Emu Oil Promotes Intestinal Repair in Rat Models of Enteric Inflammation

Emu Oil Promotes Intestinal Repair in Rat Models of Enteric Inflammation

Emu Oil Promotes Intestinal Repair in Rat Models of Enteric Inflammation SUZANNE MASHTOUB ABIMOSLEH Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences The University of Adelaide A thesis submitted to The University of Adelaide in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY December 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract……………………………………………………………………………… viii Declaration……………………………………………………………………………… x Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………… xii Publications arising from this thesis…………………………………………………. xiv Thesis structure…………………………………………………………………… xviii Chapter 1. Review of the Literature…………………………………………………… 1 Abstract ................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 4 Fatty acids and intestinal inflammation ................................................................... 4 Ratites ...................................................................................................................... 5 Emu Oil ................................................................................................................... 5 Emu Oil composition ............................................................................................... 5 Therapeutic properties of Emu Oil .......................................................................... 5 Potential mechanisms of action ............................................................................... 6 Emu Oil and gastrointestinal disorders ................................................................... 6 Conclusions ............................................................................................................. 6 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................. 6 References ............................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 2. Emu Oil Increases Colonic Crypt Depth in a Rat Model of Ulcerative Colitis……………………………………………………………………… 9 Abstract .................................................................................................................. 14 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 14 ii Materials and methods ........................................................................................... 15 General experimental procedures ............................................................. 15 Disease activity index and daily metabolic data ....................................... 16 13C-sucrose breath test .............................................................................. 17 Tissue collection ........................................................................................ 17 Histological analyses ................................................................................ 17 Statistical analyses ................................................................................. 17 Results .............................................................................................................. 17 Disease activity index and daily metabolic data ....................................... 17 Visceral and gastrointestinal organ weights and lengths ......................... 17 13C-sucrose breath test .............................................................................. 18 Colonic histology ....................................................................................... 19 Discussion .............................................................................................................. 19 Acknowledgments ................................................................................................. 22 References ............................................................................................................. 22 Chapter 3. Emu Oil Expedites Small Intestinal Repair Following 5-Fluorouracil-Induced Mucositis in Rats…………………………………………… 24 Title Page ............................................................................................................... 28 Abstract ................................................................................................................. 29 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 30 Materials and methods .......................................................................................... 33 General experimental procedures ........................................................... 33 Animal studies ............................................................................... 33 Emu Oil and Olive Oil preparation ............................................... 33 Daily metabolic data and disease activity index ....................................... 34 iii 13C-sucrose breath test .............................................................................. 34 Tissue collection ........................................................................................ 35 Histological analyses ................................................................................ 35 Mucosal measurements ................................................................. 35 Neutral mucin-secreting goblet cell count .................................... 36 Biochemical analyses ................................................................................ 36 Myeloperoxidase activity .............................................................. 36 Cytokine analyses .......................................................................... 37 Statistical analyses .................................................................................... 38 Results ................................................................................................................... 39 Daily metabolic data ................................................................................. 39 Disease activity index ................................................................................ 40 13C-sucrose breath test .............................................................................. 40 Visceral and gastrointestinal organ weights and lengths.......................... 41 Villus height and crypt depth measurements.............................................. 42 Neutral mucin-secreting goblet cells ......................................................... 44 Myeloperoxidase activity ........................................................................... 44 Cytokine analyses ...................................................................................... 44 Discussion ............................................................................................................. 45 Statement of author contributions and acknowledgments ..................................... 51 References ............................................................................................................. 52 Figure legends ....................................................................................................... 58 Chapter 4. Emu Oil Reduces Small Intestinal Inflammation in the Absence of Clinical Improvement in a Rat Model of Indomethacin-Induced Enteropathy.……. 75 Title page ............................................................................................................... 78 iv Abstract ................................................................................................................. 79 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 80 Materials and methods ........................................................................................... 83 General experimental procedures ............................................................. 83 Animal studies ............................................................................... 83 Emu Oil and Olive Oil preparation ............................................... 84 Daily metabolic data and disease activity index ....................................... 84 13C-sucrose breath test .............................................................................. 85 Tissue collection ........................................................................................ 85 Intestinal damage severity scoring ............................................................ 85 Biochemical analysis ................................................................................ 86 Myeloperoxidase activity ............................................................... 86 Statistical analyses .................................................................................... 87 Results ................................................................................................................... 88 Daily metabolic data ................................................................................. 88 Disease activity index ................................................................................ 89 13C-sucrose breath test .............................................................................. 89 Visceral and gastrointestinal organ weights and lengths ......................... 89 Intestinal damage severity scoring ...........................................................

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