Effects of Myeloperoxidase on Inflammatory Responses with Hypoxia in
Citrobacter rodentium-Infectious Mice
Abstract
Purpose: Myeloperoxidase(MPO) has been found to be the mediator in
various inflammatory diseases. Bacterial infection of the intestine and
hypoxia can both lead to inflammatory responses, but the effects of MPO
in these phenomena are still unclear. Methods: By building the MPO-/-
mice ,we examined relevant inflammatory factors and tissue damage in
mice with intestinal Citrobacter rodentium infection and hypoxia. The
body weight and excreted microorganisms were monitored. Intestinal
tissues were collected 7 days after bacterial infection under hypoxia to
undergo HE staining and assess the degree of pathological damage. The
levels of TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-6 and IL-1β inflammatory factors in the serum
were quantified using ELISA. PCR, WB and IF assays to determine the
expression of chemokines MCP1, MIP2 and KC in the colon and spleen. .
Results: Citrobacter rodentium infection and hypoxia caused weight loss
, intestinal colitis and splenic inflammatory cells active proliferation
in wild type mice and this phenomena was alleviative in MPO-/- mice.
Also,the capability of clearing bacteria in MPO-/- mice significantly
declined. The level of TNF-α in the serum and spleen was both lower in
MPO-/- hypoxia C. rodentium-infected mice than that in wild type mice.
The chemokines expression levels of MIP2, KC and MCP1 in the spleen and
colon of each bacterial infected group were significantly increased
(P<0.05), while in hypoxia, the factors in the spleen and
colon were decreased (P<0.05). Meanwhile, The levels of these
chemokines in the MPO-/- mice were found to be lower than those observed
in the wild type mice. Conclusion: MPO plays an important role of the
inflammatory responses in infectious enteritis and hypoxia in mice. Loss
of MPO may greatly reduces the body’s inflammatory responses to fight
deseases.