The Na+/H+ exchange inhibitor HOE642 prevents stress-induced epithelial barrier dysfunction

  • Authors:
    • Peter Nowak
    • Roman Blaheta
    • Alina Schuller
    • Jindrich Cinatl
    • Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker
    • Anton Moritz
    • Martin Scholz
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  • Published online on: August 1, 2004     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.14.2.175
  • Pages: 175-178
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Abstract

Recently, evidence has been obtained that the Na+/H+ exchange (NHE) inhibitor HOE642 may stabilize endothelial and epithelial barrier function in vivo. However, the underlying mechanisms are not known. Therefore, we studied the influence of HOE642 on the barrier function of the epithelial cell line CaCo2. The phorbolester phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) was used to induce hyperpermeability of the epithelial layer which was indirectly determined by measuring the transepithelial electrical resistance (TER). Confocal laser scan microscopy (LSM) served to analyze the intracellular localization of adherens and tight junction molecules. In five independent experiments we found that HOE642 increased TER in non-treated CaCo2 cells (control: 350±28 Ω/cm2; HOE642: 444±53 Ω/cm2) and prevented PMA-induced barrier dysfunction (PMA: 33±12 Ω/cm2; PMA plus HOE642: 496±47 Ω/cm2). LSM showed that HOE642 prevented the PMA-induced disassociation of the zonula adherens molecule β-catenin from the cell membrane and the decreased expression of the zonula occludens molecule ZO-1. From our data we conclude that HOE642 may prevent stress-induced epithelial dysfunction by stabilization of cell membrane-associated junction molecules.

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August 2004
Volume 14 Issue 2

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Nowak P, Blaheta R, Schuller A, Cinatl J, Wimmer-Greinecker G, Moritz A and Scholz M: The Na+/H+ exchange inhibitor HOE642 prevents stress-induced epithelial barrier dysfunction. Int J Mol Med 14: 175-178, 2004
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Nowak, P., Blaheta, R., Schuller, A., Cinatl, J., Wimmer-Greinecker, G., Moritz, A., & Scholz, M. (2004). The Na+/H+ exchange inhibitor HOE642 prevents stress-induced epithelial barrier dysfunction. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 14, 175-178. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.14.2.175
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Nowak, P., Blaheta, R., Schuller, A., Cinatl, J., Wimmer-Greinecker, G., Moritz, A., Scholz, M."The Na+/H+ exchange inhibitor HOE642 prevents stress-induced epithelial barrier dysfunction". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 14.2 (2004): 175-178.
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Nowak, P., Blaheta, R., Schuller, A., Cinatl, J., Wimmer-Greinecker, G., Moritz, A., Scholz, M."The Na+/H+ exchange inhibitor HOE642 prevents stress-induced epithelial barrier dysfunction". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 14, no. 2 (2004): 175-178. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.14.2.175