A series of experiments were conducted to determine physiologic mechanisms of mucosal repair in the ischemia-injured intestine. The first experiment (Chapter III) investigated the contributory role of individual Cl- channels in the recovery of barrier function in ischemia-injured porcine ileum. Ischemia-injured porcine ileal mucosa was mounted in Ussing chambers. Short circuit current (Isc) and transepithelial resistance (TER) were measured in response to PGE2 and pharmacologic inhibitors of epithelial Cl- channels. Overall, results from these studies demonstrate that ClC-2-mediated intestinal Cl- secretion restores TER in ischemia-injured intestine. Chapter IV entails a study aimed at more directly investigating the role of ClC-2 in mucosal repair by evaluating mucosal repair in ischemia-injured intestinal mucosa mounted on Ussing chambers treated with the selective ClC-2 agonist, lubiprostone. Results from this suggest that activation of ClC-2 with the selective agonist, lubiprostone, stimulated elevations in TER and reduction in mannitol flux in the Ischemia-injured intestine. In Chapter V, experiments focused on the role of individual NHE isoforms in the recovery of barrier function in ischemia-injured porcine ileum. Results from this study demonstrate that inhibition of NHE2 activity, possibly via EBP50, induces recovery of barrier function in ischemic-injured intestine
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NCSU/oai:NCSU:etd-04252006-123724 |
| Date | 16 May 2006 |
| Creators | Moeser, Adam James |
| Contributors | Anthony Blikslager, Glen Almond, Jody Gookin, Jack Odle |
| Publisher | NCSU |
| Source Sets | North Carolina State University |
| Language | English |
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| Source | http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04252006-123724/ |
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