Functional Connectivity Analysis of NIRS Data under Rubber Hand Illusion to Find a Biomarker of Sense of Ownership.

The self-identification, which is called sense of ownership, has been researched through methodology of rubber hand illusion (RHI) because of its simple setup. Although studies with neuroimaging technique, such as fMRI, revealed that several brain areas are associated with the sense of ownership, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has not yet been utilized. Here we introduced an automated setup to induce RHI, measured the brain activity during the RHI with NIRS, and analyzed the functional connectivity so as to understand dynamical brain relationship regarding the sense of ownership. The connectivity was evaluated by multivariate Granger causality. In this experiment, the peaks of oxy-Hb on right frontal and right motor related areas during the illusion were significantly higher compared with those during the nonillusion. Furthermore, by analyzing the NIRS recordings, we found a reliable connectivity from the frontal to the motor related areas during the illusion. This finding suggests that frontal cortex and motor related areas communicate with each other when the sense of ownership is induced. The result suggests that the sense of ownership is related to neural mechanism underlying human motor control, and it would be determining whether motor learning (i.e., neural plasticity) will occur. Thus RHI with the functional connectivity analysis will become an appropriate biomarker for neurorehabilitation.

Mucosal trapping and degradation of Nippostrongylus brasiliensis occurs in the absence of STAT6.

Hookworms represent a major infectious burden globally, especially in developing countries. The murine hookworm Nippostrongylus brasiliensis is normally cleared in a manner dependent on IL-13, IL4-R and STAT6 signalling. Here we have used STAT6-deficient animals to model a non-resistant population and describe 2 novel STAT6-independent processes for the clearance of N. brasiliensis. During primary infection STAT6-/- animals are able to clear gut-dwelling N. brasiliensis by a mechanism involving the trapping and degradation of worms in the gut mucosa. Here, a previously undescribed STAT6-independent up-regulation of Relm-ß was observed which correlated with the mucosal trapping and degradation of worms. Previous studies have indicated that during secondary infection STAT6 deficient animals fail to expel adult worms and remain susceptible to re-infection and long-term colonization of the gut. We report here that an initial partially protective response occurs early upon re-infection in the absence of STAT6, and that a late-phase protective secondary response arises in the gut of STAT6-deficient mice leading to the clearance of the majority of N. brasiliensis, through their trapping and death in the mucosal layer of the lower region of the small intestine. These findings show that there are a number of redundant effector pathways which act to reduce worm burden in the gut which can be activated by mechanisms that do not work through the dominant STAT6 signalling pathway and may be useful as targets for future vaccination strategies against resistant hookworm strains.

Anisakis simplex sensu stricto and Anisakis pegreffii: biological characteristics and pathogenetic potential in human anisakiasis.

Anisakiasis is one of the most common fishborne helminthic diseases in Japan, which is contracted by ingesting the larvae of the nematode Anisakis spp. carried by marine fish. Anisakis simplex sensu stricto (s.s.) and A. pegreffii are the dominant species in fish caught offshore Japan. The present study aimed to identify the anisakid species infecting Japanese patients and determine whether there is any difference in the pathogenetic potential of A. simplex (s.s.) and A. pegreffii. In total, 41 and 301 Anisakis larvae were isolated from Japanese patients and chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus), respectively; these were subjected to molecular identification using polymerase chain reaction targeted at a ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer region. Chub mackerel larvae were further examined for survival in artificial gastric juice (pH 1.8) for 7 days and for invasiveness on 0.75% solid agar over a 24-h interval. All clinical isolates, including those of asymptomatic, acute, and chronic infections as well as those from the stomach, small intestine, colon, and stool, were identified as A. simplex (s.s.). Chub mackerel harbored A. simplex (s.s.) and A. pegreffii larvae, together with a few larvae of other anisakid species. A. simplex (s.s.) larvae from chub mackerel tolerated the artificial gastric juice better than A. pegreffii, with 50% mortality in 2.6 and 1.4 days, respectively. In addition, A. simplex (s.s.) penetrated the agar at significantly higher rates than A. pegreffii. These results show that A. simplex (s.s.) larvae have the potential to survive acidic gastric juice to some extent and penetrate the stomach, small intestine, or colon in infected humans.

