Expression Patterns of T1R3 in Duodenal Epithelial Cells with Some Gastrointestinal Hormone*
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Arch Histol Cytol, 73 (4/5): 177-185 (2010/2011) Expression patterns of T1R3 in duodenal epithelial cells with some gastrointestinal hormone* Masafumi Oda1, 2, Yuji Seta2, Shinji Kataoka3, Takashi Toyono2, Kuniaki Toyoshima2, and Yasuhiro Morimoto1 1Department of Oral Diagnostic Science, 2Division of Oral Histology and Neurobiology, 3 Division of Anatomy, Department of Bioscience, Kyushu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Japan Summary. Recent studies have demonstrated that taste may regulate the secretion of serotonin by stimuli other receptors, T1Rs and T2Rs, are expressed not only in taste than a mechanical one. buds but also in the gut. In the duodenum, it is thought that the secretion of secretin (S cells) and somatostatin (D cells) is stimulated by acid, that gastrin (G cells) and Introduction cholecystokinin (CCK) (I cells) are stimulated by proteins and amino acids, and that serotonin (EC cells) scretion is The taste system, which is made up of taste receptor cells triggerd by mechanical stimulation sensing gut endocrine clustered in taste buds at the surface of the tongue and the cells. soft palate, plays a key role in the decision to ingest or We examined the expression of T1R3 in the duodenum reject food. Its function is therefore, essential to protect by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT- organisms against harmful toxins and select the most PCR) and in situ hybridization. Double-label studies appropriate nutrients. Ingested nutrients stimulate the showed that approximately 50% of secretin positive cells secretion of gastrointestinal hormones necessary for the (S cells) were coexpressed with T1R3, and approximately coordinated processes of food digestion. 33% of AADC positive cells (EC cells) were coexpressed The T1Rs, G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) with T1R3. On the other hand, T1R3 never colocalized that form two novel seven-transmembrane domains, are with somatostatin (D cells), gastrin (G cells), or CCK (I expressed in topographically distinct subpopulations of cells). These results suggest that S cells may regulate the taste receptor cells and taste buds (Hoon et al., 1999). The secretion of secretin, stimulated not only by acid but also functional expression of T1Rs is influenced by sweet and by sweet substances and/or amino acids. Similarly, EC cells umami taste stimuli. A T1R2/T1R3 heterodimer serves as a chemical receptor for sweet tastes (diverse natural and synthetic sweeteners). T1R1/T1R3 heterodimers Received October 12, 2010 are receptors for the umami compound l-glutamate, a response enhanced by 5'-ribonucleotides (Nelson et al., * This study was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific 2001; Li et al., 2002). Research (No. 21592338 to YS). from the Japan Society for Recent studies have demonstrated that solitary cells the Promotion of Science. expressing taste cell signal transduction proteins exist in hollow organs. It has been previously shown that T1Rs Address for correspondence: Dr. Yuji Seta, Division of Oral are expressed in the gastrointestinal tract (GI) (Hofer et Histology and Neurobiology, Department of Bioscience, al., 1996; Wu et al., 2002; Dyer et al., 2005; Grundy, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, 2005). They are additionally expressed in the stomach, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan small intestine – including the duodenum, and colon in Ph: +81-93-582-1131ext.7932, Fax: +81-93-582-6089 mice and humans, with the exception of T1R2, which has E-mail: [email protected] not been detected in the mouse or human stomach or in the mouse colon (Bezençon et al., 2007). There have been 178 M. Oda et al.: numerous studies on the downstream cascade reactions confirm their identities. The primer sequences for mouse of gastrointestinal chemosensing by taste receptor T1R3 were as follows: components (Margolskee et al., 2007; Rozengurt and Forward: 5'- TTGTGCTGTCACTCCTCCTG -3' and Sternini, 2007; Jang et al., 2007; Mace et al., 2007; Shin Reverse: 5'- TAAGCTAGCATGGCGAAGGT -3'. et al., 2008; Sternini et al., 2008). T1R3 and gustducin in the gut regulate the secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1 Tissue preparation (GLP-1) – an incretin hormone that promotes the augmented insulin release from the pancreas in response All mice were anesthetized by an intraperitoneal injection to glucose in the gut lumen more than to intravenous of pentobarbital (50 mg/kg) and perfusion through the injected glucose (Kokrashvili et al., 2009) – as well as left ventricle with 4% paraformaldehyde (PFA) in a the expression of the Na+-glucose cotransporter 1 that phosphate buffer, pH 7.4. Duodenums from perfused mice transports dietary sugars from the intestinal lumen into were fixed overnight in the same fixative. They were then absorptive enterocytes (Margolskee et al., 2007). There rinsed overnight in a phosphate buffer containing 30% is a