The integrity and barrier function of porcine vocal fold epithelium: its susceptibility to damage by deoxycholic acid compared with pepsin

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader The integrity and barrier function of porcine vocal fold epithelium: its susceptibility to damage by deoxycholic acid compared with pepsin Via http://link.springer.com/journal/405,European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology,The European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Jul 22. doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-06997-x. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: In this study, we aim to systematically evaluate the damaging role of gastric (pepsin and acid) and duodenal ingredients (bile acids) on vocal fold epithelium in excised porcine larynges. METHODS: Fresh ex vivo porcine larynges were exposed to one of five experimental conditions for 1 h. These conditions will be referred to as alkaline deoxycholic acid, acidic pepsin, acid pH3 only, acid pH5 only, and control, respectively. A Franz diffusing cell was used to evaluate the barrier function of vocal fold epithelium by measuring the permeability to fluorescein isothiocyanate dextran of 4 kDa. Histological changes were observed using transmission electron microscopy. RESULTS: After immersing the fresh porcine larynges in the five solution groups, we found that the vocal fold epithelium in the deoxycholic acid group h ad more permeability to FD4 than the pepsin group (P < 0.001). Fragmentation and desquamation of dead cell layers were observed in both the pepsin and deoxycholic acid groups, but were more severe in the deoxycholic acid group than the pepsin group. The thickness of the dead epithelial cell layer gradually increased with increasing acid concentration (P < 0.05). Additionally, the thickness of the dead epithelial cell layer in the deoxycholic acid group was significantly higher than that in the pepsin group (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Deoxycholic acid in a weakly acidic condition is more likely than pepsin to induce apoptosis in ex vivo porcine vocal fold epithelium, destroy the link proteins between epithelial cells, and affect their integrity and barrier function. PMID:34292400 | DOI:10.1007/s00405-021-06997-x View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.