Periodicum biologorum, Vol. 117 No. 3, 2015.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.18054/pb.2015.117.3.3152
Reduction of MDR1, MRP1 and BCRP expression in Crohn’s disease: a role in disease pathogenesis?
Ana Savić Mlakar
orcid.org/0000-0003-4679-3563
; Center for research and knowledge transfer in biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Žarko Babić
; Department of gastroenterology, Clinical Hospital “Dubrava”, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Branko Troskot
; Department of gastroenterology, Clinical Hospital “Sisters of Charity”, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Mladen Jergović
; Center for research and knowledge transfer in biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Valerija Vojvoda Parčina
; Center for research and knowledge transfer in biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Željko Mihaljević
; Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Krešo Bendelja
; Center for research and knowledge transfer in biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Background and purpose: ABC transporters have a non-redundant
role in the maintenance of gut homeostasis and changes in their expression may contribute to the Crohn’s disease pathology. As they are closely regulated by the inflammatory milieu, the coexpression of ABC transporters, relevant proinflammatory cytokines and their negative regulators in the affected tissues could provide an insight to the pathological pattern of Crohn’s disease related to different disease phases.
Materials and Methods: Crohn’s disease patients were divided into
three groups: newly diagnosed (untreated), active disease on therapy (treated) and remission. Intestinal mucosa from terminal ileum to rectum was compared to matching mucosa from healthy controls for mRNA expression of MDR1, MRP1 and BCRP1. Affected terminal ileum and unaffected sigmoid colon mucosa were compared to controls for mRNA expression of relevant cytokines and suppressor of cytokine signaling molecules.
Results: MDR1 mRNA expression is downregulated in inflamed tissues
irrespective of patient groups. MRP1 expression is reduced in the untreated group and normalized after therapy introduction. Inflamed ileum was characterized by transitory increase in IFN-g, IL-17A and SOCS3 expression in the treated group. In the unaffected colon, no significant difference in the expression of the tested transporters was observed, even though IFN-g, IL-2 and IL-1b expression was increased.
Conclusion: Reduced MDR1 expression, irrespective of the disease
group, and reduced MRP1 expression in untreated group, implicates the involvement of these transporters in the disease pathogenesis. The affected ileum lacks increased cytokine expression, while unaffected colon mucosa shows a Th1 cytokine profile.
Keywords
Crohn’s disease; ABC transporters; MRP1 (ABCC1); MDR1 (ABCB1); BCRP (ABCG2); Cytokines; Suppressors of cytokine signaling molecules (SOCS)
Hrčak ID:
151196
URI
Publication date:
30.11.2015.
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