Microflora trigger colitis in mice deficient in selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase and induce Gpx2 gene expression

Biological Chemistry
R S EsworthyFong-Fong Chu

Abstract

Selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase isoenzymes-1 and -2 are the major glutathione-dependent H2O2-reducing activities in the epithelium of the mid- to lower gastrointestinal tract. The two isoenzymes protect mice against ileocolitis. We have found that luminal microflora are required for colitis to develop in mice deficient in GPX-1 and GPX-2 activity (GPX-DKO). Within 7 days of association with microflora, previously asymptomatic germ-free GPX-DKO mice developed severe acute colitis while their littermates with at least one wild-type Gpx1 or Gpx2 gene remained virtually symptom-free. Microflora also affected Gpx2 gene expression. Gpx2, but not Gpx1, mRNA levels were elevated 4-5 fold in the ileum and colon in conventionally reared or microflora-associated adult mice compared with germ-free mice. Since the gastrointestinal tract microflora undergo major changes 2-3 weeks after birth, from relatively benign to a potentially stressful composition, we examined postnatal Gpx2 gene expression. The jejunal and ileal GPX-2 activity levels were low in two to three week-old mice and increased 5-7 fold during the next two weeks. GPX-2 activity levels were correlated with the mRNA levels. Colon Gpx2 mRNA levels held steady at about 5...Continue Reading

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