Nerve growth factor and diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D): a potential therapeutic target?

Nerve growth factor and diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D): a potential therapeutic target? 神经生长因子与腹泻型肠易激综合征：具有前景的治疗靶点？ 1 2 first-author 3 1 2 corresp ‡Corresponding Author ‡Corresponding Author †E-mail:Ysk12329@126.com †E-mail:Ysk12329@126.com Ysk12329@126.com Gastroenterology Department, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China Gastroenterology Department, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100073, China Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100073, China Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250014, China Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250014, China Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort associated with abnormal bowel habits. Diarrhea-predominant IBS (IBS-D) is a major subtype of IBS, the predominant manifestations of which are abdominal pain and diarrhea. The pathogenesis of IBS-D remained unknown until recently. The effects of psychosocial stress, central hypervigilance, neuroendocrine abnormality, disturbed gastrointestinal motility, mucosal immune activation, intestinal barrier dysfunction, visceral hypersensitivity (VH), altered gut flora, and genetic susceptibility may be involved in its development. Recently, increased attention has been placed on the neural-immune-endocrine network mechanism in IBS-D, especially the role of various neuroendocrine mediators. As a member of the neurotrophin family, nerve growth factor (NGF) has diverse biological effects, and participates in the pathogenesis of many diseases. Basic studies have demonstrated that NGF is associated with inflammatory- and stress-related VH, as well as stress-related intestinal barrier dysfunction. The aim of this study is to summarize recent literature and discuss the role of NGF in the pathophysiology of IBS-D, especially in VH and intestinal barrier dysfunction, as well as its potential as a therapeutic target in IBS-D. 目的 2 回顾国内外研究进展，针对神经生长因子（NGF）在腹泻型肠易激综合征（IBS-D）病理生理学，尤其在内脏高敏感和肠屏障功能受损中的作用作一综述。 创新点 2 总结了国内外有关NGF参与IBS-D病理生理学的基础及临床研究证据，提出了NGF介导IBS-D内脏高敏感和肠屏障功能受损的可能机制，并首次构建了NGF-肥大细胞-神经纤维三者在IBS-D发病中的作用网络。 方法 2 在PubMed、EMBASE、Web of Science、CNKI、维普和万方等数据库检索有关NGF参与IBS-D病理生理学的中英文文献，时间设定为各数据库建库至2015年5月。剔除重复及不相关文献后，对纳入文献进行综述。 结论 2 NGF作为重要的神经内分泌介质，可能参与介 导了IBS-D患者内脏高敏感和肠屏障功能受损，其在IBS-D病理生理学中的作用值得深入研究，并有望成为治疗靶点。 Nerve growth factor Diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome Pathophysiology Intestinal barrier dysfunction Visceral hypersensitivity 神经生长因子 腹泻型肠易激综合征 病理生理学 内脏高敏感 肠屏障功能受损 Introduction 1 Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disease without organic abnormalitie characterized by recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort associated with abnormal bowel habits. The diagnosis is established primarily through symptoms according to the Rome III criteria of 2006 after exclusion of organic gastrointestinal diseases through endoscopy radioscopy and other biochemical tests. Epidemiological surveys show that the prevalence of IBS in China is between 1% and 16% (Zhang et al. 2014 2014 ) while the prevalence in the western population is relatively high ranging from 10% to 18% (Choung and Locke. 2011 2011 ). As a major subtype diarrhea-predominant IBS (IBS-D) accounts for 23.3%–65% of IBS cases (Yao et al. 2008 2008 ; Shen et al. 2011 2011 ) and its predominant clinical manifestations are abdominal pain and diarrhea. The recurrent and distressing abdominal symptoms always accompanied by psychological disorders affect the patients’ quality of life to varying degrees. The pathogenesis of IBS-D has not been completely understood until recently. The effects of psychosocial stress central hypervigilance neuroendocrine abnormality disturbed gastrointestinal motility mucosal immune activation intestinal barrier dysfunction visceral hypersensitivity (VH) altered gut flora as well as genetic susceptibility may be involved in its development (Camilleri 2012 2012 ). A single factor cannot fully explain the pathogenesis and symptoms of IBS-D. These factors may have complex interactions and their positions may vary in the pathogenesis of the disorder in the individual IBS-D patient resulting in heterogeneity of IBS-D. Recently, a neural-immune-endocrine network mechanism has gained increasing attention especially relating to the role of various neuroendocrine mediators such as serotonin (5-HT) substance P (SP) brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and nerve growth factor (NGF) in IBS-D. This article will review the literature on the role of NGF in the pathophysiology of IBS-D especially in VH and intestinal barrier dysfunction. Publications related to IBS and NGF in both the English and Chinese languages were searched in PubMed EMBASE Web of Scienc