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ArticleJournal of toxicologic pathology2013

Changes of Tight Junction Protein Claudins in Small Intestine and Kidney Tissues of Mice Fed a DDC Diet.

Yukie Abiko, Takashi Kojima, Masaki Murata, Mitsuhiro Tsujiwaki, Masaya Takeuchi, Norimasa Sawada, Michio Mori

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Yukie AbikoSapporo General Pathology Laboratory Co., Ltd., 3-17, S12 W18, Sapporo 064-0912, Japan.
Takashi KojimaDepartment of Cell Science, Research Institute for Frontier Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S1 W17, Sapporo 060-8556, Japan.
Masaki MurataDepartment of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S1 W17, Sapporo 060-8556, Japan.
Mitsuhiro TsujiwakiDepartment of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S1 W17, Sapporo 060-8556, Japan.
Masaya TakeuchiSapporo General Pathology Laboratory Co., Ltd., 3-17, S12 W18, Sapporo 064-0912, Japan.
Norimasa SawadaDepartment of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S1 W17, Sapporo 060-8556, Japan.
Michio MoriSapporo General Pathology Laboratory Co., Ltd., 3-17, S12 W18, Sapporo 064-0912, Japan.

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Abstract

DDC (3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine)-fed mice are widely used as a model for cholestatic liver disease. We examined the expression of tight junction protein claudin subspecies by immunofluorescent histochemistry in small intestine and kidney tissues of mice fed a DDC diet for 12 weeks. In the small intestine, decreases in claudin-3, claudin-7 and claudin-15 were observed in villous epithelial cells corresponding to the severity of histological changes while leaving the abundance of these claudin subspecies unchanged in crypt cells. Nevertheless, the proliferative activity of intestinal crypt cells measured by immunohistochemistry for Ki-67 decreased in the mice fed the DDC diet compared with that of control mice. These results suggest the possibility that DDC feeding affects the barrier function of villous epithelial cells and thus inhibits the proliferative activity of crypt epithelial cells. On the other hand, in the kidney, remarkable changes were found in the subcellular localization of claudin subspecies in a segment-specific manner, although histological changes of renal epithelial cells were quite minimal. These results indicate that immunohistochemistry for claudin subspecies can serve as a useful tool for detecting minute functional alterations of intestinal and renal epithelial cells.

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claudinsDDC dietkidneysmall intestinetight junction

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