Long term use of Proton Pump Inhibitor disrupts intestinal tight junction barrier and exaggerates experimental colitis.
Meghali NighotPei-Luan LiaoNathan Michael MorrisDennis MccarthyViszwapriya DharmaprakashInam Ullah KhanShannon DalessioKushal SahaAshwinkumar Subramaniam GanapathyAlexandra WangWei DingGregory YochumWalter KoltunPrashant NighotThomas MaPublished in: Journal of Crohn's & colitis (2022)
Our results suggest that long term use of PPIs increases intestinal TJ permeability and exaggerates experimental colitis via increase in MLCK expression and activity.