China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). Weipu and Wanfang databases from their inception to May 2015 (Fig. 1 1 ). The initial literature search identified a total of 1274 citations. After removal of duplicates 1161 records were left; and among these 738 records were excluded based on their titles and abstracts. Full-text examinations further excluded 364 records because of irrelevance to the aim of the present study. Finally 59 eligible records were identified and included in this study consisting of 15 literature reviews 15 animal researches. What is NGF? 1 Neurotrophins (NTs) are a family of trophic factors that regulate the growth, function, plasticity, survival, and apoptosis of neurons, including NGF, BDNF, NT-3, and NT-4 (Bothwell, 2014 2014 ). Secreted by various tissues and cells, such as innervated tissues, astrocytes, mast cells, and epithelial cells, NTs will enter nerve endings in a receptor-mediated manner, and are then backwards transported to the cell body of the neuron to modulate the synthesis of the related proteins. Recent studies have found that NTs and their receptors are widely distributed in the digestive tract, and exert important effects on the sensation, motility, and secretion of the digestive tract. As the first member discovered in the NT family, NGF is a multimeric protein consisting of subunits α, β, and γ, of which β is the active subunit. NGF is distributed in various organs, such as the brain, ganglion, skeletal muscle, intestine, bladder, etc. NGF exerts its functions via two membrane receptors: a high-affinity receptor TrkA and a low-affinity receptor p75 NTR (Wang and Wu, 2010 2010 ), and the former is of particular importance. The main biological effects of NGF include promoting neuronal differentiation, stimulating the growth of dendrites and cell bodies, and affecting nerve fiber density. In addition, NGF plays a regulatory role in the function of non-nerve tissues, such as the activation, proliferation, and apoptosis of mast cells, lymphocytes, and epithelial cells. Under acute or chronic stress, tissue damage, inflammation, and other pathological conditions, increased NGF can change the local nerve fiber plasticity, resulting in hyperalgesia, as well as organ dysfunction (Lewin et al., 2014 2014 ). There is very limited clinical evidence on the relationship between NGF and IBS-D. However, basic studies have demonstrated that NGF is associated with inflammatory- and stress-related VH, as well as stress-related intestinal barrier dysfunction. Due to the existence of stress and low-grade mucosal inflammation in IBS-D, NGF may play a potential role in the pathophysiology of IBS-D, particularly in VH and intestinal barrier dysfunction. Detailed information of the individual studies exploring the role of NGF in IBS pathophysiology is presented in Table 1 1 . Reference Country Study type Employed techniques Key findings Willot et al., 2012 2012 Canada Human Immunohistochemistry, enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA) Rectal mucosal NGF content was higher in IBS-D children than in control and correlated with mast cell (MC) number Dothel et al., 2015 2015 Italy Human Immunohistochemistry, ELISA, primary cell culture, qRT-PCR Higher nerve fiber density, neuronal sprouting, and mucosal NGF and TrkA levels in IBS patients; NGF antibodies inhibited the neurotrophic effect of mucosal supernatants from IBS patients Barreau et al., 2004 2004 France Animal Immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR, gut permeability (GP) by 51 Cr-EDTA Maternal deprivation (MD) increased visceral sensitivity, GP, and colonic NGF expression in rats; NGF antibodies abolished these effects van den Wijngaard, 2009 The Netherlands Animal Immunohistochemistry, qRT-PCR, Western blotting Acute stress induced colonic hypersensitivity and elevated colonic MC numbers in adult MD rats; MC stabilizer, NGF antibodies, or TRPV1 antagonist prevented the hypersensitivity Yu et al., 2008 2008 China Animal Intraperitoneal NGF injection NGF enhanced water avoidance (WA)-induced visceral hypersensitivity Delafoy et al., 2003 2003 France Animal Intraperitoneal NGF injection Both NGF and trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) induced colonic hypersensitivity via capsaicin-sensitive afferent fibers; NGF antibodies could reverse the effects of NGF and TNBS Delafoy et al., 2006 2006 France Animal Drug intervention, colonic sensitivity assessment via barostat Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonist alleviated TNBS or NGF-induced colonic hypersensitivity; NGF antibodies failed to reverse CGRP-induced hypersensitivity Barreau et al., 2007 2007 France Animal Drug intervention, GP by 51 Cr-EDTA, immunohistochemistry, ELISA MD rats showed increased GP and colonic NGF content; CRF acts on mast cells to stimulate NGF release and