OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of nutrient withdrawal on human intestinal epithelial barrier function (EBF). We hypothesized that unfed mucosa results in decreased EBF. This was tested in a series of surgical small intestinal resection specimens. DESIGN: Small bowel specifically excluding inflamed tissue, was obtained from pediatric patients (aged 2 days to 19 years) undergoing intestinal resection. EBF was assessed in Ussing chambers for transepithelial resistance (TER) and passage of fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-dextran (4 kD). Tight junction and adherence junction proteins were imaged with immunofluorescence staining. Expression of Toll-like receptors (TLR) and inflammatory cytokines were measured in loop ileostomy takedowns in a second group of patients. RESULTS: Because TER increased with patient age (P < .01), results were stratified into infant versus teenage groups. Fed bowel had significantly greater TER versus unfed bowel (P < .05) in both age populations. Loss of EBF was also observed by an increase in FITC-dextran permeation in enteral nutrient-deprived segments (P < .05). Immunofluorescence staining showed marked declines in intensity of ZO-1, occludin, E-cadherin, and claudin-4 in unfed intestinal segments, as well as a loss of structural formation of tight junctions. Analysis of cytokine and TLR expression showed significant increases in tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and TLR4 in unfed segments of bowel compared with fed segments from the same individual. CONCLUSION: EBF declined in unfed segments of human small bowel. This work represents the first direct examination of EBF from small bowel derived from nutrient-deprived humans and may explain the increased incidence of infectious complications seen in patients not receiving enteral feeds.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of nutrient withdrawal on human intestinal epithelial barrier function (EBF). We hypothesized that unfed mucosa results in decreased EBF. This was tested in a series of surgical small intestinal resection specimens. DESIGN:Small bowel specifically excluding inflamed tissue, was obtained from pediatric patients (aged 2 days to 19 years) undergoing intestinal resection. EBF was assessed in Ussing chambers for transepithelial resistance (TER) and passage of fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-dextran (4 kD). Tight junction and adherence junction proteins were imaged with immunofluorescence staining. Expression of Toll-like receptors (TLR) and inflammatory cytokines were measured in loop ileostomy takedowns in a second group of patients. RESULTS: Because TER increased with patient age (P < .01), results were stratified into infant versus teenage groups. Fed bowel had significantly greater TER versus unfed bowel (P < .05) in both age populations. Loss of EBF was also observed by an increase in FITC-dextran permeation in enteral nutrient-deprived segments (P < .05). Immunofluorescence staining showed marked declines in intensity of ZO-1, occludin, E-cadherin, and claudin-4 in unfed intestinal segments, as well as a loss of structural formation of tight junctions. Analysis of cytokine and TLR expression showed significant increases in tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and TLR4 in unfed segments of bowel compared with fed segments from the same individual. CONCLUSION: EBF declined in unfed segments of humansmall bowel. This work represents the first direct examination of EBF from small bowel derived from nutrient-deprived humans and may explain the increased incidence of infectious complications seen in patients not receiving enteral feeds.
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