The role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in osmotic stress， dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) and cyclic stretch-induced tight junction (TJ) disruption was investigated in Caco-2 cell monolayers and restraint stress-induced barrier dysfunction in mouse colon Live cell imaging showed that osmotic stress， cyclic stretch and DSS triggered rapid production of ROS in Caco-2 cell monolayers， which was blocked by depletion of intracellular Ca by 1，2-bis-(-aminophenoxy)ethane-，，'，'-tetraacetic acid. Knockdown of Ca1.3 or TRPV6 channels blocked osmotic stress and DSS-induced ROS production and attenuated TJ disruption and barrier dysfunction. -Acetyl l-cysteine (NAC) and l--Nitroarginine methyl ester (l-NAME... More
The role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in osmotic stress， dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) and cyclic stretch-induced tight junction (TJ) disruption was investigated in Caco-2 cell monolayers and restraint stress-induced barrier dysfunction in mouse colon Live cell imaging showed that osmotic stress， cyclic stretch and DSS triggered rapid production of ROS in Caco-2 cell monolayers， which was blocked by depletion of intracellular Ca by 1，2-bis-(-aminophenoxy)ethane-，，'，'-tetraacetic acid. Knockdown of Ca1.3 or TRPV6 channels blocked osmotic stress and DSS-induced ROS production and attenuated TJ disruption and barrier dysfunction. -Acetyl l-cysteine (NAC) and l--Nitroarginine methyl ester (l-NAME) blocked stress-induced TJ disruption and barrier dysfunction. NAC and l-NAME also blocked stress-induced activation of c-Jun -terminal kinase (JNK) and c-Src. ROS was colocalized with the mitochondrial marker in stressed cells. Cyclosporin A blocked osmotic stress and DSS-induced ROS production， barrier dysfunction， TJ disruption and JNK activation. Mitochondria-targeted Mito-TEMPO blocked osmotic stress and DSS-induced barrier dysfunction and TJ disruption. Chronic restraint stress in mice resulted in the elevation of intracellular Ca， activation of JNK and c-Src， and disruption of TJ in the colonic epithelium. Furthermore， corticosterone administration induced JNK and c-Src activation， TJ disruption and protein thiol oxidation in colonic mucosa. The present study demonstrates that oxidative stress is a common signal in the mechanism of TJ disruption in the intestinal epithelium by different types of cellular stress and bio behavioral stress .
