydrochloride (NPLA), a nNOS-selective inhibitor. By contrast this parameter was restored to control values by 1400W, an iNOS-selective inhibitor. In longitudinal muscle myenteric plexus (LMMP) preparations, iNOS, OTX1, and OTX2 mRNA and protein levels increased at 24 and 48 h after I/R. At both time periods, the number of iNOS- and OTX-immunopositive myenteric neurons increased. nNOS mRNA, protein levels, and neurons were unchanged. In LMMPs, OTX1 and OTX2 mRNA and protein upregulation was reduced by 1400W and NPLA, respectively. In myenteric ganglia, OTX1 and OTX2 staining was superimposed with that of iNOS and nNOS, respectively. Thus in myenteric ganglia iNOS- and nNOS-derived NO may promote OTX1 and OTX2 upregulation, respectively. We hypothesize that the neurodamaging and neuroprotective roles of iNOS and nNOS during I/R injury in the gut may involve corresponding activation of molecular pathways downstream of OTX1 and OTX2. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury induces relevant alterations in myenteric neurons leading to dismotility. Nitrergic neurons seem to be selectively involved. In the present study the inference that both neuronal and inducible nitric oxide synthase (nNOS and iNOS) expressing myenteric neurons may undergo important changes sustaining derangements of motor function is reinforced. In addition, we provide data to suggest that NO produced by iNOS and nNOS regulates the expression of the vital transcription factors orthodenticle homeobox protein 1 and 2 during an I/R damage., (Copyright © 2017 the American Physiological Society.)- Published
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86. Role of glutamatergic neurotransmission in the enteric nervous system and brain-gut axis in health and disease.
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Filpa V, Moro E, Protasoni M, Crema F, Frigo G, and Giaroni C
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- Animals, Gastroesophageal Reflux physiopathology, Gastrointestinal Tract innervation, Humans, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases physiopathology, Irritable Bowel Syndrome physiopathology, Neurons, Afferent physiology, Gastrointestinal Tract physiology, Gastrointestinal Tract physiopathology, Glutamic Acid physiology, Synaptic Transmission
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Several studies have been carried out in the last 30 years in the attempt to clarify the possible role of glutamate as a neurotransmitter/neuromodulator in the gastrointestinal tract. Such effort has provided immunohistochemical, biomolecular and functional data suggesting that the entire glutamatergic neurotransmitter machinery is present in the complex circuitries of the enteric nervous system (ENS), which participates to the local coordination of gastrointestinal functions. Glutamate is also involved in the regulation of the brain-gut axis, a bi-directional connection pathway between the central nervous system (CNS) and the gut. The neurotransmitter contributes to convey information, via afferent fibers, from the gut to the brain, and to send appropriate signals, via efferent fibers, from the brain to control gut secretion and motility. In analogy with the CNS, an increasing number of studies suggest that dysregulation of the enteric glutamatergic neurotransmitter machinery may lead to gastrointestinal dysfunctions. On the whole, this research field has opened the possibility to find new potential targets for development of drugs for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. The present review analyzes the more recent literature on enteric glutamatergic neurotransmission both in physiological and pathological conditions, such as gastroesophageal reflux, gastric acid hypersecretory diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome and intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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87. Purinergic signalling and development of the autonomic nervous system.
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Giaroni C
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- Animals, Humans, Autonomic Nervous System growth & development, Autonomic Nervous System metabolism, Receptors, Purinergic metabolism
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Most early studies of the role of nucleotides in development have evidenced their crucial importance as carriers of energy in all organisms. However, an increasing number of studies are now available to suggest that purines and pyrimidines, acting as extracellular ligands specifically on receptors of the plasma membrane, may play a pivotal role throughout pre- and postnatal development in a wide variety of organisms including amphibians, birds, and mammals. Purinergic receptor expression and functions have been studied in the development of many organs, including the autonomic nervous system (ANS). Nucleotide receptors can induce a multiplicity of cellular signalling pathways via crosstalk with bioactive molecules acting on growth factors and neurotransmitter receptors which are fundamental for the development of a mature and functional ANS. Purines and pyrimidines may influence all the stages of neuronal development, including neural cell proliferation, migration, differentiation and phenotype determination of differentiated cells. Indeed, the normal development of the ANS is disturbed by dysfunction of purinergic signalling in animal models. To establish the primitive and fundamental nature of purinergic neurotransmission in the ontogeny of the ANS, in this review the roles of purines and pyrimidines as signalling molecules during embryological and postnatal development are considered., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2015
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88. Correction: antagonism of ionotropic glutamate receptors attenuates chemical ischemia-induced injury in rat primary cultured myenteric Ganglia.
