Programmed cell death induced by ischemia-reperfusion in rat intestinal mucosa.

Apoptosis after ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) was characterized in rat small intestine. Under halothane anesthesia, the superior mesenteric artery in the rat was occluded for 15 or 60 min, followed by reperfusion. Ratios of fragmented DNA to total DNA, electrophoresis, and immunohistochemical staining were examined after I/R. Some rats were pretreated with α-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) to examine the relationship between intestinal apoptosis and ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity. The percentage of fragmented DNA significantly increased just after ischemia and peaked at 1 h after reperfusion in the jejunum and ileum. These increases were significantly higher in the 60-min ischemia group compared with the 15-min ischemia group. This increase decreased 6 h after reperfusion. The results were corroborated by histological evaluations of the intestine under the same conditions. DFMO completely abolished elevation of ODC activity 6 h after reperfusion but did not change the percentage of fragmented DNA. Apoptosis in rat small intestine was induced by ischemia of the gut, and this process was exacerbated by reperfusion. The changes in apoptosis were independent of ODC activity.

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