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    Targeting cyclic GMP signaling for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases

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    Authors
    Sharman, Sarah Kristen
    Issue Date
    2017
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10675.2/621679
    
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    Abstract
    Continual renewal of the luminal epithelium in the gut is essential for the maintenance of a healthy intestine as it sustains the barrier that protects underlying tissue from infiltration of material passing through the lumen. Dysregulation of homeostatic processes involved in maintenance of the barrier have been implicated in numerous gastrointestinal diseases. The cGMP signaling axis has emerged as an important regulator of homeostasis in the intestinal mucosa, and has been implicated in the suppression of visceral pain, colitis, and colon cancer. While there is considerable interest in exploiting this pathway, until recently the approaches used to increase cGMP have been limited. The present study sought to test the hypothesis that elevation of cGMP in the intestinal epithelium using PDE5 inhibitors will alter epithelial homeostasis and be therapeutic for constipation and preventative for colon cancer. Healthy mice treated with the PDE5 inhibitor sildenafil or the GC-C agonist linaclotide exhibited reduced proliferation and apoptosis, and increased numbers of differentiated secretory cells in the intestinal epithelium. In addition to these homeostatic effects, both drugs normalized intestinal transit and fecal water content in two mouse models of constipation. Furthermore, administration of sildenafil to mice treated with dextran sulfate sodium tightened the disrupted epithelial barrier. Treatment of ApcMin/+ mice with sildenafil or linaclotide significantly reduced the number of polyps per mouse (67% and 50%, respectively). The effect of these cGMP-elevating agents was not on the polyps themselves but was rather on the pre-neoplastic tissue, which was less proliferative and more apoptotic in the presence of the drugs. Taken together, the results of this study demonstrate that increasing cGMP with a pediatric dose of PDE5 inhibitors could be a potential alternative to GC-C agonists for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.
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