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Carpanese E, Moretto P, Filpa V, Marchet S, Moro E, Crema F, Frigo G, and Giaroni C
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- 2015
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89. Interaction between NMDA glutamatergic and nitrergic enteric pathways during in vitro ischemia and reperfusion.
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Filpa V, Carpanese E, Marchet S, Prandoni V, Moro E, Lecchini S, Frigo G, Giaroni C, and Crema F
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- Animals, Enzyme Inhibitors pharmacology, Guinea Pigs, Ileum drug effects, Ileum metabolism, Male, Myenteric Plexus drug effects, Myenteric Plexus metabolism, Myenteric Plexus pathology, Neurons drug effects, Neurons metabolism, Neurons pathology, Nitrates metabolism, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I antagonists & inhibitors, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I genetics, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II antagonists & inhibitors, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II genetics, Nitrites metabolism, RNA, Messenger genetics, RNA, Messenger metabolism, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate antagonists & inhibitors, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate genetics, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate metabolism, Reperfusion Injury genetics, Reperfusion Injury pathology, Glutamic Acid metabolism, Ileum innervation, N-Methylaspartate metabolism, Nitric Oxide metabolism, Reperfusion Injury metabolism
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Nitric oxide (NO) and glutamate, via N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, participate to changes in neuromuscular responses after ischemic/reperfusion (I/R) injury in the gut. In the present study we investigated the existence of a possible interplay between nitrergic and NMDA receptor pathways in the guinea pig ileum after in vitro I/R injury, resorting to functional and biomolecular approaches. In normal metabolic conditions NMDA concentration-dependently enhanced both glutamate (analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography with fluorimetric detection) and NO (spectrophotometrically quantified as NO2(-) and NO3(-)) spontaneous overflow from isolated ileal segments. Both effects were reduced by the NMDA antagonists, (-)-AP5 (10µM) and 5,7-diCl-kynurenic acid (10µM, 5,7-diCl-KYN). N(ω)-propyl-l-arginine (1µM, NPLA) and 1400W (10µM), respectively, nNOS and iNOS inhibitors, reduced NMDA-stimulated glutamate overflow. After in vitro I/R, glutamate overflow increased, and returned to control values in the presence of NPLA and 1400W. NO2(-) and NO3(-) levels transiently increased during I/R and were reduced by both (-)-AP5 and 5,7-diCl-KYN. In longitudinal muscle myenteric plexus preparations, iNOS mRNA and protein levels increased after in vitro I/R; both parameters were reduced to control values by (-)-AP5 and 5,7-diCl-KYN. Both antagonists were also able to reduce ischemia-induced enhancement of nNOS mRNA levels. Protein levels of GluN1, the ubiquitary subunit of NMDA receptors, increased after I/R and were reduced by both NPLA and 1400W. On the whole, this data suggests the existence of a cross-talk between NMDA receptor and nitrergic pathways in guinea pig ileum myenteric plexus, which may participate to neuronal rearrangements occurring during I/R., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2015
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90. Antagonism of ionotropic glutamate receptors attenuates chemical ischemia-induced injury in rat primary cultured myenteric ganglia.
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Carpanese E, Moretto P, Filpa V, Marchet S, Moro E, Crema F, Frigo G, and Giaroni C
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- 2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate pharmacology, 6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione pharmacology, Animals, Cell Count, Cell Survival drug effects, Cells, Cultured, Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists pharmacology, Ganglia blood supply, Ganglia cytology, Glucose metabolism, Immunohistochemistry, Ischemia chemically induced, Ischemia physiopathology, Male, Myenteric Plexus blood supply, Neurons drug effects, Rats, Reactive Oxygen Species metabolism, Receptors, AMPA antagonists & inhibitors, Receptors, AMPA metabolism, Receptors, Ionotropic Glutamate antagonists & inhibitors, Receptors, Kainic Acid antagonists & inhibitors, Receptors, Kainic Acid metabolism, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate antagonists & inhibitors, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate metabolism, Reperfusion Injury physiopathology, Sodium Azide pharmacology, Ganglia metabolism, Myenteric Plexus metabolism, Neurons metabolism, Receptors, Ionotropic Glutamate metabolism
