BACKGROUND:An impairment of the intestinal barrier function is one of the major characteristics of Crohn's disease (CD). This study aimed to evaluate the impact of autophagy induction by rapamycin on the intestinal epithelial barrier function in CD model mice. METHODS:IL-10 knockout (IL-10 KO) mice were used as the human CD models in this study. All the mice were randomly assigned into four groups, (a) wild-type (WT) group; (b) IL-10 KO group; (c) IL-10 KO + rapamycin group and (d) IL-10 KO + 3-methyladenine (3-MA), containing 6 mice in each group. The disease activity index (DAI), histology, pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemotactic factors in colon tissues, intestinal and colonic permeability, distributions and expressions of tight junction (TJ) proteins, epithelial apoptosis of mice in four groups were evaluated and compared. RESULTS:Autophagy induction by rapamycin treatment ameliorated DAI and histological colitis, decreased pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IFN-γ and IL-17) and chemotactic factors (CXCL-1 and CXCL-2), decreased intestinal and colonic permeability, improved the distribution and expression of TJ proteins in IL-10 KO mice. CONCLUSION:Autophagy induction by rapamycin significantly improved intestinal barrier function and protected IL-10 KO mice from the experimental chronic colitis.

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