participates in the elevated GP observed in MD adult rats Barreau et al., 2008 2008 France Animal Immunohistochemistry, ELISA, drug intervention MD induced increased nerve fiber density and synaptogenesis, as well as mast cell hyperplasia and hypertrophy; NGF antibodies prevented these effects NGF and VH in IBS-D 1 VH is a clinical marker in a subset of IBS-D patients, and contributes to abdominal pain, bloating, urgency, and other symptoms. VH is defined as increased visceral sensitivity to mechanical, temperature, chemical, and other stimuli; a balloon distension test shows decreased rectal sensory thresholds compared with healthy individuals. It is a widely accepted fact that the mechanisms of VH involve multiple levels of the nervous system: sensory nerve endings, spinal afferent pathways, and the brain. In addition, neuroendocrine mediators, gut flora, and low-grade mucosal inflammation are also involved (Zhou and Li, 2014 2014 ). An increasing number of clinical and basic studies have confirmed that NGF is closely related to VH. Clinical studies on NGF and VH in IBS 2 Akbar et al. ( 2008 2008 ) reported increased SP-positive and transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1)-positive nerve fibers in colonic mucosa of IBS patients, and a positive correlation between TRPV1 staining intensity and abdominal pain, speculating that in the low-grade inflamed mucosa of IBS, elevated NGF mediates TRPV1 up-regulation and leads to VH. However, this research lacks direct evidence of the NGF level in IBS. Willot et al. ( 2012 2012 ) first determined NGF in rectal mucosa of IBS-D children by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing, and observed elevated NGF content compared with healthy controls. Recently, Dothel et al. ( 2015 2015 ) discovered increased density of neuronal-specific enolase (NSE)-positive and growth associated protein 43 (GAP43)-positive fibers in the colonic mucosa from IBS patients, indicating higher nerve fiber density and neuronal sprouting; mucosal NGF and TrkA levels were also increased in IBS patients; mucosal supernatants from these patients promoted neuritogenesis of human neuronal cell lines, which could be inhibited by anti-NGF antibodies. These results indicate that increased NGF acts on the intestinal sensory nerve endings, promotes their growth and synapse formation, and thus mediates VH. Limitations of these studies are that correlations between elevated NGF and visceral sensitivity indicators, as well as IBS symptoms, have not been analyzed. These issues deserve further investigation to clarify the role of NGF in the pathogenesis of IBS-D. Mechanisms of NGF-mediated VH 2 In inflammatory diseases and animal models, by modifying neuronal plasticity, NGF promotes the perception and transduction of inflammatory pain, and mediates hypersensitivity of the related tissues and organs. For instance, colonic NGF and TrkA expression were increased in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients (di Mola et al., 2000 2000 ), and the NGF level in ulcerative colitis was positively correlated with the severity of the disease (Li et al., 2014 2014 ). In rat models of chemically-induced cystitis, rats exhibited inflammatory bladder pain, skin mechanical hypersensitivity, and increased NGF content in the bladder mucosa; administration of TrkA antagonist before modeling prevented bladder and skin hyperalgesia, suggesting that coupled with TrkA, NGF transmits signals to the sensory neurons, activates pain pathway, and mediates hypersensitivity (Coelho et al., 2015 2015 ). Stress animal models present similar pathophysiologic abnormalities to that in IBS patients, such as VH and intestinal barrier dysfunction. Therefore, these experimental models are always used to explore the pathophysiology of IBS. NGF-mediated VH is not restricted to the inflammatory state, but also is involved in the stress state. Barreau et al. ( 2004 2004 ) reported NGF to be an important mediator in neonatal maternal deprivation (MD)-induced VH. After experiencing MD for several weeks, the rats showed VH to rectal distention and elevated colonic NGF; treatment with anti-NGF antibodies during MD abolished MD-induced hypersensitivity. Another study showed that acute water avoidance (WA) stress induced hypersensitivity to colonic distention in adult MD rats, and also caused a slight increase in the colonic mast cell (MC) numbers, but not in non-MD rats; administration of MC stabilizer, anti-NGF antibody, or TRPV1 antagonist before WA prevented hypersensitivity (van den Wijngaard et al., 2009 2009 ). Yu et al. ( 2008 2008 ) showed that intraperitoneal injection of NGF enhanced WA-induced VH, through the up-regulation of TRPV1. This evidence suggests that NGF, MC, and TRPV1 are involved in stress-related VH, and the cascade sequence may be as follows: stress-MC-NGF-TRPV1-VH. Administration