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Alterations of the enteric glutamatergic transmission may underlay changes in the function of myenteric neurons following intestinal ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) contributing to impairment of gastrointestinal motility occurring in these pathological conditions. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether glutamate receptors of the NMDA and AMPA/kainate type are involved in myenteric neuron cell damage induced by I/R. Primary cultured rat myenteric ganglia were exposed to sodium azide and glucose deprivation (in vitro chemical ischemia). After 6 days of culture, immunoreactivity for NMDA, AMPA and kainate receptors subunits, GluN(1) and GluA(1-3), GluK(1-3) respectively, was found in myenteric neurons. In myenteric cultured ganglia, in normal metabolic conditions, -AP5, an NMDA antagonist, decreased myenteric neuron number and viability, determined by calcein AM/ethidium homodimer-1 assay, and increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, measured with hydroxyphenyl fluorescein. CNQX, an AMPA/kainate antagonist exerted an opposite action on the same parameters. The total number and viability of myenteric neurons significantly decreased after I/R. In these conditions, the number of neurons staining for GluN1 and GluA(1-3) subunits remained unchanged, while, the number of GluK(1-3)-immunopositive neurons increased. After I/R, -AP5 and CNQX, concentration-dependently increased myenteric neuron number and significantly increased the number of living neurons. Both -AP5 and CNQX (100-500 µM) decreased I/R-induced increase of ROS levels in myenteric ganglia. On the whole, the present data provide evidence that, under normal metabolic conditions, the enteric glutamatergic system exerts a dualistic effect on cultured myenteric ganglia, either by improving or reducing neuron survival via NMDA or AMPA/kainate receptor activation, respectively. However, blockade of both receptor pathways may exert a protective role on myenteric neurons following and I/R damage. The neuroprotective effect may depend, at least in part, on the ability of both receptors to increase intraneuronal ROS production.
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- 2014
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91. Involvement of Ca2+-dependent PKCs in the adaptive changes of mu-opioid pathways to sympathetic denervation in the guinea pig colon.
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Giaroni C, Zanetti E, Pascale A, Oldrini R, Canciani L, Giuliani D, Amadio M, Chiaravalli AM, Lecchini S, and Frigo GM
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- Animals, Blotting, Western, Denervation, Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)- pharmacology, Guinea Pigs, Immunohistochemistry, Male, Calcium metabolism, Colon innervation, Protein Kinase C metabolism, Receptors, Opioid, mu physiology, Sympathetic Nervous System physiology
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In the guinea pig colon, chronic sympathetic denervation entails supersensitivity to inhibitory mu-opioid agents modulating cholinergic neurons. The mechanism underlying such adaptive change has not yet been unravelled, although protein kinase C (PKC) may be involved. A previous study indirectly demonstrated that activation of mu-opioid receptors on myenteric neurons facilitates PKC activity. Such coupling may counteract the inhibitory action of mu-opioid agents on acetylcholine overflow, since PKC, per se, increases this parameter. After chronic sympathetic denervation such restraint abates, representing a possible mechanism for development of supersensitivity to mu-opioid agents. In the present study, this hypothesis was further investigated. After chronic sympathetic denervation, Ca(2+)-dependent PKC activity was reduced in colonic myenteric plexus synaptosomes. The mu-opioid agent, DAMGO, increased Ca(2+)-dependent PKC activity in synaptosomes obtained from normal, but not from denervated animals. In myenteric synaptosomes obtained from this experimental group, protein levels of Ca(2+)-dependent PKC isoforms betaI, betaII and gamma decreased, whereas alpha levels increased. In whole-mount preparations, the four Ca(2+)-dependent PKC isoforms co-localized with mu-opioid receptors on subpopulations of colonic myenteric neurons. The percentage of neurons staining for PKCbetaII, as well as the number of mu-opioid receptor-positive neurons staining for PKCbetaII, decreased in denervated preparations. The same parameters related to PKCalpha, betaI or gamma remained unchanged. Overall, the present data strengthen the concept that mu-opioid receptors located on myenteric neurons are coupled to Ca(2+)-dependent PKCs. After chronic sympathetic denervation, a reduced efficiency of this coupling may predominantly involve PKCbetaII, although also PKCbetaI and gamma, but not PKCalpha, may be implicated.
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- 2009
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92. Effects of chronic desipramine treatment on alpha2-adrenoceptors and mu-opioid receptors in the guinea pig cortex and hippocampus.
