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ArticleSurgery2008

Effects of ghrelin on neuronal survival in cells derived from dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus.

John B Ammori, Wei-Zhen Zhang, Ji-Yao Li, Biao-Xin Chai, Michael W Mulholland

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Article in Surgery, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. World journal of gastroenterology · 2017
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  6. TNFα causes thrombin-dependent vagal neuron apoptosis in inflammatory bowel disease.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2014
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  11. Integrating GHS into the Ghrelin System.International journal of peptides · 2010
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

John B AmmoriDepartment of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0346, USA.
Wei-Zhen Zhang
Ji-Yao Li
Biao-Xin Chai
Michael W Mulholland
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

University of Michigan Surgical Oncology Research Training ProgramT32CA009672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI JACQUELINE SARA JERUSS, WEIPING ZOU · 1991 to 2026
$6.0M
Obesity is a Surgical ProblemR01DK054032 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MULHOLLAND, MICHAEL W. · 1998 to 2013
$4.5M
NEUROPEPTIDE REGULATION OF ENTEROPANCREATIC FUNCTIONR01DK043225 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MULHOLLAND, MICHAEL W. · 1991 to 2003
$844k
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009672NCI NIH HHS T32CA009672NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK043225NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK054032NIDDK NIH HHS R01DK054032
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe effects of intestinal inflammation on the central neurons projecting to the enteric nervous system are unknown. The dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus signals to the gastrointestinal system. Ghrelin is elevated in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and has been implicated as an inflammatory mediator. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of gastrointestinal inflammation on the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus in rats, as well as the effects of proinflammatory cytokines and ghrelin on neurons from the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus in vitro.

methodsDiI was injected into the stomach wall of rats to retrogradely label neurons of the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus. Intestinal inflammation was induced with indomethacin injection. Serial serum ghrelin measurements were performed. Tissue was examined under fluorescent microscopy. In vitro studies using primary culture of neurons from the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus were performed. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction for cytokine transcripts and immunohistochemistry for cytokine receptors were performed. Cell proliferation and apoptosis were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

resultsA significant decrease of DiI labeling was demonstrated in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus of animals injected with indomethacin. Serum levels of ghrelin were significantly elevated 2 days after induction of inflammation. In vitro, apoptosis and cell proliferation were measured after 24-hour exposure to experimental conditions. Ghrelin alone had no effect on apoptosis. Exposure to interleukin (IL)-1 beta or tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha increased apoptosis. The addition of ghrelin to cytokine resulted in significant decreases in apoptosis compared to cytokine alone. Ghrelin significantly increased neuronal proliferation. Exposure to IL-1 beta, IL-6, or TNF-alpha significantly decreased proliferation. The addition of ghrelin to TNF-alpha or IL-6 significantly increased cellular proliferation compared to cytokine alone.

conclusionsNeurons from the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus that project to the stomach are reduced in number after induction of colitis in rats. In vitro, proinflammatory cytokines increase apoptosis and decrease cell proliferation of neurons from the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus. These effects are attenuated by ghrelin.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisCell ProliferationCells, CulturedColitisGastrointestinal TractGhrelinIndomethacinMaleMedulla OblongataNeural PathwaysNeurons, EfferentRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Interleukin-1Receptors, Interleukin-6GhrelinIndomethacinReceptors, Interleukin-1Receptors, Interleukin-6Trinitrobenzenesulfonic AcidTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Identifiers

PMID18656621
PMCPMC2547415
OpenAlexW2039881666

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