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ArticleBiomolecules2024

The Role of Claudins in the Pathogenesis of Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Experimental Colitis: The Effects of Nobiletin.

Asmaa Al-Failakawi, Aishah Al-Jarallah, Muddanna Rao, Islam Khan

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Article in Biomolecules, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Asmaa Al-FailakawiDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait.
Aishah Al-JarallahDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait.
Muddanna RaoDepartments of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait.ORCID 0000-0002-8815-2089
Islam KhanDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait.

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Research Sector, Kuwait University, Kuwait YM 10/20
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Abstract

backgroundThe pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease is not well understood. This study investigated the roles and regulation of the claudin-1, -2, -3, and -4 isoforms in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis, and the potential therapeutic effects of nobiletin.

methodsColitis was induced in rats by administering dextran sulfate sodium [DSS] in drinking water for seven days. Animals were treated daily with nobiletin [oral, 60 mg/Kg body weight] and studied in four groups, C [non-colitis control], D [DSS-induced colitis], CN [nobiletin-treated non-colitis control], and DN [nobiletin-treated DSS-induced colitis]. On day seven, the animals were sacrificed, and colonic tissues were collected and analyzed.

resultsBoth macroscopic and microscopic findings suggest the progression of colitis. In the inflamed colon, claudin-1 and -4 proteins were decreased, claudin-2 increased, while the claudin-3 protein remained unchanged. Except for claudin-1, these changes were not paralleled by mRNA expression, indicating a complex regulatory mechanism. Uniform β-actin expression along with consistent quality and yield of total RNA indicated selectivity of these changes. Nobiletin treatment reversed these changes.

conclusionsAltered expression of the claudin isoforms -1, -2, and -4 disrupts tight junctions, exposing the lamina propria to microflora, leading to electrolyte disturbance and the development of ulcerative colitis. Nobiletin with its anti-inflammatory properties may be useful in IBD.

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ClaudinsColitis, UlcerativeFlavonesAnimalsColitisColonDextran SulfateDisease Models, AnimalMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyClaudinsDextran SulfateFlavonesnobiletinclaudinscolitisdextran sulfate sodiuminflammationmyeloperoxidasetight junctions

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PMCPMC11430412

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