Objective To elucidate the mechanisms of disruption of intestinal mucosa barrier in obstructive jaundice.Methods The obstructive jaundice model of rats was set up.At 10 d and 20 d after operation,immunohistochemistry and Western-blot techniques were used to examine the distribution and expression of tight junction proteins(ZO-1,Occludin) and myosin light chain kinase(MLCK)in intestinal mucosa.Results In normal control groups,the staining of ZO-1 and occludin was predominantly localized to the margins of the epithelial cells and the apex of the cell membrane,and displayed a continuous and uniform distribution along the under surface of the villae.MLCK was distributed mainly in cytoplasm.In obstructive jaundice groups,ZO-1 and occludin staining appeared discontinuous and vague,with rough edges and spiculate processes.The staining of MLCK was also discontinuous and scanty.The strong positive express ratio of ZO-1,Occludin and MLCK were obviously lower in two experiment group than those in the control group all P

Objective To explore the effects of glucagon-like peptide-2(GLP-2) on intestinal mucosa epithelium myosin light chain kinase(MLCK)of the rat with obstructive jaundice.Methods The obstructive jaundice models of rats were set up.At postoperative 10 d,the control group rats were subcutaneously injected with 0.5 mL PBS;experiment group A with 250g/(kg?d) GLP-2 (0.5 mL),and experiment group B with 125 g/(kg?d) GLP-2 (0.5 mL),b.i.d?7 d,then all the rats were killed The villus height,mucosa thickness and crypt depth of the terminal ileum mucosa were detected.Immunohistochemistry and Western-blot were used to examine the distribution and expression of MLCK.Image analytical system and statistics software were used to analyze the results quantitately.Results The intestinal villi of the distal ileum mucosa were short and sparse in control group.Compared with control group,the average intestinal villus height,mucosa thickness and crypt depth were increased 27.8%,21.7% and 25.4%(all P0.05).The same outcomes were obtained by quantitative analysing Western blot images.The degression of intestinal villus height and absorbance of MLCK images presented direct correlation.Conclusions The intestinal mucous membrane shows obvious atrophy in obstructive jaundice.Exogenous supplemented GLP-2 can enhance the quantity and distribution of MLCK in intestinal mucosa in obstructive jaurdice,and can restore the morphology of intestinal mucosa epithelium.