| First Author | Fujino K | Year | 2006 |
| Journal | Gut | Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 | Pages | 34-40 |
| PubMed ID | 16091555 | Mgi Jnum | J:195110 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:5476430 | Doi | 10.1136/gut.2005.066795 |
| Citation | Fujino K, et al. (2006) Attenuation of acid induced oesophagitis in VR-1 deficient mice. Gut 55(1):34-40 |
| abstractText | BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Activation of the vanilloid receptor subtype 1 (VR-1) results in release of proinflammatory peptides which initiate an inflammatory cascade known as neurogenic inflammation. We investigated its role in an acute model of surgically induced oesophagitis. METHODS: Oesophagitis was induced by pyloric ligation in wild-type and VR-1 deficient mice. A subset of animals were administered the VR-1 antagonist capsazepine, famotidine, or omeprazole one hour before surgery. Five hours after surgery, myeloperoxidase activity (MPO), histological damage scores, intragastric pH, and immunocytochemical analysis of substance P (SP) receptor endocytosis were determined. RESULTS: Oesophagitis induced knockout mice exhibited significantly lower levels of MPO activity, histological damage scores, and SP receptor endocytosis than wild-type mice. Inflammatory parameters were significantly reduced by acid inhibition and capsazepine in wild-type mice. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that acute acid induced oesophagitis is reduced in animals lacking VR-1. This suggests that acid induced oesophagitis may act through VR-1 and that inhibition of the receptor may reduce inflammation. |
