Claudin 2 Deficiency Reduces Bile Flow and Increases Susceptibility to Cholesterol Gallstone Disease in Mice

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• 作者：Kengo Matsumoto¹ ; ² ; Mitsunobu Imasato¹ ; Yuji Yamazaki¹ ; Hiroo Tanaka¹ ; Mitsuhiro Watanabe³ ; ⁴ ; Hidetoshi Eguchi⁵ ; Hiroaki Nagano⁵ ; Hayato Hikita² ; Tomohide Tatsumi² ; Tetsuo Takehara² ; Atsushi Tamura¹ ; ^{atamura@biosci.med.osaka-u.ac.jp" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Sachiko Tsukita¹ ; ^{atsukita@biosci.med.osaka-u.ac.jp" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Mouse Model ; Claudin 2 ; Hepatic Microcirculation ; TJ
• 刊名：Gastroenterology
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：November 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：147
• 期：5
• 页码：1134-1145.e10
• 全文大小：8705 K

文摘

Bile formation and secretion are essential functions of the hepatobiliary system. Bile flow is generated by transepithelial transport of water and ionic/nonionic solutes via transcellular and paracellular pathways that is mainly driven by osmotic pressure. We examined the role of tight junction–based paracellular transport in bile secretion. Claudins are cell–cell adhesion molecules in tight junctions that create the paracellular barrier. The claudin family has 27 reported members, some of which have paracellular ion- and/or water-channel–like functions. Claudin 2 is a paracellular channel-forming protein that is highly expressed in hepatocytes and cholangiocytes; we examined the hepatobiliary system of claudin 2 knockout (Cldn2^−/−) mice.

Methods

We collected liver and biliary tissues from Cldn2^−/− and Cldn2^+/+ mice and performed histologic, biochemical, and electrophysiologic analyses. We measured osmotic movement of water and/or ions in Cldn2^−/− and Cldn2^+/+ hepatocytes and bile ducts. Mice were placed on lithogenic diets for 4 weeks and development of gallstone disease was assessed.

Results

The rate of bile flow in Cldn2^−/− mice was half that of Cldn2^+/+ mice, resulting in significantly more concentrated bile in livers of Cldn2^−/− mice. Consistent with these findings, osmotic gradient-driven water flow was significantly reduced in hepatocyte bile canaliculi and bile ducts isolated from Cldn2^−/− mice, compared with Cldn2^+/+ mice. After 4 weeks on lithogenic diets, all Cldn2^−/− mice developed macroscopically visible gallstones; the main component of the gallstones was cholesterol (>98%). In contrast, none of the Cldn2^+/+ mice placed on lithogenic diets developed gallstones.

Conclusions

Based on studies of Cldn2^−/− mice, claudin 2 regulates paracellular ion and water flow required for proper regulation of bile composition and flow. Dysregulation of this process increases susceptibility to cholesterol gallstone disease in mice.