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Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 295: G63-G77, 2008. First published May 8, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.90207.2008
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Colonic gene expression profile in NHE3-deficient mice: evidence for spontaneous distal colitis

Daniel Laubitz,1 Claire B. Larmonier,1 Aiping Bai,1 Monica T. Midura-Kiela,1 Maciej A. Lipko,1 Robert D. Thurston,1 Pawel R. Kiela,1,2 and Fayez K. Ghishan1

1Department of Pediatrics, Steele Children's Research Center, and 2Department of Immunobiology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona

Submitted 22 February 2008 ; accepted in final form 6 May 2008

Na+/H+ exchanger 3 (NHE3) provides a major route for intestinal Na+ absorption. NHE3 has been considered a target of proinflammatory cytokines and enteropathogenic bacteria, and impaired NHE3 expression and/or activity may be responsible for inflammation-associated diarrhea. However, the possibility of loss of NHE3 function reciprocally affecting gut immune homeostasis has not been investigated. In this report, we describe that NHE3-deficient mice spontaneously develop colitis restricted to distal colonic mucosa. NHE3–/– mice housed in a conventional facility exhibited phenotypic features such as mild diarrhea, occasional rectal prolapse, and reduced body weight. Genomewide microarray analysis identified not only a large group of transport genes that potentially represent an adaptive response, but also a considerable number of genes consistent with an inflammatory response. Histological examination demonstrated changes in the distal colon consistent with active inflammation, including crypt hyperplasia with an increased number of 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine-positive cells, diffuse neutrophilic infiltrate with concomitant 15-fold increase in matrix metalloproteinase 8 expression, an increased number of pSer276-RelA-positive cells, and a significant decrease in periodic acid-Schiff-positive goblet cells. Real-time PCR demonstrated elevated expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (38-fold), TNF-{alpha} (6-fold), macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (48-fold), and IL-18 (3-fold) in the distal colon of NHE3–/– mice. NHE3–/– mice showed enhanced bacterial adhesion and translocation in the distal colon. Colitis was ameliorated by oral administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics. In conclusion, NHE3 deficiency leads to an exacerbated innate immune response, an observation suggesting a potentially novel role of NHE3 as a modifier gene, which when downregulated during infectious or chronic colitis may modulate the extent and severity of colonic inflammation.

colon; knockout; microarray; Slc9a3



Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: F. K. Ghishan, Dept. of Pediatrics, Steele Children's Research Center, Univ. of Arizona Health Sciences Center; 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85724 (e-mail: fghishan{at}peds.arizona.edu)




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