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Giaroni C, Canciani L, Zanetti E, Giuliani D, Pisani R, Oldrini R, Moro E, Trinchera M, Crema F, Lecchini S, and Frigo G
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- Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors administration & dosage, Animals, Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic administration & dosage, Cerebral Cortex drug effects, Cerebral Cortex metabolism, Desipramine administration & dosage, G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 drug effects, G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 metabolism, G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 3 drug effects, G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 3 metabolism, GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits drug effects, GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation drug effects, Guinea Pigs, Hippocampus drug effects, Hippocampus metabolism, Male, RNA, Messenger drug effects, RNA, Messenger metabolism, Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2 metabolism, Receptors, Opioid, mu metabolism, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Synaptosomes metabolism, Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors pharmacology, Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic pharmacology, Desipramine pharmacology, Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2 drug effects, Receptors, Opioid, mu drug effects
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The existence of a close relation between presynaptic inhibitory alpha(2)-adrenoceptor and mu-opioid receptor pathways is well established. Such interplay may occur during chronic conditions that give rise to neuroadaptive changes involving both receptor systems. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of chronic treatment with the tricyclic antidepressant drug, desipramine, on alpha(2)-adrenoceptors and mu-opioid receptors in the guinea pig brain. Guinea pigs were treated with 10 mg/kg desipramine, injected i.p. for 21 days, every 24 h. The levels of expression of alpha(2)-adrenoceptors and mu-opioid receptors, the G protein receptor regulatory kinase, GRK2/3 and signal transduction inhibitory G proteins in synaptosomes of the guinea pig hippocampus and cortex were evaluated by immunoblotting. Quantitative analysis of alpha(2)-adrenoceptor and mu-opioid receptor mRNA levels has been carried out by competitive reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. The expression levels of alpha(2)-adrenoceptors and mu-opioid receptors and the respective mRNAs were found unchanged in the cortex, after chronic desipramine treatment. In these experimental conditions alpha(2)-adrenoceptor and mu-opioid receptor levels decreased, while the relevant transcripts increased, in the hippocampus. GRK2/3 levels remained unchanged and increased, respectively, in the cortex and the hippocampus, after chronic exposure to desipramine. In the same experimental conditions, Galpha(i1), Galpha(i2), Galpha(o) and Galpha(z) levels remained unchanged, while Galpha(i3) levels decreased, in the cortex; whereas, Galpha(i1), Galpha(i2) and Galpha(i3) levels significantly increased, and Galpha(o) and Galpha(z) levels remained unchanged, in the hippocampus. On the whole, the present data suggest that alpha(2)-adrenoceptor and mu-opioid receptor expression and transcription are similarly influenced by chronic treatment with desipramine, in the guinea pig cortex and hippocampus. Furthermore, alterations in the levels of regulatory GRK2/3 and of inhibitory signal transduction G proteins, relevant to activation of both receptor pathways, have been documented. The distinct pattern of adaptations of the different protein studied in response to chronic desipramine treatment in both regions is discussed.
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- 2008
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93. Functional interaction between alpha2-adrenoceptors, mu- and kappa-opioid receptors in the guinea pig myenteric plexus: effect of chronic desipramine treatment.
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Canciani L, Giaroni C, Zanetti E, Giuliani D, Pisani R, Moro E, Trinchera M, Crema F, Lecchini S, and Frigo G
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- Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists, Adrenergic alpha-Agonists pharmacology, Analgesics pharmacology, Analgesics, Opioid pharmacology, Animals, Benzeneacetamides pharmacology, Blotting, Western, Brimonidine Tartrate, Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)- pharmacology, G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels biosynthesis, GTP-Binding Proteins biosynthesis, Guinea Pigs, In Vitro Techniques, Male, Peristalsis drug effects, Pyrrolidines pharmacology, Quinoxalines pharmacology, RNA, Messenger biosynthesis, Receptors, Opioid, kappa agonists, Receptors, Opioid, mu agonists, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Synaptosomes drug effects, Synaptosomes metabolism, Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic pharmacology, Desipramine pharmacology, Myenteric Plexus drug effects, Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2 drug effects, Receptors, Opioid, kappa drug effects, Receptors, Opioid, mu drug effects
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The existence of a functional interplay between alpha(2)-adrenoceptor and opioid receptor inhibitory pathways modulating neurotransmitter release has been demonstrated in the enteric nervous system by development of sensitivity changes to alpha(2)-adrenoceptor, mu- and kappa-opioid receptor agents on enteric cholinergic neurons after chronic sympathetic denervation. In the present study, to further examine this hypothesis we evaluated whether manipulation of alpha(2)-adrenoceptor pathways by chronic treatment with the antidepressant drug, desipramine (10 mg/kg i.p. daily, for 21 days), could entail changes in enteric mu- and kappa-opioid receptor pathways in the myenteric plexus of the guinea pig distal colon. In this region, subsensitivity to the inhibitory effect of both UK14,304 and U69,593, respectively alpha(2A)-adrenoceptor and kappa-opioid receptor agonist, on the peristaltic reflex developed after chronic desipramine treatment. On opposite, in these experimental conditions, supersensitivity developed to the inhibitory effect of [D-Ala, N-Me-Phe4-Gly-ol5]-enkephalin (DAMGO), mu-opioid receptor agonist, on propulsion velocity. Immunoreactive expression levels of alpha(2A)-adrenoceptors, mu- and kappa-opioid receptors significantly decreased in the myenteric plexus of the guinea pig colon after chronic desipramine treatment. In these experimental conditions, mRNA levels of alpha(2A)-adrenoceptors, mu- and kappa-opioid receptors significantly increased, excluding a direct involvement of transcription mechanisms in the regulation of receptor expression. Levels of G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2/3 and of inhibitory G(i/o) proteins were significantly reduced in the myenteric plexus after chronic treatment with desipramine. Such changes might represent possible molecular mechanisms involved in the development of subsensitivity to UK14,304 and U69,593 on the efficiency of peristalsis. Alternative molecular mechanisms, including a higher efficiency in the coupling between receptor activation and downstream intracellular effector systems, possibly independent from inhibitory G(i/o) proteins, may be accounted for the development of supersensitivity to DAMGO. Increased sensitivity to the mu-opioid agonist might compensate for the development of alpha(2A)-adrenoceptor and kappa-opioid receptor subsensitivity. On the whole, the present data further strengthen the concept that, manipulation of alpha(2)-adrenergic inhibitory receptor pathways in the enteric nervous system entails changes in opioid inhibitory receptor pathways, which might be involved in maintaining homeostasis as suggested for mu-opioid, but not for kappa-opioid receptors.
