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A novel serotonin-containing tuft cell subpopulation in mouse intestine

Cheng, Xiaowen LU ; Voss, Ulrikke LU and Ekblad, Eva LU (2019) In Cell and Tissue Research 376(2). p.189-197
Abstract

In this study, a novel subset of doublecortin-like kinase 1 (DCLK1)-immunoreactive (IR) tuft cells that also contain serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5HT) is described, in terms of their number, regional distribution, possible synthesis or reuptake of 5HT and proximity to 5-HT-containing enterochromaffin (EC) cells. The small intestine from C57BL/6J mice was divided into five segments while the large intestine was kept undivided. Double immunostaining was used to estimate numbers and topographic distribution of 5HT-IR (DCLK1/5HT) tuft cells and their possible expression of tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) and serotonin transporter (SERT). Also, possible contacts between tuft cells and 5HT-IR EC cells were studied. In the small intestine, up... (More)

In this study, a novel subset of doublecortin-like kinase 1 (DCLK1)-immunoreactive (IR) tuft cells that also contain serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5HT) is described, in terms of their number, regional distribution, possible synthesis or reuptake of 5HT and proximity to 5-HT-containing enterochromaffin (EC) cells. The small intestine from C57BL/6J mice was divided into five segments while the large intestine was kept undivided. Double immunostaining was used to estimate numbers and topographic distribution of 5HT-IR (DCLK1/5HT) tuft cells and their possible expression of tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) and serotonin transporter (SERT). Also, possible contacts between tuft cells and 5HT-IR EC cells were studied. In the small intestine, up to 80% of all tuft cells were identified as DCLK1/5HT-IR; in the large intestine, such cells were rare. The highest number of DCLK1/5HT-IR cells was found in the upper small intestine. The numbers of DCLK1/5HT-IR cells gradually decreased distally. DCLK1-IR tuft cells were not found to contain TPH, the rate-limiting enzyme in 5HT synthesis. SERT, the selective transporter for 5HT reuptake, could not convincingly be demonstrated in tuft cells. In villi and crypts, 3% and 10%, respectively, of all DCLK1-IR cells were in close proximity to EC cells. EC cells in close proximity to DCLK1-IR cells were, in villi and crypts, 3 and 8%, respectively. We conclude that DCLK1/5HT-IR cells constitute a novel subset of tuft cells that may have unique roles in the GI tract.

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Enterochromaffin cell, Serotonin, Serotonin transporter, Tryptophan hydroxylase, Tuft cell
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Cell and Tissue Research
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376
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2
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189 - 197
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Springer
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0302-766X
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10.1007/s00441-018-02988-3
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English
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  author       = {{Cheng, Xiaowen and Voss, Ulrikke and Ekblad, Eva}},
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  keywords     = {{Enterochromaffin cell; Serotonin; Serotonin transporter; Tryptophan hydroxylase; Tuft cell}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{01}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{189--197}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Cell and Tissue Research}},
  title        = {{A novel serotonin-containing tuft cell subpopulation in mouse intestine}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00441-018-02988-3}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s00441-018-02988-3}},
  volume       = {{376}},
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