Dietary calcium supplementation increases apoptosis in the distal murine colonic epithelium
| Autor: | M A Eastwood, I D Penman, Mark J. Arends, Q L Liang, J Bode |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Colon Colorectal cancer Crypt chemistry.chemical_element Apoptosis Calcium Biology Pathology and Forensic Medicine Caecum Mice chemistry.chemical_compound Internal medicine medicine Animals Crypt Epithelium Epithelial Cells General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification digestive system diseases Epithelium Calcium Dietary Mice Inbred C57BL Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure Bromodeoxyuridine chemistry Papers Dietary Supplements Cell Division |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Pathology. 53:302-307 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9746 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/jcp.53.4.302 |
| Popis: | Background —Increased dietary calcium might reduce colorectal cancer risk, possibly by reduction of colonic epithelial hyperproliferation, but not all studies have demonstrated this. Little is known about the effects of calcium on colonic apoptosis. Aim —To quantify the effects of increasing calcium on apoptosis and cell proliferation in normal murine colonic crypt epithelium. Methods —Twenty one day old male C57Bl/6 mice were fed either control AIN-76 diet (0.5% calcium wt/wt; n = 10) or the same supplemented with calcium carbonate (1.0% calcium; n = 10) for 12 weeks. Apoptotic cells in proximal and distal segments were counted and expressed as an apoptotic index (AI: frequency of apoptosis/100 longitudinal crypts). The bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) labelling index was also determined. Differences were analysed by the student9s t test. Results —In control animals, the AI was significantly higher in the caecum/proximal colon (mean, 28.6; SEM, 2.0) compared with the distal colon (mean, 19.9; SEM, 1.8; p = 0.004). In the calcium treated group, the AI in the caecum/proximal colon (mean, 30.6; SEM, 1.7) was similar to controls (p = 0.71) but the AI in the distal colon was significantly greater (mean, 32.6; SEM, 1.8; p = 0.001) than in control mice and was raised to values similar to those in the proximal colon. Calcium was also associated with reduced crypt cellularity and, in the proximal colon, a downward shift in the crypt position at which apoptosis occurred. There were no significant differences in the BrdU labelling index between groups or between proximal and distal colonic segments in each group. Conclusions— Increased dietary calcium is associated with the induction of apoptosis in normal mouse distal colonic epithelium without affecting cell proliferation. This might contribute to its putative chemopreventive role in colorectal carcinogenesis. Whether this effect is direct or indirect requires further study. |
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