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- 2006
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94. Postnatal development of P2 receptors in the murine gastrointestinal tract.
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Giaroni C, Knight GE, Zanetti E, Chiaravalli AM, Lecchini S, Frigo G, and Burnstock G
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- Adenosine pharmacology, Adenosine Diphosphate analogs & derivatives, Adenosine Diphosphate pharmacology, Adenosine Triphosphate analogs & derivatives, Adenosine Triphosphate pharmacology, Age Factors, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Blotting, Western methods, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Female, Gastrointestinal Tract cytology, Gastrointestinal Tract growth & development, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental drug effects, Immunohistochemistry methods, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Muscle, Smooth drug effects, Purinergic P2 Receptor Agonists, Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists, Thionucleotides pharmacology, Uridine Triphosphate pharmacology, Gastrointestinal Tract metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental physiology, Receptors, Purinergic P2 metabolism
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The actions of purine and pyrimidine compounds on isolated segments of the mouse intestine were investigated during postnatal development. The localization of P2Y(1), P2Y(2), P2Y(4), P2X(1,) P2X(2) and P2X(3) receptors were examined immunohistochemically, and levels of expression of P2Y(1), P2X(1) and P2X(2) were studied by Western immunoblot. From day 12 onwards, the order of potency for relaxation of longitudinal muscle of all regions was 2-MeSADP>or=alpha,beta-meATP>or=ATP=UTP=adenosine, suggesting P2Y(1) receptors. This was supported by the sensitivity of responses to 2-MeSADP to the selective antagonist MRS 2179 and P2Y(1) receptor immunoreactivity on longitudinal muscle and a subpopulation of myenteric neurons. A further alpha,beta-meATP-sensitive P2Y receptor subtype was also indicated. ATP and UTP were equipotent suggesting a P2Y(2) and/or P2Y(4) receptor. Adenosine relaxed the longitudinal muscle in all regions via P1 receptors. The efficacy of all agonists to induce relaxation of raised tone preparations increased with age, being comparable to adult by day 20, the weaning age. During postnatal development the contractile response of the ileum and colon was via P2Y(1) receptors, while the relaxant response mediated by P2Y(1) receptors gradually appeared along the mouse gastrointestinal tract, being detectable in the stomach from day 3 and in the duodenum from day 6. In the ileum and colon relaxant responses to 2-MeSADP were not detected until days 8 and 12, respectively. 2-MeSADP induced contractions on basal tone preparations from day 3, but decreased significantly at day 12 and disappeared by day 20. At day 8, contractions of colonic longitudinal muscle to ATP showed no desensitisation suggesting the involvement of P2X(2) receptors. Immunoreactivity to P2X(2) receptors only was observed on the longitudinal muscle of the colon and ileum from day 1 and on a subpopulation of myenteric neurons from day 3. These data suggest that P2Y(1) receptors undergo postnatal developmental changes in the mouse gut, with a shift from contraction to relaxation. Such changes occur 1 week before weaning and may contribute to the changes that take place in the gut when the food composition changes from maternal milk to solid food.
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- 2006
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95. Involvement of glutamate receptors of the NMDA type in the modulation of acetylcholine and glutamate overflow from the guinea pig ileum during in vitro hypoxia and hypoglycaemia.