Molecular identification of Oesophagostomum and Trichuris eggs isolated from wild Japanese macaques.

Natural habitat fragmentation and reducing habitat quality have resulted in an increased appearance of Japanese macaques, Macaca fuscata (Gray, 1870), in suburban areas in Japan. To investigate the risk of zoonotic infections, a coprological survey of helminth eggs passed by wild Japanese macaques was carried out in 2009 and 2010 in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Microscopic examination found helminth eggs in high prevalence, and nucleotide sequencing of DNA extracted from the eggs identified Oesophagostomum cf. aculeatum and Trichuris trichiura. A fecal culture also detected infective larvae of Strongyloides fuelleborni. These zoonotic nematodes pose a potential health issue to local people in areas frequented by Japanese macaques.

IL-18 with IL-2 protects against Strongyloides venezuelensis infection by activating mucosal mast cell-dependent type 2 innate immunity.

C57BL/6 (B6) and B6 background STAT6(-/-) mice pretreated with IL-18 plus IL-2 showed prominent intestinal mastocytosis and rapidly expelled implanted adult worms of the gastrointestinal nematode Strongyloides venezuelensis. In contrast, identically pretreated mast cell-deficient W/W(v) mice failed to do so. Thus, activated mucosal mast cells (MMC) are crucial for parasite expulsion. B6 mice infected with S. venezuelensis third-stage larvae (L3) completed parasite expulsion by day 12 after infection, whereas IL-18(-/-) or IL-18Ralpha(-/-) B6 mice exhibited marked impairment in parasite expulsion, suggesting a substantial contribution of IL-18-dependent MMC activation to parasite expulsion. Compared with IL-18(-/-) or IL-18Ralpha(-/-) mice, S. venezuelensis L3-infected STAT6(-/-) mice have poorly activated MMC and sustained infection; although their IL-18 production is normal. Neutralization of IL-18 and IL-2 further reduces expulsion in infected STAT6(-/-) mice. These results suggest that collaboration between IL-18-dependent and Th2 cell-dependent mastocytosis is important for prompt parasite expulsion.

Full-length sequence of mouse acupuncture-induced 1-L (aig1l) gene including its transcriptional start site.

We have been investigating the molecular efficacy of electroacupuncture (EA), which is one type of acupuncture therapy. In our previous molecular biological study of acupuncture, we found an EA-induced gene, named acupuncture-induced 1-L (Aig1l), in mouse skeletal muscle. The aims of this study consisted of identification of the full-length cDNA sequence of Aig1l including the transcriptional start site, determination of the tissue distribution of Aig1l and analysis of the effect of EA on Aig1l gene expression. We determined the complete cDNA sequence including the transcriptional start site via cDNA cloning with the cap site hunting method. We then analyzed the tissue distribution of Aig1l by means of northern blot analysis and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. We used the semiquantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction to examine the effect of EA on Aig1l gene expression. Our results showed that the complete cDNA sequence of Aig1l was 6073 bp long, and the putative protein consisted of 962 amino acids. All seven tissues that we analyzed expressed the Aig1l gene. In skeletal muscle, EA induced expression of the Aig1l gene, with high expression observed after 3 hours of EA. Our findings thus suggest that the Aig1l gene may play a key role in the molecular mechanisms of EA efficacy.

Diphyllobothriasis associated with eating raw pacific salmon.

The incidence of human infection with the broad tapeworm Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense has been increasing in urban areas of Japan and in European countries. D. nihonkaiense is morphologically similar to but genetically distinct from D. latum and exploits anadromous wild Pacific salmon as its second intermediate host. Clinical signs in humans include diarrhea and discharge of the strobila, which can be as long as 12 m. The natural life history and the geographic range of the tapeworm remain to be elucidated, but recent studies have indicated that the brown bear in the northern territories of the Pacific coast region is its natural final host. A recent surge of clinical cases highlights a change in the epidemiologic trend of this tapeworm disease from one of rural populations to a disease of urban populations worldwide who eat seafood as part of a healthy diet.

Mitochondrial DNA divergence in populations of the tapeworm Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense and its phylogenetic relationship with Diphyllobothrium klebanovskii.

Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense [Y. Yamane, H. Kamo, G. Bylund, J.P. Wilkgren. Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense sp. nov (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae)- revised identification of Japanese broad tapeworm. Shimane J Med Sci 1986;10:29-48.] and Diphyllobothrium klebanovskii [I.V. Muratov, P.S. Posokhov. Causative agent of human diphyllobothriasis - Diphyllobothrium klebanovskii sp. n. Parazitologiia. 1988;22:165-170.] are two major species of human diphyllobothriasis in Japan and Far East Russia, respectively, but their taxonomical relationship remains unclear. In this study, we analysed the DNA sequences of 16 clinical isolates of D. nihonkaiense from Japanese people, 3 isolates of D. klebanovskii from a bear in Kamchatka, and 4 clinical isolates of D. klebanovskii from native Udygeyci people in Russia, as well as 4 plerocercoids from Oncorhynchus spp. 18S rDNA and internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) sequences from D. nihonkaiense and D. klebanovskii showed a high level of similarity, indicating synonymy of the two species. Analyses of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence polymorphisms in the cox1 and nad3 genes of D. nihonkaiense (D. klebanovskii) revealed two deeply divergent lineages, A and B, with genetic distances (Kimura-2 parameter) of 0.018-0.022. Furthermore, the distinct monophyletic groupings of cox1 haplotypes corresponded to the distinct monophyletic groupings of nad3 haplotypes. The two lineages were neither distinguished by morphological features nor defined by the localities of the samples. These results suggest that the two morphologically cryptic lineages have diverged and coexisted over a long period of time.

Expression of interferon gamma and proinflammatory cytokines in the cecal mucosa of rats experimentally infected with Blastocystis sp. strain RN94-9.

Blastocystis hominis is a zoonotic intestinal protozoan parasite whose pathogenic potential is still controversial. The aim of the present study was to clarify the pathogenicity of Blastocystis parasites in rats. Oral inoculation with 1 x 10(5) cysts of Blastocystis sp. strain RN94-9 in rats resulted in chronic infection in the cecum at least until 4 weeks after infection. Histological examination revealed neither mucosal sloughing nor inflammatory cell infiltration but showed a slight but significant increase in goblet cell numbers in the cecal mucosa 1-3 weeks post-infection. Differential staining of acidic and neutral mucins by the alcian blue-periodic acid-Schiff method showed that the predominantly increased cells were neutral mucin(+) but not acidic mucin(+) goblet cells. Reverse transcription real-time polymerase chain reaction studies demonstrated significant upregulation of the expression of interferon-gamma, interleukin (IL)-12, and tumor necrosis factor alpha, but not IL-6 or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, in the cecal mucosa at 2 and/or 3 weeks post-infection. The induction of local host responses, including mild goblet cell hyperplasia, and significant upregulation of type-1 and proinflammatory cytokines, suggest that Blastocystis sp. strain RN94-9 is a weakly pathogenic organism that could elicit proinflammatory as well as protective responses in local tissues.

Diplogonoporiasis in Japan: genetic analyses of five clinical isolates.

Infection of the whale tapeworm Diplogonoporus balaenopterae (Diphyllobothriidae) is occasionally found in humans, especially among Japanese. In the present study, we analysed the nucleotide sequences of the 18S rDNA, ITS1 and cox1 genes of the immature and mature proglottids of Diplogonoporus species recovered from five Japanese patients. The nucleotide sequences of 18S rDNA, ITS1 and cox1 showed little, if any, intraspecific divergence. Phylogenetic analyses of several diphyllobothriid species revealed a close relationship of Diplogonoporus isolates with the cetacean tapeworm Diphyllobothrium stemmacephalum. The results suggest that the genus Diphyllobothrium is paraphyletic and raise a question regarding the validity of the genus Diplogonoporus.

Ancylostoma ceylanicum, novel etiological agent for traveler's diarrhea-report of four Japanese patients who returned from Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea.

