RGD Reference Report - Toll-like receptor mRNA expression is selectively increased in the colonic mucosa of two animal models relevant to irritable bowel syndrome. - Rat Genome Database

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Toll-like receptor mRNA expression is selectively increased in the colonic mucosa of two animal models relevant to irritable bowel syndrome.

Authors: McKernan, DP  Nolan, A  Brint, EK  O'mahony, SM  Hyland, NP  Cryan, JF  Dinan, TG 
Citation: McKernan DP, etal., PLoS One. 2009 Dec 9;4(12):e8226.
RGD ID: 5128708
Pubmed: PMID:20011045   (View Abstract at PubMed)
PMCID: PMC2785428   (View Article at PubMed Central)
DOI: DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0008226   (Journal Full-text)

BACKGROUND: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is largely viewed as a stress-related disorder caused by aberrant brain-gut-immune communication and altered gastrointestinal (GI) homeostasis. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that stress modulates innate immune responses; however, very little is known on the immunological effects of stress on the GI tract. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are critical pattern recognition molecules of the innate immune system. Activation of TLRs by bacterial and viral molecules leads to activation of NF-kB and an increase in inflammatory cytokine expression. It was our hypothesis that innate immune receptor expression may be changed in the gastrointestinal tract of animals with stress-induced IBS-like symptoms. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In this study, our objective was to evaluate the TLR expression profile in the colonic mucosa of two rat strains that display colonic visceral hypersensitivity; the stress-sensitive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rat and the maternally separated (MS) rat. Quantitative PCR of TLR2-10 mRNA in both the proximal and distal colonic mucosae was carried out in adulthood. Significant increases are seen in the mRNA levels of TLR3, 4 & 5 in both the distal and proximal colonic mucosa of MS rats compared with controls. No significant differences were noted for TLR 2, 7, 9 & 10 while TLR 6 could not be detected in any samples in both rat strains. The WKY strain have increased levels of mRNA expression of TLR3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 & 10 in both the distal and proximal colonic mucosa compared to the control Sprague-Dawley strain. No significant differences in expression were found for TLR2 while as before TLR6 could not be detected in all samples in both strains. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that both early life stress (MS) and a genetic predisposition (WKY) to stress affect the expression of key sentinels of the innate immune system which may have direct relevance for the molecular pathophysiology of IBS.

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TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
colitis  ISOTlr3 (Rattus norvegicus)5128708; 5128708mRNA:increased expression:large intestine mucosa (rat)RGD 
colitis  IEP 5128708mRNA:increased expression:large intestine mucosa (rat)RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Tlr3  (toll-like receptor 3)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Tlr3  (toll-like receptor 3)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
TLR3  (toll like receptor 3)


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