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Apical Junction Complex Protein Expression in the Canine Colon: Differential Expression of Claudin-2 in the Colonic Mucosa in Dogs With Idiopathic Colitis

Alison E. Ridyard, Jeremy K. Brown, Susan M. Rhind, Roderick W. Else, James W. Simpson and Hugh R.P. Miller

Division of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Midlothian, United Kingdom

Correspondence to: Alison Ridyard, Division of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, United Kingdom. E-mail: Alison.Ridyard{at}ed.ac.uk

Canine idiopathic lymphocytic-plasmacytic colitis (LPC) is a well-recognized clinical and pathological entity in the dog, associated with altered immune cell populations and cytokine expression profiles. Clinical and experimental data indicate that alterations in the permeability of the intestinal epithelium contribute to the pathogenesis of a range of related conditions. The apical junction complex plays a significant role in regulating epithelial paracellular permeability, and we have characterized the distribution of a number of its component tight junction (ZO-1, occludin, claudin-2) and adherens junction (E-cadherin and ß-catenin) proteins in normal colon and colon from dogs with idiopathic LPC. ZO-1, occludin, E-cadherin, and ß-catenin exhibited a distribution in normal canine colon similar to that described previously in humans and rodents. In contrast to the situation in humans, claudin-2-specific labeling was observed in the normal canine colonic crypt epithelium, decreasing in intensity from the distal to the proximal crypt and becoming barely detectable at the luminal surface of the colon. There was little evidence for significant changes in ZO-1, occludin, E-cadherin, or ß-catenin expression in dogs affected by idiopathic LPC. However, claudin-2 expression markedly increased in the proximal crypt and luminal colonic epithelium in affected dogs, suggesting a role in the pathogenesis of canine LPC. (J Histochem Cytochem 55:1049–1058, 2007)

Key Words: canine • colon • inflammatory bowel disease • tight junction • adherens junction • ZO-1 • claudin-2 • occludin • E-cadherin • ß-catenin

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