BACKGROUND: Countries in the Southeast Asia region have a high prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth, such as roundworm, whipworm, and hookworms [Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, Ancylostoma ceylanicum]. Recent molecular-based surveys have revealed that A. ceylanicum, a zoonotic hookworm, is likely the second most prevalent hookworm species infecting humans in that part of the world, while others have noted that this infection is an emerging public health risk not only for indigenous people but also for visitors from other countries. CASE PRESENTATION: We recently encountered four cases of A. ceylanicum infection in Japanese individuals who returned from Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea. Case 1 was a 25-year-old male who stayed in a rainforest in Malaysia for 4 weeks, where he developed abdominal pain and diarrhea in the third week. Eleven adult worms (five males, six females) were expelled after treatment with pyrantel pamoate and identified as A. ceylanicum based on morphological characteristics and DNA sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) gene. Case 2 was a 26-year-old male who spent 2 years as an overseas cooperation volunteer for agriculture in Papua New Guinea. He did not note any symptoms at that time, though eggs were detected in feces samples at a medical check-up examination after returning. Although collection of adult worms was unsuccessful, DNA analysis of the eggs for cox1 and the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS)-1 and ITS-2 genes demonstrated that they were A. ceylanicum. Case 3 was a 47-year-old male who spent 1 month in a rural village in Lao People's Democratic Republic and began suffering from watery diarrhea from the third week. A total of nine adult worms (three males, six females) were collected by endoscopic procedures and following treatment with pyrantel pamoate. Morphological examination and molecular analyses of the cox1 gene showed that they were A. ceylanicum. Case 4 was a 27-year-old male who participated in group travel to India for 5 days. Three weeks after returning, he developed abdominal pain and diarrhea. Hookworm eggs were found in feces samples and developed into larvae in culture, which were identified as A. ceylanicum based on molecular analysis of the cox1 gene. Eosinophilia was observed in all of the cases prior to treatment. CONCLUSIONS: A. ceylanicum should be recognized as an important etiologic pathogen of hookworm diseases in travelers to countries in the Southeast Asia and West Pacific Ocean regions.

Electroacupuncture suppresses myostatin gene expression: cell proliferative reaction in mouse skeletal muscle.

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) may provide patients with an alternative to traditional medicine, but an assessment of its efficacy is required. One CAM method, electroacupuncture (EA) treatment, is a maneuver that utilizes stimulation of acupuncture needles with a low-frequency microcurrent. To study the effect of short-term EA, we evaluated the differential expression of genes induced by EA in mouse skeletal muscle for up to 24 h. We then used RT-PCR to confirm the expression patterns of six differentially expressed genes. Bioinformatics analysis of their transcription control regions showed that EA-inducible genes have numerous common binding motifs that are related to cell differentiation, cell proliferation, muscle repair, and hyperplasia. These results suggested that EA treatment may induce cell proliferation in skeletal muscle. To verify this possibility, we used EA to stimulate mouse skeletal muscle daily for up to 1 mo and examined the long-term effects. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that nuclei of muscle cells treated with EA for 1 mo, especially nuclei of satellite cells, reacted with anti-human PCNA. Also, expression of the gene encoding myostatin, which is a growth repressor in muscle satellite cells, was suppressed by daily EA treatment for 1 wk; EA treatment for 1 mo resulted in more marked suppression of the gene. These molecular findings constitute strong evidence that EA treatment suppresses myostatin expression, which leads to a satellite cell-related proliferative reaction and repair in skeletal muscle.

Progress in the molecular biology of malaria and the immunology of nematode infections.

Japan is one of a small number of countries to have successfully controlled or eliminated major parasitic diseases, including malaria, filariasis, schistosomiasis and enteric parasitoses. Of particular importance in this success was a close collaboration between primary research and public health efforts. Many Japanese researchers continue to study malaria, particularly the areas of genetics and immunology, and this should contribute to global parasite eradication strategies. Furthermore, studies of immunoregulation of nematode infection using the interleukin-18 pathway, most of which have been conducted in Japan, are helping to improve researchers' understanding of human immune mechanisms and host-parasite interactions.

T cell-dependent and -independent expression of intestinal epithelial cell-related molecules in rats infected with the nematode Nippostrongylus brasiliensis.

