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ArticlePediatric surgery international2020

Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV signaling pathway is upregulated in experimental necrotizing enterocolitis.

Mashriq Alganabi, Haitao Zhu, Joshua S O'Connell, George Biouss, Andrea Zito, Bo Li, Edoardo Bindi, Agostino Pierro

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Mashriq AlganabiDivision of General and Thoracic Surgery, Translational Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
Haitao ZhuDivision of General and Thoracic Surgery, Translational Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
Joshua S O'ConnellDivision of General and Thoracic Surgery, Translational Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
George BioussDivision of General and Thoracic Surgery, Translational Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
Andrea ZitoDivision of General and Thoracic Surgery, Translational Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
Bo LiDivision of General and Thoracic Surgery, Translational Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
Edoardo BindiDivision of General and Thoracic Surgery, Translational Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
Agostino PierroDivision of General and Thoracic Surgery, Translational Medicine Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada. agostino.pierro@sickkids.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6742-6570
University of Toronto · CA

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CIHR Foundation Grant 353857
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeActivation of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV) has been shown to increase intestinal injury and inhibit epithelial cell proliferation in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis mice. However, the role of CaMKIV in necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is unknown. We aimed to study the expression and activation of CaMKIV in experimental NEC.

methodsFollowing ethical approval, NEC (n = 10) was induced in C57BL/6 mouse pups by hypoxia, gavage hyperosmolar formula feeding and lipopolysaccharide from postnatal days P5 to 9. Breastfed pups served as control (n = 10). Mouse pups were sacrificed on P9 and the terminal ileum was harvested. Gene NEC injury was scored blindly by three independent investigators. CaMKIV, CREM and IL17 gene expression, and CaMKIV and pCaMKIV protein expression were assessed. The data were compared using Mann-Whitney U test. P < 0.05 was considered significant.

resultsIntestinal injury was induced in the NEC mice and confirmed by histological scoring and inflammatory cytokine IL6. CaMKIV and its downstream target genes of CREM and IL17 were significantly elevated in NEC mice relative to control. Similarly, phosphorylated-CaMKIV (pCaMKIV), the active form of CaMKIV, was more notably expressed in the NEC ileal tissue relative to control ileal tissue. Elevated pCaMKIV protein expression was also confirmed by western blot.

conclusionCaMKIV expression and activation are upregulated in experimental NEC suggesting a potential contributing factor in the pathogenesis of NEC.

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Gene Expression RegulationUp-RegulationAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCalciumCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 4Cell ProliferationCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalEnterocolitis, NecrotizingIleumMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRNASignal TransductionCalciumCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 4CytokinesRNACalcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV)IL17Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)pCaMKIV

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