Pulsatile exposure to simulated reflux leads to stereotypical changes in gene expression in a 3D model of oesophageal mucosa

ABSTRACT: Oesophageal exposure to duodenogastroesophageal refluxate is implicated in the development of BarrettM-bM-^@M-^Ys Metaplasia, with increased risk of progression to oesophageal adenocarcinoma. The literature proposes that reflux exposure activates NF-kB, driving the aberrant expression of intestine-specific caudal-related homeobox genes. However, early events in the pathogenesis of BarrettM-bM-^@M-^Ys Metaplasia from a normal epithelium are poorly understood. To investigate this, our study subjected a 3D model of the normal human oesophageal mucosa to repeated, pulsatile exposure to specific bile components and examined changes in gene expression. Initial 2D experiments with a range of bile salts observed that taurochenodeoxycholate (TCDC) impacted upon NF-kB activation without causing cell

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Paul Heath 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-45380 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress