Loss of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator Impairs Intestinal Oxalate Secretion
Knauf F, Thomson RB, Heneghan JF, Jiang Z, Adebamiro A, Thomson CL, Barone C, Asplin JR, Egan ME, Alper SL, Aronson PS. Loss of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator Impairs Intestinal Oxalate Secretion. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2016, 28: 242-249. PMID: 27313231, PMCID: PMC5198290, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2016030279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal oxalate secretionWild-type miceCystic fibrosisIntestinal tissueOxalate secretionIncidence of hyperoxaluriaCalcium oxalate stone formationNet intestinal absorptionOxalate stone formationCoexpression of CFTRIntestinal transport processesWestern blot analysisOxalate absorptionMouse modelIntestinal absorptionGlucose absorptionUssing chambersStone formationFibrosisMiceSecretionReduced expressionCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) geneHyperoxaluriaPatientsMice lacking myosin IXb, an inflammatory bowel disease susceptibility gene, have impaired intestinal barrier function and superficial ulceration in the ileum
Hegan PS, Chandhoke SK, Barone C, Egan M, Bähler M, Mooseker MS. Mice lacking myosin IXb, an inflammatory bowel disease susceptibility gene, have impaired intestinal barrier function and superficial ulceration in the ileum. Cytoskeleton 2016, 73: 163-179. PMID: 26972322, DOI: 10.1002/cm.21292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseIntestinal barrier functionBarrier functionSuperficial ulcerationKO miceFeatures of IBDDextran sulfate sodium-induced colitisIntestinal mucosal damageMucosal barrier functionSodium-induced colitisFecal occult bloodIntestinal epithelial cell apoptosisInflammatory bowel disease susceptibility genesEpithelial cell apoptosisSusceptibility genesMyosin IXbTransepithelial electrical resistanceNeutrophil infiltrationMucosal damageBowel diseaseOccult bloodSurface ulcerationDisease onsetIntestinal mucosaFocal lesions