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Cancer Biol Med. 2018 Aug;15(3):251-259. doi: 10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2018.0016.

Increased paracellular permeability of tumor-adjacent areas in 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-induced colon carcinogenesis in rats.

Cancer biology & medicine

Viktoria V Bekusova, Evgeny L Falchuk, Larisa S Okorokova, Natalia M Kruglova, Alexander D Nozdrachev, Alexander G Markov

Affiliations

  1. Department of Physiology, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg 197183, Russia.
  2. I.P.Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia.

PMID: 30197792 PMCID: PMC6121046 DOI: 10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2018.0016

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The morphology and functions of the proximal and distal large intestine are not the same. The incidence of colorectal cancer in these regions is also different, as tumors more often appear in the descending colon than in the ascending colon. Inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer can increase transepithelial permeability, which is a sign of reduced intestinal barrier function. However, there is not enough evidence to establish a connection between the difference in colorectal cancer incidence in the proximal and distal colon and intestinal permeability or the effects of carcinogenesis on the barrier properties in various areas of the colon. The aim of the study was to assess the permeability of different segments of the large intestine according to a developed mapping methodology in healthy rats and rats with 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH)-induced colon adenocarcinoma.

METHODS: The short circuit current, the transepithelial electrical resistance and the paracellular permeability to fluorescein of large intestine wall of male Wistar rats were examined in the Ussing chambers. The optical density of the solution from the serosa side to assess the concentration of the diffused fluorescein from mucosa to serosa was analyzed by spectrophotometry. The morphometric and histological studies were performed by optical microscopy.

RESULTS: Rats with DMH-induced colon adenocarcinomas showed elevated transepithelial electrical resistance in the areas of neoplasm development. In contrast, there was no change in the electrophysiological properties of tumor adjacent areas, however, the paracellular permeability of these areas to fluorescein was increased compared to the control rats and was characterized by sharply reduced barrier function.

CONCLUSIONS: The barrier properties of the colon vary depending on tumor location. The tumors were less permeable than the intact intestinal wall and probably have a negative influence on tumor-adjacent tissues by disrupting their barrier function.

Keywords: 1,2-dimethylhydrazine; Rat; Ussing chamber; colorectal cancer; intestinal permeability; short circuit current; transepithelial electrical resistance

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