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ArticlePloS one2014

Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide ameliorates experimental acute ileitis and extra-intestinal sequelae.

Markus M Heimesaat, Ildiko R Dunay, Silvia Schulze, André Fischer, Ursula Grundmann, Marie Alutis, Anja A Kühl, Andrea Tamas, Gabor Toth, Miklos P Dunay and 3 more

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Markus M HeimesaatDepartment of Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Ildiko R DunayDepartment of Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Silvia SchulzeDepartment of Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
André FischerDepartment of Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Ursula GrundmannDepartment of Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Marie AlutisDepartment of Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Anja A KühlDepartment of Medicine I for Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease and Rheumatology/Research Center ImmunoSciences (RCIS), Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Andrea TamasDepartment of Anatomy, PTE-MTA Lendület PACAP Research Team, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary.
Gabor TothDepartment of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Miklos P DunayDepartment and Clinic of Surgery and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Szent Istvan University Budapest, Budapest, Hungary.
Ulf B GöbelDepartment of Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Dora ReglodiDepartment of Anatomy, PTE-MTA Lendület PACAP Research Team, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary.
Stefan BereswillDepartment of Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEUniversity of Pecs · HUMagyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem · HUUniversity Hospital Magdeburg · DEUniversity of Szeged · HU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe neuropeptide Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) plays pivotal roles in immunity and inflammation. So far, potential immune-modulatory properties of PACAP have not been investigated in experimental ileitis. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL

findingsMice were perorally infected with Toxoplasma (T.) gondii to induce acute ileitis (day 0) and treated daily with synthetic PACAP38 from day 1 to 6 post infection (p.i.; prophylaxis) or from day 4 to 6 p.i. (therapy). Whereas placebo-treated control mice suffered from acute ileitis at day 7 p.i. and succumbed to infection, intestinal immunopathology was ameliorated following PACAP prophylaxis. PACAP-treated mice exhibited increased abundance of small intestinal FOXP3+ cells, but lower numbers of ileal T lymphocytes, neutrophils, monocytes and macrophages, which was accompanied by less ileal expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-23p19, IL-22, IFN-γ, and MCP-1. Furthermore, PACAP-treated mice displayed higher anti-inflammatory IL-4 concentrations in mesenteric lymph nodes and liver and higher systemic anti-inflammatory IL-10 levels in spleen and serum as compared to control animals at day 7 p.i. Remarkably, PACAP-mediated anti-inflammatory effects could also be observed in extra-intestinal compartments as indicated by reduced pro-inflammatory mediator levels in spleen (TNF-α, nitric oxide) and liver (TNF-α, IFN-γ, MCP-1, IL-6) and less severe histopathological sequelae in lungs and kidneys following prophylactic PACAP treatment. Strikingly, PACAP prolonged survival of T. gondii infected mice in a time-of-treatment dependent manner. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE: Synthetic PACAP ameliorates acute small intestinal inflammation and extra-intestinal sequelae by down-regulating Th1-type immunopathology, reducing oxidative stress and up-regulating anti-inflammatory cytokine responses. These findings provide novel potential treatment options of inflammatory bowel diseases.

Indexed as

AnimalsIleitisImmunity, CellularIntestine, SmallMiceMice, Inbred C57BLParasite LoadPituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating PolypeptideTime FactorsToxoplasmosisPituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide

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PMID25238233
PMCPMC4169633
OpenAlexW1980362801

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