PMID- 29155324 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190415 LR - 20201209 IS - 1090-2139 (Electronic) IS - 0889-1591 (Linking) VI - 69 DP - 2018 Mar TI - Angiotensin receptor blocker irbesartan reduces stress-induced intestinal inflammation via AT1a signaling and ACE2-dependent mechanism in mice. PG - 167-179 LID - S0889-1591(17)30511-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbi.2017.11.010 [doi] AB - Stress is associated with pathophysiology of both irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and hypertension. Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) have anti-inflammatory properties via inhibition of angiotensin II (Ang II)/Ang II type I receptor axis (AT1). Inhibition of the classical RAS pathway is also involved in upregulation of angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE2), which activates the Ang-(1-7)/Mas pathway to counteract inflammatory signaling and acts as a partner of the amino acid transporter, B(0)AT-1, to absorb tryptophan for regulation of microbiota-gut-brain axis. In this study, we determined the effects of ARB irbesartan on stress-induced intestinal inflammation. C57BL/6J mice were subjected to 2-week intermittent restraint stress. They were orally treated during the stress with either vehicle, 3 or 10 mg/kg/day irbesartan. Restraint stress resulted in colon inflammation with higher histological damage scores, increased expression of Nox4, TLR-4 and IL1-beta, accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and activation of the ACE-angiotensin II-AT1 receptor axis. Stress also downregulated intestinal amino acid transporter, ACE2/B(0)AT-1, and activity of intestinal mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and p70 S6 kinase (p70S6K), resulting in decrease in alpha-defensins, changes in intestinal microbial contents, and perturbation of tryptophan metabolism with activation of the kynurenine pathway. Administration of irbesartan inhibited activation of stress-induced AT1 pathway to reduce intestinal ROS accumulation and inflammation, restored expression of ACE2/B(0)AT-1, activity of mTOR and p70S6K, dysbiosis and tryptophan metabolism. Our results suggest that AT1 is a potentially suitable therapeutic target in stress-induced intestinal inflammation, and that irbesartan could be beneficially suitable for the treatment of stressed patients with IBS. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Yisireyili, Maimaiti AU - Yisireyili M AD - Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan; Department of Minimally Invasive Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830000, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. FAU - Uchida, Yasuhiro AU - Uchida Y AD - Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan. FAU - Yamamoto, Koji AU - Yamamoto K AD - Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Saitama Medical Centre, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, Japan. FAU - Nakayama, Takayuki AU - Nakayama T AD - Department of Blood Transfusion, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Nagakute, Japan. FAU - Cheng, Xian Wu AU - Cheng XW AD - Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan. FAU - Matsushita, Tadashi AU - Matsushita T AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan; Department of Blood Transfusion, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan. FAU - Nakamura, Shigeo AU - Nakamura S AD - Department of Pathology, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan. FAU - Murohara, Toyoaki AU - Murohara T AD - Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan. FAU - Takeshita, Kyosuke AU - Takeshita K AD - Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan; Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan. Electronic address: kyousuke@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20171116 PL - Netherlands TA - Brain Behav Immun JT - Brain, behavior, and immunity JID - 8800478 RN - 0 (Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1) RN - EC 3.4.15.1 (Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A) RN - EC 3.4.17.23 (Ace2 protein, mouse) RN - EC 3.4.17.23 (Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2) RN - J0E2756Z7N (Irbesartan) SB - IM MH - Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 MH - Animals MH - Inflammation/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Intestinal Mucosa/metabolism MH - Intestines/*drug effects MH - Irbesartan/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Mice MH - Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A/*metabolism MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/*metabolism MH - Restraint, Physical MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Stress, Physiological/drug effects MH - Stress, Psychological/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Intestinal inflammation OT - Micro-biota OT - Reactive oxygen species OT - Renin-angiotensinogen system OT - Stress OT - Tryptophan metabolism EDAT- 2017/11/21 06:00 MHDA- 2019/04/16 06:00 CRDT- 2017/11/21 06:00 PHST- 2017/06/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/11/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/11/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/11/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/04/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/11/21 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0889-1591(17)30511-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbi.2017.11.010 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Brain Behav Immun. 2018 Mar;69:167-179. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2017.11.010. Epub 2017 Nov 16.