Aim: To explore the effect of IL-11 on the activation of Jak/STAT pathway and the expressions of Bax and Bcl-2 in the intestinal epithelial cells exposed to neutron radiation.
Methods: The BALB/c mice and IEC-6, irradiated by 4 Gy neutron with or without IL-11 treatment, served as in vivo and in vitro model seperately. The changes of the intestines, activity of Jak1 and STAT3 and expressions of Bax and Bcl-2 were observed by HE staining, Western blot, EMSA, immunohistochemistry and image analysis.
Results: (1)Mice exposed to neutron radiation showed severe intestinal damages and no obvious regeneration was seen. IL-11-treated mice had a larger number of cryptal epithelial cells and crypts. (2)Neutron radiation decreased the activities of Jak1 and STAT3, while IL-11 increased their activities. (3) Neutron radiation decreased the expression of Bax and didn't change the level of Bcl-2 in the murine intestine. IL-11 administration decreased the expression of Bax and increased that of Bcl-2.
Conclusion: The mechanism of the intestinal protection of IL-11 in neutron irradiation might be that IL-11 stimulation triggered activation of Jak/STAT pathway, downregulated the expression of Bax and upregulated the expression of Bcl-2.
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