PMID- 25961538 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160324 LR - 20220223 IS - 2768-6698 (Electronic) IS - 2768-6698 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 6 DP - 2015 Jun 1 TI - L-arginine improves DNA synthesis in LPS-challenged enterocytes. PG - 989-1003 AB - The neonatal small intestine is susceptible to damage by endotoxin, and this cytotoxicity may involve intracellular generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), resulting in DNA damage and mitochondrial dysfunction. L-Arginine (Arg) confers a cytoprotective effect on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated enterocytes through activation of the mammalian target of the rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway. Arg improves DNA synthesis and mitochondrial bioenergetics, which may also be responsible for beneficial effects of Arg on intestinal mucosal cells. In support of this notion, results of recent studies indicate that elevated Arg concentrations enhances DNA synthesis, cell-cycle progression, and mitochondrial bioenergetics in LPS-treated intestinal epithelial cells through mechanisms involving activation of the PI3K-Akt pathway. These findings provide a biochemical basis for dietary Arg supplementation to improve the regeneration and repair of the small-intestinal mucosa in both animals and humans. FAU - Tan, Bi'e AU - Tan B AD - Observation and Experiment Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South-Central China, Ministry of Agriculture; Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production, Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes, bietan@isa.ac.cn. FAU - Xiao, Hao AU - Xiao H FAU - Xiong, Xia AU - Xiong X FAU - Wang, Jing AU - Wang J FAU - Li, Guangran AU - Li G FAU - Yin, Yulong AU - Yin Y FAU - Huang, Bo AU - Huang B FAU - Hou, Yongqing AU - Hou Y FAU - Wu, Guoyao AU - Wu G AD - Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150601 PL - Singapore TA - Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) JT - Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition) JID - 101612996 RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) RN - 94ZLA3W45F (Arginine) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Arginine/*pharmacology MH - DNA/*biosynthesis MH - Energy Metabolism MH - Enterocytes/*cytology/drug effects/metabolism MH - Mitochondria/drug effects/physiology MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Swine EDAT- 2015/05/12 06:00 MHDA- 2016/03/25 06:00 CRDT- 2015/05/12 06:00 PHST- 2015/05/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/05/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/03/25 06:00 [medline] AID - 4352 [pii] AID - 10.2741/4352 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Biosci (Landmark Ed). 2015 Jun 1;20(6):989-1003. doi: 10.2741/4352.