Attenuation of acid induced oesophagitis in VR-1 deficient mice.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Activation of the vanilloid receptor subtype 1 (VR-1) results in release of proinflammatory peptides which initiate an inflammatory cascade known as neurogenic inflammation. We investigated its role in an acute model of surgically induced oesophagitis. METHODS: Oesophagitis was induced by pyloric ligation in wild-type and VR-1 deficient mice. A subset of animals were administered the VR-1 antagonist capsazepine, famotidine, or omeprazole one hour before surgery. Five hours after surgery, myeloperoxidase activity (MPO), histological damage scores, intragastric pH, and immunocytochemical analysis of substance P (SP) receptor endocytosis were determined. RESULTS: Oesophagitis induced knockout mice exhibited significantly lower levels of MPO activity, histological damage scores, and SP receptor endocytosis than wild-type mice. Inflammatory parameters were significantly reduced by acid inhibition and capsazepine in wild-type mice. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that acute acid induced oesophagitis is reduced in animals lacking VR-1. This suggests that acid induced oesophagitis may act through VR-1 and that inhibition of the receptor may reduce inflammation.
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- TRPV Cation Channels
- Severity of Illness Index
- Receptors, Neurokinin-1
- Peroxidase
- Omeprazole
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Published In
DOI
ISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- TRPV Cation Channels
- Severity of Illness Index
- Receptors, Neurokinin-1
- Peroxidase
- Omeprazole
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice
- Male