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Antisecretory factor suppresses intestinal inflammation and hypersecretion
E Johansson1, E Jennische, S Lange
1Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Background:
Antisecretory factor (AF) is a recently identified regulatory protein which inhibits the intestinal fluid secretion induced by cholera toxin.
Aims:
To test the effect of AF on: (a) inflammation and hypersecretion induced by toxin A from Clostridium difficile; and (b) morphological changes and hypersecretion induced by okadaic acid (the blue mussel toxin) in rat intestinal mucosa.
Methods:
Morphological changes and fluid accumulation were observed in intestinal loops challenged with 1 microgram of toxin A or 3 micrograms of okadaic acid administered before or after injection of 0.1 microgram of recombinant AF (rAF).
Results:
The cytotoxic and inflammatory reaction caused by toxin A was abolished after treatment with rAF given either intraveneously or intraluminally prior to the toxin or one hour after the toxin. The intestinal fluid response induced by toxin A and okadaic acid was reduced 55-80% by rAF. However, the characteristic increase in goblet cells at the tips of villi in the okadaic acid treated mucosa was not inhibited by rAF.
Conclusion:
Results suggest that AF might be involved in protection against inflammation and in counteracting dehydration caused by enterotoxins. Both effects are probably mediated via the enteric nervous system.
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