To determine how T cells of thymic origin regulate the intestinal mucous response induced by nematode infection, mucin production and goblet cell-specific secretory peptide expression were examined in euthymic rnu/+ and athymic rnu/rnu rats infected with the nematode Nippostrongylus brasiliensis. Euthymic rats showed transient goblet cell hyperplasia and upregulation of mucin production, which returned to preinfection levels by 21 days postinfection, when nematodes had been rejected from the intestine. In athymic rats, which failed to reject nematodes, goblet cell hyperplasia and accelerated mucin production continued at least until 21 days postinfection. Gene transcription of mucin-core peptide (MUC)-2 and -3 and trefoil factor (TFF)-2 and -3 in the jejunal epithelium was upregulated parallel to the levels of goblet cell hyperplasia in both euthymic and athymic rats. On the other hand, resistin-like molecule (Relm)beta, sialyltransferase Siat4c and sulfotransferase 3ST1 showed significantly higher transcription levels in euthymic than in athymic rats at 7 and/or 10 days postinfection. These results suggest that the induction of intestinal mucin production occurs without the activation of thymus-derived T cells, while the expression of Relmbeta, Siat4c and 3ST1 in the intestinal epithelial cells seems to be regulated at least partly by thymus-dependent mechanisms.

Altered expression of goblet cell- and mucin glycosylation-related genes in the intestinal epithelium during infection with the nematode Nippostrongylus brasiliensis in rat.

Intestinal nematode infection induces marked goblet cell hyperplasia and mucus secretion, but the mechanisms of regulation of the changes still remain to be elucidated. In the present study, epithelial cells were isolated from the rat small intestine at various times after Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection, and the levels of expression of goblet cell- and mucin glycosylation-related genes were estimated by semi-quantitative reverse transcription (RT)-PCR. Among the genes investigated, mucin core peptide (MUC) 2, sialyltransferase (Siat) 4c and trefoil factor family (TFF) 3 were upregulated as early as 2-4 days post-infection, suggesting that they are associated with an early innate protective response. Seven days post-infection and thereafter, when the nematodes reached maturity, significant upregulation of MUC3, MUC4, resistin-like molecule beta (Relmbeta) and 3O-sulfotransferase (3ST)1 was observed, while 3ST2 expression levels increased after the majority of the worms were expelled from the intestine. Similar alterations of glycosylation-related gene expression were also observed in mast-cell-deficient Ws/Ws rats, suggesting that mast cells in the epithelium are not relevant to the upregulation of these genes. The present finding that the expression level of each goblet cell- or glycosylation-related gene was altered differently during the time course of infection indicates the progression of sequential qualitative changes in the mucus layer after infection.

Expression and role of E-cadherin and CD103beta7 (alphaEbeta7 integrin) on cultured mucosal-type mast cells.

Mucosal-type mast cells (MMC) in the respiratory and/or gut epithelium play pivotal roles in the development of allergic inflammation and nematode clearance. To determine the role of E-cadherin and alphaEbeta7 integrin in MMC localization to the epithelium, we analyzed the epithelial binding of two types of mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells: S3-BMMC, which developed in medium containing stem cell factor (SCF) plus IL-3, and S39T-BMMC, which developed with SCF, IL-3, IL-9 and TGF-beta1. The latter cells were more similar to mature MMC than the former in terms of mouse mast cell protease (mMCP)-1 expression. FACS analyses revealed that S3-BMMC expressed E-cadherin and beta7 integrin but not alphaE integrin, whereas S39T-BMMC expressed alphaEbeta7 integrin as well as E-cadherin. Mn2+ promoted adhesion of S39T-BMMC to the monolayer of E-cadherin+F9 cells. The adhesion was suppressed significantly by the combined addition of blocking antibodies against integrin alphaE and E-cadherin, whereas either blocking antibody alone failed to do so. S3-BMMC adhesion was suppressed by E-cadherin blocking antibody but not by alphaE blocking antibody. These results suggested that E-cadherin and alphaEbeta7 integrin, which are expressed on MMC-analog S39T-BMMC, play an important role in mast cell-epithelial cell interaction through homophilic as well as heterophilic binding to the epithelial E-cadherin molecule.

Expression of cytokines and monosaccharide transporters in the duodenal mucosa of patients with gastrointestinal symptoms in rural Thailand.

