Journal: Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Article Title: Highly Sensitive, Flow Cytometry-Based Measurement of Intestinal Permeability in Models of Experimental Colitis
doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2022.10.004
Figure Lengend Snippet: Muc2 and its glycosylation are critical for limiting OVA interactions with the intestinal epithelium and regulating intestinal permeability. ( A ) Visualization of OVA localization in the colon. Colonic tissue samples containing fecal matter from C57BL/6 mice were harvested and fixed with methyl-Carnoy’s fixative, and then stained for OVA (red), fucosylated residues on mucins (Ulex Europaeus Agglutinin I [UEA-1] lectin, green), epithelial cells (E-cadherin, white), and nuclei (DAPI, blue). ( B ) OVA or FITC-D assay readouts form the plasma samples of Muc2 +/+ (WT) (n = 6), Muc2 +/- (n = 7), and Muc2 -/- mice (n = 6) co-administered OVA and FITC-D. Data are representative of at least 3 independent experiments. Statistical significance was determined by 1-way analysis of variance, using the Tukey post hoc test. ( C ) A cohort of 10-week-old female Muc2 -/- mice (n = 5) was gavaged with 1 mg/mouse OVA as indicated and 2.5 μL blood samples were taken as indicated to track intestinal permeability changes within each animal. ( D ) Mechanistic actions of core 1 and core 3 synthases in the glycosylation of mucins. ( E ) Representative intestinal permeability data using the OVA assay on 8- to 10-week-old IEC– C1galt1 -/- mice (n = 5) and ( F ) C3GnT -/- mice (n = 3) (denoted Core 1 -/- and Core 3 -/- mice, respectively) relative to control IEC– C1galt1 fl/fl ( Core 1 fl/fl ) (n = 5) and C57BL/6 mice (n = 5). ( G ) Comparison of intestinal permeability from OVA assay readouts between IEC– C1galt1 -/- and C3GnT -/- mice in panels E and F 1 hour after OVA gavage. Mice were gavaged with 1 mg/mouse OVA and 2.5 μL blood samples were taken at the indicated time points. Data are representative of 3 separate experiments. C1GALT1, core 1 β1,3-galactosyltransferase; DAPI, 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; Gal, galactose; GalNAc, N-acetylgalactosamine; GlcNAc, N-acetylglucosamine; S, serine; T, threonine; β3Gn-T6, β1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 6. ∗ P ≤ .05, ∗∗ P ≤ .01, ∗∗∗ P ≤ .001.
Article Snippet: For visualizing of OVA crossing the IEC barrier, rabbit anti-OVA polyclonal antibody (#GTX21221, 1:1000; GeneTex) or goat anti-OVA polyclonal antibody (#0855303, 1:100; MP Biomedicals) and mouse monoclonal anti-mouse E-cadherin antibody (#610182, 1:400; BD Transduction Laboratories) were used.
Techniques: Glycoproteomics, Permeability, Staining, Clinical Proteomics, Control, Comparison