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MUCOSAL BIOLOGY

Parietal cell hyperstimulation and autoimmune gastritis in cholera toxin transgenic mice

¹Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, ²Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, ³Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine, and ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and ⁵Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

Submitted 3 October 2005 ; accepted in final form 30 December 2005

The stimulation of gastric acid secretion from parietal cells involves both intracellular calcium and cAMP signaling. To understand the effect of increased cAMP on parietal cell function, we engineered transgenic mice expressing cholera toxin (Ctox), an irreversible stimulator of adenylate cyclase. The parietal cell-specific H⁺,K⁺-ATPase -subunit promoter was used to drive expression of the cholera toxin A1 subunit (CtoxA1). Transgenic lines were established and tested for Ctox expression, acid content, plasma gastrin, tissue morphology, and cellular composition of the gastric mucosa. Four lines were generated, with Ctox-7 expressing 50-fold higher Ctox than the other lines. Enhanced cAMP signaling in parietal cells was confirmed by observation of hyperphosphorylation of the protein kinase A-regulated proteins LASP-1 and CREB. Basal acid content was elevated and circulating gastrin was reduced in Ctox transgenic lines. Analysis of gastric morphology revealed a progressive cellular transformation in Ctox-7. Expanded patches of mucous neck cells were observed as early as 3 mo of age, and by 15 mo, extensive mucous cell metaplasia was observed in parallel with almost complete loss of parietal and chief cells. Detection of anti-parietal cell antibodies, inflammatory cell infiltrates, and increased expression of the Th1 cytokine IFN- in Ctox-7 mice suggested that autoimmune destruction of the tissue caused atrophic gastritis. Thus constitutively high parietal cell cAMP results in high acid secretion and a compensatory reduction in circulating gastrin. High Ctox in parietal cells can also induce progressive changes in the cellular architecture of the gastric glands, corresponding to the development of anti-parietal cell antibodies and autoimmune gastritis.

stomach; gastric acid secretion; cAMP signaling; mucous neck cell; gastrin

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