Fatty Acids and IBD and Colitis

The Dangers of a High Fatty Acid DietsOur westernized high-fat diet (HFD) is associated with the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Colitis and other intestinal related diseases and cancers. Here one the root causes is identified to elevated production of pro-inflammatory cytokine-IL-1 β by macrophages. It is suspected that HFD sets off an autoimmune like cascade.This cascade is triggered by NLRP3 inflammasomes. OurApoptosis Kit-Magic Red-Real Time Cathepsin B is used to demonstrate these inflammasomes are activated via Cathepsin B Release:Shengnan Zhao, Zizhen Gong1, Jiefei Zhou1, Chunyan Tian, Yanhong Gao, Congfeng Xu, Yingwei Chen, Wei Cai and Jin Wu1Deoxycholic Acid Triggers NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Aggravates DSS-Induced Colitis in Mice.Front. Immunol., 28 November 2016 | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2016.00536 ...Lipopolysaccharide-primed J774A.1 cells were incubated with or without DCA (100 μM, 24 h); then, the cells were stained with Lyso Tracker Green DND-26 (Invitrogen) or magic red cathepsin B fluorogenic substrate z-Arg-Arg cresyl violet (Neuromics) for 1 h, followed by Hoechst staining for half an hour. Fluorogenic signals were captured by inverted fluorescence microscope (Leica )...Image: Lipopolysaccharide-primed J774A.1 cells were incubated with or without DCA (100 μM, 24 h); then, the cells were stained with Lyso Tracker Green DND-26 (Invitrogen) or Magic RedTM Cathepsin B fluorogenic substrate z-Arg-Arg cresyl violet (Neuromics) ...
Source: Neuromics - Category: Neuroscience Tags: 27-hydroxycholesterol Apoptosis Apoptosis Detection Colitis colon Colorectal Cancer IBD Irritable Bowel Syndrome Magic Red Apoptosis Kit Source Type: news