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Giuliani D, Giaroni C, Zanetti E, Canciani L, Borroni P, Lecchini S, and Frigo G
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- Animals, Clonazepam analogs & derivatives, Clonazepam pharmacology, Endoplasmic Reticulum physiology, Guinea Pigs, In Vitro Techniques, Male, Mitochondria physiology, Thapsigargin pharmacology, Thiazepines pharmacology, Acetylcholine metabolism, Glucose metabolism, Glutamic Acid metabolism, Ileum metabolism, Oxygen metabolism, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate physiology
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The involvement of NMDA glutamate receptors in the effects of glucose/oxygen deprivation (in vitro ischaemia) on spontaneous endogenous acetylcholine and glutamate overflow from the guinea pig ileum was studied. Neurotransmitter overflow was measured by HPLC. Deprivation of glucose in the medium slightly reduced acetylcholine overflow, and did not significantly influence glutamate overflow. During oxygen deprivation and glucose/oxygen deprivation, acetylcholine overflow augmented with a biphasic modality: an early peak was followed by a long lasting increase, whereas glutamate overflow increased with a rapid and sustained modality. The effects of glucose/oxygen deprivation on both acetylcholine and glutamate overflow were abolished after reperfusion with normal oxygenated medium. Acetylcholine and glutamate overflow induced by glucose/oxygen deprivation were significantly reduced in the absence of external Ca(2+) as well as by the addition of the mitochondrial Na(+)-Ca(2+) exchanger blocker, CGP 37157, and of the endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)/ATPase blocker, thapsigargin. +/-AP5, an NMDA receptor antagonist, and 5,7-diCl-kynurenic acid, an antagonist of the glycine site associated to NMDA receptor, markedly depressed glucose/oxygen deprivation-induced acetylcholine and glutamate overflow as well. Our results suggest that in vitro simulated ischaemia evokes acetylcholine and glutamate overflow from the guinea pig ileum, which is partly linked to an increase in intracellular Ca(2+) concentration dependent on both Ca(2+) influx from the extracellular space and Ca(2+) mobilization from the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondrial stores. During glucose/oxygen deprivation, ionotropic glutamate receptors of the NMDA type exert both a positive feedback modulation of glutamate output and contribute to increased acetylcholine overflow.
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- 2006
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96. Involvement of protein kinase C in the adaptive changes of cholinergic neurons to sympathetic denervation in the guinea pig myenteric plexus.
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Zanetti E, Giaroni C, Vanti A, Canciani L, Giuliani D, Lecchini S, and Frigo G
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- Acetylcholine metabolism, Alkaloids, Analgesics, Opioid pharmacology, Animals, Benzophenanthridines, Colon drug effects, Colon innervation, Colon metabolism, Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)- pharmacology, Enzyme Inhibitors pharmacology, Guinea Pigs, Immunoblotting, In Vitro Techniques, Muscarinic Agonists pharmacology, Muscarinic Antagonists pharmacology, Naphthalenes pharmacology, Oxotremorine pharmacology, Phenanthridines pharmacology, Protein Kinase C antagonists & inhibitors, Receptors, Opioid, kappa agonists, Receptors, Opioid, mu agonists, Scopolamine pharmacology, Tubulin metabolism, Adaptation, Physiological physiology, Myenteric Plexus physiology, Neurons physiology, Parasympathetic Nervous System cytology, Parasympathetic Nervous System physiology, Protein Kinase C physiology, Sympathectomy
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Supersensitivity to muscarinic, kappa- and mu-opioid agents modulating cholinergic neurons in the guinea pig colon develops after chronic sympathetic denervation. A possible role for protein kinase C (PKC) in contributing to development of these sensitivity changes was investigated. The PKC activator, phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA), enhanced acetylcholine (ACh) overflow in preparations obtained from normal animals. The facilitatory effect of PMA was significantly reduced after prolonged exposure to the phorbol ester and by the PKC inhibitors, chelerythrine and calphostin C. Subsensitivity to the facilitatory effect of PMA developed after chronic sympathetic denervation. In this experimental condition, immunoblot analysis revealed reduced levels of PKC in myenteric plexus synaptosomes. The facilitatory effect of the muscarininc antagonist, scopolamine, on ACh overflow was significantly reduced by the phospolipase C (PLC) inhibitor, U73122, chelerythrine and calphostin C, both in normal and denervated animals. However, in both experimental groups, PLC antagonists and PKC antagonists did not affect the inhibitory effect of the muscarinic agonist, oxotremorine-M on ACh overflow. The inhibitory effects of U69593 (kappa-opioid receptor agonist) and DAMGO (mu-opioid receptor agonist) on ACh overflow significantly increased in the presence of U73122, chelerythrine and calphostin C in preparations obtained from normal animals, but not in those obtained from sympathetically denervated animals. These results indicate that activation of PKC enhances ACh release in the myenteric plexus of the guinea pig colon. At this level, chronic sympathetic denervation entails a reduced efficiency of the enzyme. In addition, PKC is involved in the inhibitory modulation of ACh release mediated by muscarinic-, kappa- and mu-opioid receptors, although with different modalities. Muscarinic receptors inhibit PKC activity, whereas kappa- and mu-opioid receptors increase PKC activity. Both the inhibitory and the facilitatory effect on PKC involve modulation of PLC activity. The possibility that the change in PKC activity represents one of the biochemical mechanisms at the basis of development of sensitivity changes to opioid and muscarinic agents after chronic sympathetic denervation is discussed.