of exogenous NGF to normal tissues induces hypersensitivity similar to that in inflammation and stress. Rukwied et al. ( 2010 2010 ) injected 1 μg NGF into a normal human forearm and induced local temperature and mechanical hypersensitivity. Delafoy et al. ( 2003 2003 ; 2006 2006 ) showed that intraperitoneal injection of NGF lowered colonic distention thresholds in rats, which could be reversed by anti-NGF antibodies or a calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonist; injection of CGRP also induced similar hypersensitivity, while anti-NGF antibodies failed to reverse it, indicating that CGRP is a critical element downstream in NGF signaling; if capsaicin-sensitive C-fiber afferents were damaged during the neonatal period, then NGF-induced colonic hypersensitivity was abolished. Taken together, the possible mechanisms of NGF-mediated VH are that NGF causes neurotrophic effects on sensory nerve endings, promoting the proliferation of SP-, CGRP-, and TRPV1-positive nociceptive fibers; moreover, NGF modulates the activation state of nociceptor proteins such as TRPV1 to sensitize the nerve endings (Bonnington and McNaughton, 2003 2003 ; Zhuang et al., 2004 2004 ; Zhu and Oxford, 2007 2007 ); NGF is also backwards transported to the cell body in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG), increasing the TRPV1 expression and translocation to the peripheral terminals (Stein et al., 2006 2006 ). All these lead to hypersensitivity of the sensory nerve endings, increased release of pain-related peptides (such as CGRP, SP) after stimulation, and subsequent hyperalgesia. NGF and intestinal barrier dysfunction in IBS-D 1 Intact intestinal barrier defense relies on three components: pre-epithelium, epithelium, and post-epithelium (Hao and Duan, 2010 2010 ). The pre-epithelium component includes the mucus and microbiota, together with chemical substances such as cytokines, inflammatory mediators, and antimicrobial peptides. The epithelium plays a critical role in the intestinal barrier function, and primarily consists of intestinal epithelial cells and intercellular tight junctions (TJs). The post-epithelium component includes immunocytes in lamina propria, blood vessels, and the enteric nervous system (ENS) (Keita and Söderholm, 2010 2010 ; Bischoff et al., 2014 2014 ). It is now an accepted fact that intestinal barrier dysfunction plays a pathogenic role in IBS-D, which manifests itself as increased mucosal permeability, ultrastructural alteration of the TJ, an abnormal level of TJ-related proteins and other associated blood markers. Evidence of intestinal barrier dysfunction in IBS-D 2 Several studies observed increased intestinal permeability in IBS patients via the oral multi-sugar test (Mujagic et al., 2014 2014 ; Shulman et al., 2014 2014 ). A study on IBS-D patients performed by Liu et al. ( 2014 2014 ) showed elevated urinary levels of I-FABP, I-BABP, and L-FABP, which are regarded as clear markers of intestinal barrier function. Lee et al. ( 2013 2013 ) confirmed increased intestinal permeability in IBS-D using an Ussing chamber. Martínez et al. ( 2013 2013 ) observed abnormalities in the expression, phosphorylation, and distribution of TJ-related proteins (such as claudin and occludin), as well as disrupted ultrastructure of the intercellular apical junction complex (AJC) in the jejunal mucosa of IBS-D patients, revealing the underlying molecular and structural basis of intestinal barrier dysfunction in IBS-D. Mechanisms of NGF-mediated barrier dysfunction 2 The neonatal MD model is usually used to mimic the intestinal barrier dysfunction in IBS patients. Barreau et al. ( 2004 2004 ; 2007 2007 ) reported that NGF was a key factor in MD-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction. In that study, MD rats presented increased intestinal permeability measured by 51 Cr-EDTA excretion, as well as elevated MC numbers and NGF expression; MD rats administered anti-NGF antibodies showed normal permeability; the intraperitoneal injection of NGF induced similar changes in permeability and the MC numbers in non-MD rats. Possible explanation is that stress promotes intestinal NGF expression. Increased NGF acts on MCs and promotes their proliferation, activation, and release of mediators (Barreau et al., 2008 2008 ). Various MC-derived mediators (such as tryptase, histamine, prostaglandins, interleukin (IL)-4, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α) combine with specific membrane receptors on epithelial cells, and modify the expression and location of TJ proteins, resulting in increased intestinal permeability. NGF can not only indirectly affect permeability via MC, but also act on intestinal epithelial cells via its receptor TrkA, and directly change permeability. Due to increased intestinal permeability, exposure of submucosal tissue to antigens such