Levels of cytokines and GLUT family monosaccharide transporters in the duodenal mucosa were examined in patients from Nong Khai, Thailand, who had underwent gastroscopy because of gastrointestinal problems. Duodenal biopsy specimens were collected from a total of 33 patients (24 males and 9 females, 45.0 +/- 13.5 years old). Ten patients had present or recent intestinal helminth infections, including strongyloidiasis, taeniasis or ascariasis (group A), 7 were urease-test positive, indicating Helicobacter pylori infection (group B), and 16 had neither helminth infections nor urea-test positivity (group C). Total RNA was extracted from the biopsied specimens and a semi-quantitative RT-PCR was performed. The positivities for IL-13, IL-5 and IFN-gamma mRNA expressions in the patients were 24.2, 60.6 and 100%, respectively, with the highest IL-13 and IL-5 positivities in group A, followed by group C and B. The IL-5 positive rate was significantly higher among patients with high peripheral blood eosinophil counts (> 4%) than in patients with low peripheral blood eosinophil counts. GLUT-1 and GLUT-5 were detectable in all the patients. Although GLUT-1 expressions did not differ among groups A, B and C. GLUT-5 expressions were significantly lower in group B than in group C. These results indicate that helminth and H. pylori infections result in different immunopathological responses in the duodenal mucosa, lower expressions of type 2 cytokines and monosaccharide transporters in H. pylori infections than in helminth infections.

Functional connectivity analysis of brain hemodynamics during rubber hand illusion.

Embodied cognition has been eagerly studied in the recent neuroscience research field. In particular, hand ownership has been investigated through the rubber hand illusion (RHI). Most of the research measured the brain activities during the RHI by using EEG, fMRI, etc., however, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has not yet been utilized. Here we attempt to measure the brain activities during the RHI task with NIRS, and analyze the functional connectivity so as to understand the relationship between NIRS features and the state of embodied cognition. For the purpose, we developed a visuo-tactile stimulator in the study. As a result, we found that the subjects felt illusory experience showed significant peaks of oxy-Hb in both prefrontal and premotor cortices during RHI. Furthermore, we confirmed a reliable causality connection from right prefrontal to right premotor cortex. This result suggests that the RHI is associated with the neural circuits underlying motor control. Therefore, we considered that the RHI with the functional connectivity analysis will become an appropriate model investigating a biomarker for neurorehabilitation, and the diagnosis of the mental disorders.

Alterations in hexose, amino acid and peptide transporter expression in intestinal epithelial cells during Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection in the rat.

Infection with the nematode Nippostrongylus brasiliensis induces various types of cytological alterations in the intestinal villus epithelium. The aim of this study was to analyse the expression of hexose, peptide and amino acid transporters in the small intestinal epithelium after infection. Brown-Norway rats were infected with 2000 N. brasiliensis L3 larvae and villus epithelial cells were isolated at various time points after infection. Expression of hexose transporters Na(+)/glucose cotransporter SGLT1 and glucose transporter GLUT-1, -2 and -5, a peptide transporter (PepT1) and an amino acid transporter (LAT2) was examined by reverse transcription-PCR, Western blotting or immunohistochemistry. Semi-quantitative reverse transcription-PCR studies of separated jejunal epithelial cells showed that expression levels of GLUT5, PepT1 and LAT2 were significantly decreased 7 and 14 days after infection, while these changes were not observed in the ileal epithelium. Although the apical surface glucose transporter SGLT1 showed no significant alteration in mRNA expression, Western blotting analyses of jejunal epithelial cell lysate showed a marked decrease. Contrary to SGLT1, GLUT5, PepT1 and LAT2, expression of GLUT1, which is essential in maintaining high rates of glucose influx, was significantly up-regulated in the jejunal epithelium 7 and 14 days after infection in reverse transcription-PCR as in Western blotting analyses. Immunohistochemical studies showed that GLUT1 immunoreactivity was localised to the basolateral membrane of intestinal epithelial cells 7 days after infection. These results show that N. brasiliensis infection results in an increase in GLUT1 and a decrease in various hexose, amino acid and peptide transporter expression in jejunal epithelial cells. Up-regulation of GLUT1 might be a compensatory response in injured epithelial cells.