study showing that T1R3 is expressed in the brush sucrose, embedded in OCT compound (Sakura, Torrance, cells and ghrelin-producing cells of the murine stomach CA, USA) and snap-frozen in a dry ice-isopentane (Hass et al., 2010). However, no reports have described mixture. Cryostat sections (5μm) were mounted on the relationship between the initial reaction and hormone Superfrost slides (Matsunami, Japan) and stored in secretion. We therefore, aimed to determine whether the airtight boxes at -80℃. T1R3 that is a common component of sweet and umami receptors is the initial chemoreceptor for these secreting In situ hybridization reactions. After a brief washing in PBS, treatment for 5 min each with 0.2 N HCl and PBS containing 1 μg/ml proteinase Materials and Methods K (Wako, Osaka) at 37℃, the sections were refixed for 20 min in 4% PFA and then treated twice for 15 min Adult ICR mice of both sexes were used in this study. The with 2 mg/ml glycine/PBS. Sections were prehybridized use of these animals was approved by the Kyushu Dental for 30 min at room temperature in a hybridization buffer College Animal Care and Use Committee and conformed (50% deionized formamide/ 300 mM NaCl/ 5 mM EDTA/ to the National Institute of Health Guidelines. 0.1% Tween 20/ 0.5% CHAPS/ 1% Blocking Buffer). Digoxigenin-labeled antisense and sense riboprobes were produced from plasmids containing T1R3. Hybridization RT-PCR was performed overnight at 67℃ in a hybridization buffer For RT-PCR, dissected duodenum tissue containing containing 100μg/ml tRNA, 0.05 mg/ml, and 0.5μg/ml epithelium was incubated for 60 min at room temperature riboprobe. After hybridization, the slides were washed for in RNHsafer Stabilizer Reagent (Omega Bio-Tek, 30 min in 2×SSC at room temperature, followed by 1 h Norcross, GA, USA). For the extraction of RNA from in 2×SSC at 67℃, 1 h in 0.1×SSC at 67℃, and 30 min tissues, we used the RNA Purification System (Roche in maleic acid buffer (MABT) (0.1 M maleic acid/ 0.15 Applied Science, Mannheim, Germany) and degraded M NaCl/ 0.1% Tween 20) at room temperature. Next, the the DNA by incubation at 37℃ for 1 h with DNase. sections were incubated for 2 h with anti-digoxigenin-AP The resultant total RNAs were reverse transcribed using diluted 1:250 in 2% (wt/vol) blocking reagent (Roche). random 9-mers and Avian Myeloblastosis Virus (AMV) After a 15-min washing in MABT, a 5-min equilibration reverse transcriptase at 42℃ for 15 h to yield single- in a NBT/BCIP buffer [100 mM Tris·HCl (pH 9.5)/ 100 stranded cDNAs. Following denaturation at 99℃ for mM NaCl/ 50 mM MgCl2], and a 3-h incubation in the 5 min, PCR amplification was performed under the dark in NBT/BCIP buffer containing 10% polyvinyl following conditions: 94℃ for 30 sec, 58℃ for 30 alcohol and a NBT/BCIP mixture (Roche) diluted 1:50, sec, and 72℃ for 1 min, for a total of 35 cycles. The the slides were washed for 5 min in 10 mM Tris·HCl (pH reaction was terminated after a 15-min elongation step 8.0) and 1mM EDTA and then rinsed in PBS. at 72℃. The reverse transcriptase step was omitted in negative control samples to confirm the removal of all Immunofluorescence genomic DNA. Amplification products were analyzed in 2% agarose gels and visualized with ethidium bromide. Following in situ hybridization, the sections were Amplification products were subcloned and sequenced to analyzed for the presence of gastrointestinal hormone- T1R3 in duodenal epithelial cells 179 secreting cells, secretin, somatostatin, gastrin, CCK, obtained with an Olympus DP72 CCD camera mounted and Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC). on an Olympus BX50 microscope. Digital images were The sections were rinsed in PBS and then incubated acquired with DP2-BSW software, converted to TIFF with primary rabbit anti-secretin (1:200; Phoenix format, and then contrast- and color-adjusted using Adobe Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Burlingame, CA, USA), anti- Photoshop CS3 for Macintosh. Overlays of fluorescent somatostatin (1:1000; Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA), anti- and in situ hybridization images were also generated in gastrin (1:1; Cell Marque, Rocklin, CA), anti-CCK Photoshop as follows: the in situ hybridization image (1:1000; Affinity BioReagents, Rockford, IL, USA), or was first inverted, and the blue and green channel portion AADC antibody (1:500; Gene Tex, Inc., Irvine, CA) deleted to black, leaving an inverted, pseudocolored overnight at room temperature in a humidified chamber. red image. Then the green fluorescence image of the After rinsing with PBS, the sections were incubated same field of view was pasted into the green channel, to with Alexa Fluor 488-conjugated goat anti-rabbit IgG produce the overlay. (Molecular Probes, Eugene, OR, USA) overnight at room temperature. The slides were rinsed with PBS and Data analysis coverslipped with Vectashield (Vector Laboratories, Inc., Burlingame, CA). For quantification, every second section was examined Immunofluorescent and in situ hybridization images were (to avoid counting the same cells).