Angiotensin receptor blocker irbesartan reduces stress-induced intestinal inflammation via AT1a signaling and ACE2-dependent mechanism in mice
Angiotensin receptor blocker irbesartan reduces stress-induced intestinal inflammation via AT1a signaling and ACE2-dependent mechanism in mice
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bbi.2017.11.010
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发表时间:
2018-03-01
影响因子:
15.1
通讯作者:
Takeshita, Kyosuke
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作者:
Yisireyili, Maimaiti;Uchida, Yasuhiro;Takeshita, Kyosuke
Stress is associated with pathophysiology of both irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and hypertension. Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) have anti-inflammatory properties via inhibition of angiotensin II (Ang II)/Ang II type I receptor axis (AT1). Inhibition of the classical RAS pathway is also involved in upregulation of angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE2), which activates the Ang-(1-7)/Mas pathway to counteract inflammatory signaling and acts as a partner of the amino acid transporter, B(0)AT-1, to absorb tryptophan for regulation of microbiota-gut-brain axis. In this study, we determined the effects of ARB irbesartan on stress-induced intestinal inflammation. C57BL/6J mice were subjected to 2-week intermittent restraint stress. They were orally treated during the stress with either vehicle, 3 or 10 mg/kg/day irbesartan. Restraint stress resulted in colon inflammation with higher histological damage scores, increased expression of Nox4, TLR-4 and IL1-beta, accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and activation of the ACE angiotensin II AT1 receptor axis. Stress also downregulated intestinal amino acid transporter, ACE2/B(0)AT-1, and activity of intestinal mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and p70 S6 kinase (p70S6K), resulting in decrease in alpha-defensins, changes in intestinal microbial contents, and perturbation of tryptophan metabolism with activation of the kynurenine pathway. Administration of irbesartan inhibited activation of stress-induced All pathway to reduce intestinal ROS accumulation and inflammation, restored expression of ACE2/B(0)AT-1, activity of mTOR and p7056K, dysbiosis and tryptophan metabolism. Our results suggest that ATI is a potentially suitable therapeutic target in stress induced intestinal inflammation, and that irbesartan could be beneficially suitable for the treatment of stressed patients with IBS. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.