as intraluminal pathogens occurs more frequently, overstimulating the local immune system. Various immune and inflammatory mediators activate intestinal receptors and cause disturbances in sensation, motility, and secretion in the digestive tract, contributing to the symptoms of IBS-D (Piche et al., 2009 2009 ; Zhou et al., 2009 2009 ). As mentioned above, evidence of numerous basic researches has demonstrated the critical role of NGF in stress-related intestinal barrier dysfunction. Stress is involved in the pathogenesis of IBS-D, and is a trigger of IBS symptoms. Thus, it can be assumed that NGF participates in intestinal barrier dysfunction in IBS-D patients, which remains to be confirmed by further studies. NGF-MC-nerve interaction in IBS-D pathophysiology 1 Intestinal MC is regarded as the key component of the neural-immune-endocrine network mechanism in IBS-D, and also the main source of NGF in the intestinal mucosa (Leon et al., 1994 1994 ; Levi-Montalcini et al., 1996 1996 ; Skaper et al., 2001 2001 ). MCs are always adjacent to small-diameter unmyelinated nerve fibers that are primarily peptidergic fibers containing neuropeptides such as SP and CGRP, and can respond to noxious stimuli and induce pain (Park et al., 2003 2003 ; Barbara et al., 2004 2004 ). Moreover, these fibers express TrkA and receive regulation of NGF (Snider and McMahon, 1998 1998 ). These spacial and structural features suggest functional interaction of the NGF-MC-nerve. In the pathogenesis of IBS-D (Fig. 2 2 ), psychophysiological stress (such as adverse life events, catching cold, and intestinal infection) activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis (Mayer, 2000 2000 ; Chang et al., 2009 2009 ; Kennedy et al., 2014 2014 ). The central and intestinal corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) increases and activates intestinal MCs (Barreau et al., 2007 2007 ; Overman et al., 2012 2012 ). Activated MCs degranulate and release mediators such as NGF and tryptase. These mediators act on intestinal epithelial cells, and influence the expression and localization of TJ proteins, resulting in increased intestinal permeability and intestinal barrier dysfunction (Ferrier et al., 2003 2003 ; Cenac et al., 2007 2007 ; Coëffier et al., 2010 2010 ). In addition, the ENS, especially the VIPergic submucosal nerve fibers, has been demonstrated to regulate the expression of TJ-related proteins (such as ZO-1) and affect the intestinal barrier homeostasis. Thus, in addition to the MC-related mechanism, NGF may modulate the barrier function via ENS and its neuropeptides (such as vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)) (Neunlist et al., 2003 2003 ). With respect to VH, MC-derived mediators such as tryptase, NGF, histamine, 5-HT, and prostaglandins activate the intestinal sensory nerve endings (Barbara et al., 2007 2007 ; Ohashi et al., 2008 2008 ). Moreover, as a neurotrophic factor, NGF modifies local neuronal plasticity, leading to changes in the distribution of sensory nerve endings, expression and location of nociceptor proteins (such as TRPV1), and the release of neuropeptides (such as SP, CGRP, VIP). All these factors cause hypersensitivity of the sensory nerve endings to noxious and even physiological stimuli, which forms the foundation of VH. In addition, MC-derived NGF can act on the MC in a paracrine or autocrine manner. Likewise, sensory nerve endings, activated by MC mediators, can release neuropeptides to affect the MC. All these in turn will promote MC activation and NGF production, forming the positive feedback loop. Intestinal barrier dysfunction and VH caused by NGF-MC-nerve interaction constitute the pathophysiological basis of IBS-D symptoms, such as abdominal pain and diarrhea. Conclusions and prospects 1 IBS has always been considered a functional gastrointestinal disease, without the clear evidence of any organic gastrointestinal diseases. However, it is a general rule in most diseases that there are always structural or organic abnormalities underlying the functional alterations. Many efforts have been made to seek the underlying culprits of IBS symptoms, but the pathophysiology of IBS-D is still not entirely understood, leading to a lack of specific and effective therapy. The neural-immune-endocrine network mechanism has become a hot spot for research at present. NGF, as an important neuroendocrine mediator, presents diverse biological and pathological effects. Its relationship with visceral sensitivity and the intestinal barrier function, as well as mobility, gut flora, mental condition, and the genetic background of IBS-D patients, deserves further investigation, in order to elucidate the pathophysiology of IBS-D. In disease management, NGF-targeted therapy has shown encouraging prospects in several illnesses. 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