Effect of calcium pantothenate on the diurnal rhythm and rate of epithelial cell proliferation in the gastric mucosa of rats

1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (5) ◽  
pp. 572-574
Author(s):  
G. A. Dolinskii ◽  
S. N. Fedchenko ◽  
S. G. Mamontov
1999 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 367-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Lynch ◽  
N. P. Mapstone ◽  
A. M. Clarke ◽  
P. Jackson ◽  
P. Moayyedi ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 226 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Dorfman ◽  
Yulia Pollak ◽  
Rima Sohotnik ◽  
Arnold G Coran ◽  
Jacob Bejar ◽  
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The Wnt/β-catenin signaling cascade is implicated in the control of stem cell activity, cell proliferation, and cell survival of the gastrointestinal epithelium. Recent evidence indicates that the Wnt/β-catenin pathway is activated under diabetic conditions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling during diabetes-induced enteropathy in a rat model. Male rats were divided into three groups: control rats received injections of vehicle; diabetic rats received injections of one dose of streptozotocin (STZ); and diabetic–insulin rats received injections of STZ and were treated with insulin given subcutaneously at a dose of 1 U/kg twice daily. Rats were killed on day 7. Wnt/β-catenin-related genes and expression of proteins was determined using real-time PCR, western blotting, and immunohistochemistry. Among 13 genes identified by real-time PCR, seven genes were upregulated in diabetic rats compared with control animals including the target genes c-Myc and Tcf4. Diabetic rats also showed a significant increase in β-catenin protein compared with control animals. Treatment of diabetic rats attenuated the stimulating effect of diabetes on intestinal cell proliferation and Wnt/β-catenin signaling. In conclusion, enhanced intestinal epithelial cell proliferation in diabetic rats correlates with β-catenin accumulation.


2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly E Barker ◽  
Gordon K Smyth ◽  
James Wettenhall ◽  
Teresa A Ward ◽  
Mary L Bath ◽  
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