PMID- 15362034 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20041019 LR - 20190707 IS - 0016-5085 (Print) IS - 0016-5085 (Linking) VI - 127 IP - 3 DP - 2004 Sep TI - Activation of PPAR gamma and delta by conjugated linoleic acid mediates protection from experimental inflammatory bowel disease. PG - 777-91 AB - BACKGROUND & AIMS: The molecular targets for the protective actions of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on experimental inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are unknown. We used a loss-of-function approach to investigate whether CLA ameliorated colitis through a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR gamma)-dependent mechanism. METHODS: The expression of PPAR gamma, delta, and their target genes in the colon of mice fed control or CLA-supplemented diets was assayed after a 7-day dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) challenge by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Additionally, nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB) p65 activation was quantified in the colon. To determine the involvement of PPAR gamma in the mechanism of action of CLA directly, specific deletions of PPAR gamma in the colon were performed in mice by using the Cre-lox recombination system. Colonic PPAR gamma null mice and wild-type littermates were fed either a CLA-supplemented or a control diet for 42 days and challenged with 2.5% DSS. The therapeutic efficacy of CLA also was examined by using the CD4 + CD45RB hi transfer colitis model. RESULTS: CLA induced PPAR gamma and delta, transcriptionally modulated PPAR gamma and delta-responsive gene clusters involved in lipid metabolism (uncoupling protein [UCP]1, UCP3, PPAR gamma coactivator 1alpha [PGC-1alpha], and CD36) and epithelial cell maturation (Gob-4 and Keratin 20). Additionally, CLA repressed tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) expression and NF-kappaB activation while inducing the immunoregulatory cytokine transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta 1 ). Clinically, CLA ameliorated DSS- and CD4 + -induced colitis. Loss of the PPAR gamma gene in the colon abrogated the beneficial effects of CLA in DSS colitis. CONCLUSIONS: Our studies provide molecular evidence in vivo, suggesting that CLA ameliorates colitis through a PPAR gamma-dependent mechanism. FAU - Bassaganya-Riera, Josep AU - Bassaganya-Riera J AD - Laboratory of Nutritional Immunology & Molecular Nutrition, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA. jbassaga@vt.edu FAU - Reynolds, Kathryn AU - Reynolds K FAU - Martino-Catt, Susan AU - Martino-Catt S FAU - Cui, Yongzhi AU - Cui Y FAU - Hennighausen, Lothar AU - Hennighausen L FAU - Gonzalez, Frank AU - Gonzalez F FAU - Rohrer, Jurg AU - Rohrer J FAU - Benninghoff, Alejandro Uribe AU - Benninghoff AU FAU - Hontecillas, Raquel AU - Hontecillas R LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Gastroenterology JT - Gastroenterology JID - 0374630 RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Linoleic Acids, Conjugated) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear) RN - 0 (Rela protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor RelA) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) SB - IM CIN - Gastroenterology. 2004 Sep;127(3):994-6. PMID: 15362056 MH - Animals MH - Carrier Proteins/immunology MH - Gene Expression Regulation/immunology MH - Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/diet therapy/*immunology MH - Linoleic Acids, Conjugated/genetics/*immunology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Models, Animal MH - NF-kappa B/immunology MH - Neoplasm Proteins/immunology MH - Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/*biosynthesis/genetics/immunology MH - Transcription Factor RelA MH - Transcription Factors/*biosynthesis/genetics/immunology EDAT- 2004/09/14 05:00 MHDA- 2004/10/20 09:00 CRDT- 2004/09/14 05:00 PHST- 2004/09/14 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/10/20 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/09/14 05:00 [entrez] AID - S0016508504011813 [pii] AID - 10.1053/j.gastro.2004.06.049 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Gastroenterology. 2004 Sep;127(3):777-91. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2004.06.049.