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- 2003
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97. Evidence for a glutamatergic modulation of the cholinergic function in the human enteric nervous system via NMDA receptors.
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Giaroni C, Zanetti E, Chiaravalli AM, Albarello L, Dominioni L, Capella C, Lecchini S, and Frigo G
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- 2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate pharmacology, Aged, Colon, Ascending innervation, Colon, Sigmoid innervation, Enteric Nervous System drug effects, Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists pharmacology, Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists pharmacology, Female, Glutamic Acid pharmacology, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, In Vitro Techniques, Kynurenic Acid pharmacology, Male, Muscle, Smooth innervation, Muscle, Smooth metabolism, N-Methylaspartate pharmacology, Neurons metabolism, Neurons physiology, Acetylcholine biosynthesis, Colon, Ascending metabolism, Colon, Sigmoid metabolism, Enteric Nervous System metabolism, Kynurenic Acid analogs & derivatives, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate metabolism
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Several reports suggest that enteric cholinergic neurons are subject to a tonic inhibitory modulation, whereas few studies are available concerning the role of facilitatory pathways. Glutamate, the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS), has recently been described as an excitatory neurotransmitter also in the guinea-pig enteric nervous system (ENS). The present study aimed at investigating the presence of glutamatergic neurons in the ENS of the human colon. At this level, the presence of ionotropic glutamate receptors of the NMDA type, and their possible interaction with the enteric cholinergic function was also studied. In the human colon, L-glutamate and NMDA concentration dependently enhance spontaneous endogenous acetylcholine overflow in Mg2+-free buffer, both effects being significantly reduced by the antagonists, (+/-)-2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoic acid (+/- AP5) and 5,7-diCl-kynurenic acid. In the presence of Mg2+, the facilitatory effect of L-glutamate changes to inhibition, while the effect of NMDA is significantly reduced. In addition, morphological investigations reveal that glutamate- and NR1-immunoreactivities are present in enteric cholinergic neurons and glial cells in both myenteric and submucosal plexus. These findings suggest that, as described for the guinea-pig ileum, glutamatergic neurons are present in enteric plexuses of the human colon. Modulation of the cholinergic function can be accomplished through NMDA receptors.
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- 2003
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98. Sympathetic denervation-induced changes in G protein expression in enteric neurons of the guinea pig colon.
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Giaroni C, Zanetti E, Vanti A, Canciani L, Lecchini S, and Frigo G
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- Acetylcholine metabolism, Adrenergic alpha-Agonists pharmacology, Animals, Brimonidine Tartrate, Cell Fractionation, Drug Antagonism, Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)- pharmacology, Guinea Pigs, In Vitro Techniques, Myenteric Plexus drug effects, Myenteric Plexus surgery, Pertussis Toxin, Pyrrolidines pharmacology, Quinoxalines pharmacology, Receptors, Opioid agonists, Synaptosomes drug effects, Synaptosomes metabolism, Virulence Factors, Bordetella pharmacology, Autonomic Denervation, Benzeneacetamides, Colon innervation, GTP-Binding Proteins metabolism, Myenteric Plexus metabolism
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Chronic sympathetic denervation entails subsensitivity to alpha(2)-adrenoceptor agonists and supersensitivity to kappa- and mu-opioid receptor agonists modulating cholinergic neurons in the guinea pig colon. A possible role for signal transduction G proteins in contributing to development of these sensitivity changes was investigated. Pertussis toxin (PTX), a blocker of the G(i/o)-type family of G proteins significantly reduced the inhibitory effects of UK14,304 (alpha(2)-adrenoceptor agonist), U69593 (kappa-opioid receptor agonist) and DAMGO (mu-opioid receptor agonist) on acetylcholine (ACh) overflow in preparations obtained from normal animals, but not in those obtained from sympathetically denervated animals. In this experimental condition, immunoblot analysis revealed reduced levels of G(alphao), G(alphai2), G(alphai3) and G(beta) in myenteric plexus synaptosomes. On reverse, synaptosomal levels of G(alphai1) and G(alphaz), a PTX-insensitive G-protein, increased after chronic ablation of the sympathetic pathways. These data suggest that changes in the function and expression of inhibitory G proteins coupled to alpha(2)-adrenoceptors, kappa- and mu-opioid receptors occur in the myenteric plexus of the guinea pig colon after chronic sympathetic denervation. The possibility that regulation of G proteins represents one of the biochemical mechanisms at the basis of the changes in sensitivity of enteric cholinergic neurons to alpha(2)-adrenoceptor, kappa- and mu-opioid receptor agonists is discussed.
