Chemical coding and chemosensory properties of cholinergic brush cells in the mouse gastrointestinal and biliary tract
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- The mouse gastro-intestinal and biliary tract mucosal epithelia harbor choline acetyltransferase (ChAT)-positive brush cells with taste cell-like traits. With the aid of two transgenic mouse lines that express green fluorescent protein (EGFP) under the control of the ChAT promoter (EGFP\(^{ChAT}\)) and by using in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry we found that EGFP\(^{ChAT}\) cells were clustered in the epithelium lining the gastric groove. EGFP\(^{ChAT}\) cells were numerous in the gall bladder and bile duct, and found scattered asThe mouse gastro-intestinal and biliary tract mucosal epithelia harbor choline acetyltransferase (ChAT)-positive brush cells with taste cell-like traits. With the aid of two transgenic mouse lines that express green fluorescent protein (EGFP) under the control of the ChAT promoter (EGFP\(^{ChAT}\)) and by using in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry we found that EGFP\(^{ChAT}\) cells were clustered in the epithelium lining the gastric groove. EGFP\(^{ChAT}\) cells were numerous in the gall bladder and bile duct, and found scattered as solitary cells along the small and large intestine. While all EGFP\(^{ChAT}\) cells were also ChAT-positive, expression of the high-affinity choline transporter (ChT1) was never detected. Except for the proximal colon, EGFP\(^{ChAT}\) cells also lacked detectable expression of the vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT). EGFP\(^{ChAT}\) cells were found to be separate from enteroendocrine cells, however they were all immunoreactive for cytokeratin 18 (CK18), transient receptor potential melastatin-like subtype 5 channel (TRPM5), and for cyclooxygenases 1 (COX1) and 2 (COX2). The ex vivo stimulation of colonic EGFP\(^{ChAT}\) cells with the bitter substance denatonium resulted in a strong increase in intracellular calcium, while in other epithelial cells such an increase was significantly weaker and also timely delayed. Subsequent stimulation with cycloheximide was ineffective in both cell populations. Given their chemical coding and chemosensory properties, EGFP\(^{ChAT}\) brush cells thus may have integrative functions and participate in induction of protective reflexes and inflammatory events by utilizing ACh and prostaglandins for paracrine signaling.…
Autor(en): | Burkhard Schütz, Innokentij Jurastow, Sandra Bader, Cornelia Ringer, Jakob von Engelhardt, Vladimir Chubanov, Thomas Gudermann, Martin Diener, Wolfgang Kummer, Gabriela Krasteva-Christ, Eberhard Weihe |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-143550 |
Dokumentart: | Artikel / Aufsatz in einer Zeitschrift |
Institute der Universität: | Medizinische Fakultät / Institut für Anatomie und Zellbiologie |
Sprache der Veröffentlichung: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes / der Zeitschrift (Englisch): | Frontiers in Physiology |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2015 |
Band / Jahrgang: | 6 |
Heft / Ausgabe: | 87 |
Originalveröffentlichung / Quelle: | Frontiers in Physiology 6:87 (2015). DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2015.00087 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2015.00087 |
Allgemeine fachliche Zuordnung (DDC-Klassifikation): | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
Freie Schlagwort(e): | ChAT; ChT1; VAChT; bile duct; brush cell; cholinergic; enteroendocrine cells; expression; functional characterization; gall bladder; gene locus; intestine; nervous system; nonneuronal acetylcholine; taste receptor cells; transgenic mice; tuft cells; vesicular acetylcholine transporter |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 22.05.2018 |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International |