Reduced gene expression of intestinal alpha-defensins predicts diarrhea in a cohort of African adults.

The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Paul KellyWinnie Dhaliwal

Abstract

Human defensin (HD) 5 and HD6, both Paneth cell alpha-defensins, contribute to the antimicrobial barrier against intestinal infection. We have previously demonstrated that levels of both HD5 and HD6 mRNA were reduced in adults living in urban Zambia, compared with those in adults living in London. The aim of the present study was to determine, during 2 years of follow-up, whether alpha-defensin expression in Zambian adults is related to susceptibility to diarrhea. We analyzed intestinal biopsy samples from a longitudinal cohort study conducted in 83 Zambian adults by quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, immunohistochemistry, and in situ hybridization, and we measured the incidence of diarrhea. Levels of HD5 and HD6 mRNA in Paneth cells varied between participants, over time, and seasonally and were strongly correlated with mucosal architecture. Gene expression was almost exclusively restricted to Paneth cells. The median (interquartile range) HD5 mRNA level was 6.0 (5.6-6.7) log10 transcripts/microg of total RNA among 18 participants who experienced diarrhea within 2 months after biopsy-sample collection, compared with 6.8 (6.2-7.3) log10 transcripts/microg of total RNA among 94 partic...Continue Reading

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