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- 2002
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99. Modulation of neurotransmitter release by opioid mu- and kappa-receptors from adrenergic terminals in the myenteric plexus of the guinea-pig colon: effect of alpha 2-autoreceptor blockade.
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Cosentino M, Marino F, Bombelli R, Ferrari M, Rasini E, Giaroni C, Lecchini S, and Frigo G
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- Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Antagonists, Adrenergic alpha-Agonists metabolism, Adrenergic alpha-Agonists pharmacology, Analgesics pharmacology, Animals, Colon innervation, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Electric Stimulation, Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-, Enkephalins pharmacology, Guinea Pigs, Myenteric Plexus drug effects, Myenteric Plexus metabolism, Naloxone pharmacology, Naltrexone analogs & derivatives, Naltrexone pharmacology, Narcotic Antagonists pharmacology, Neurotransmitter Agents metabolism, Norepinephrine metabolism, Norepinephrine pharmacology, Pyrrolidines pharmacology, Receptors, Opioid, kappa agonists, Receptors, Opioid, kappa antagonists & inhibitors, Receptors, Opioid, mu agonists, Receptors, Opioid, mu antagonists & inhibitors, Yohimbine pharmacology, Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists pharmacology, Myenteric Plexus chemistry, Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2 metabolism, Receptors, Opioid, kappa metabolism, Receptors, Opioid, mu metabolism
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We have studied the effect of [D-Ala2,N-Me-Phe4,Gly-ol5]-enkephalin (DAMGO, opioid mu-receptor agonist) and ICI-204,448 (kappa-receptor agonist) on endogenous noradrenaline release in the guinea-pig isolated distal colon. DAMGO enhances noradrenaline over-flow and this effect is antagonized by naloxone (pIC50 = 10.27) and nor-binaltorphimine (pIC50 = 7.97), and concentration-dependently turned into inhibition by yohimbine. ICI-204,448 inhibits noradrenaline overflow and is antagonized by naloxone (pIC50 = 9.38) and nor-binaltorphimine (pIC50 = 10.48), but is not affected by yohimbine. Evidence is thus given that mu- and kappa-opioid receptors modulate noradrenaline release in the guinea-pig colon. Modifications by yohimbine of the effect of DAMGO indicate the existence of a functional relationship between mu-receptors and alpha(2)-autoreceptors in this model.
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- 1997
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100. Adrenergic mechanisms in the control of gastrointestinal motility: from basic science to clinical applications.
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De Ponti F, Giaroni C, Cosentino M, Lecchini S, and Frigo G
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- Adrenergic Agents adverse effects, Adrenergic Agonists therapeutic use, Adrenergic Antagonists therapeutic use, Digestive System innervation, Electrophysiology, Gastrointestinal Motility physiology, Receptors, Adrenergic physiology, Sympathectomy, Sympathetic Nervous System physiology, Adrenergic Agents therapeutic use, Adrenergic Fibers physiology, Gastrointestinal Motility drug effects, Receptors, Adrenergic drug effects
- Abstract
Over the years, a vast literature has accumulated on the adrenergic mechanisms controlling gut motility, blood flow, and mucosal transport. The present review is intended as a survey of key information on the relevance of adrenergic mechanisms modulating gut motility and will provide an outline of our knowledge on the distribution and functional role of adrenoceptor subtypes mediating motor responses. alpha1-Adrenoceptors are located postsynaptically on smooth muscle cells and, to a lesser extent, on intrinsic neurons; alpha2-adrenoceptors may be present both pre- and postsynaptically, with presynaptic auto- and hetero-receptors playing an important role in the modulation of neurotransmitter release; beta-adrenoceptors are found mainly on smooth muscle cells. From a clinical standpoint, adrenoceptor agonists/antagonists have been investigated as potential motility inhibiting (antidiarrheal/antispasmodic) or prokinetic agents, although at present their field of application is limited to select patient groups.
- Published
- 1996
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