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Yu SX, Chen W, Liu ZZ, Zhou FH, Yan SQ, Hu GQ, Qin XX, Zhang J, Ma K, Du CT, Gu JM, Deng XM, Han WY, Yang YJ. Non-Hematopoietic MLKL Protects Against Salmonella Mucosal Infection by Enhancing Inflammasome Activation. Front Immunol 2018; 9:119. [PMID: 29456533 PMCID: PMC5801401 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The intestinal mucosal barrier is critical for host defense against pathogens infection. Here, we demonstrate that the mixed lineage kinase-like protein (MLKL), a necroptosis effector, promotes intestinal epithelial barrier function by enhancing inflammasome activation. MLKL−/− mice were more susceptible to Salmonella infection compared with wild-type counterparts, with higher mortality rates, increased body weight loss, exacerbated intestinal inflammation, more bacterial colonization, and severe epithelial barrier disruption. MLKL deficiency promoted early epithelial colonization of Salmonella prior to developing apparent intestinal pathology. Active MLKL was predominantly expressed in crypt epithelial cells, and experiments using bone marrow chimeras found that the protective effects of MLKL were dependent on its expression in non-hematopoietic cells. Intestinal mucosa of MLKL−/− mice had impaired caspase-1 and gasdermin D cleavages and decreased interleukin (IL)-18 release. Moreover, administration of exogenous recombinant IL-18 rescued the phenotype of increased bacterial colonization in MLKL−/− mice. Thus, our results uncover the role of MLKL in enhancing inflammasome activation in intestinal epithelial cells to inhibit early bacterial colonization.
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- Shui-Xing Yu
- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Wu H, Wang L, Zhang D, Qian J, Yan L, Tang Q, Ni R, Zou X. PRDM5 promotes the apoptosis of epithelial cells induced by IFN-γ during Crohn’s disease. Pathol Res Pract 2017; 213:666-673. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Revised: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cha H, Lee S, Hwan Kim S, Kim H, Lee DS, Lee HS, Lee JH, Park JW. Increased susceptibility of IDH2-deficient mice to dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis. Redox Biol 2017; 13:32-38. [PMID: 28554049 PMCID: PMC5447514 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2017.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic, relapsing, immunological, inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). It has been reported that UC, which is studied using a dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis model, is associated with the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the apoptosis of intestine epithelial cells (IEC). Mitochondrial NADP+-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH2) has been reported as an essential enzyme in the mitochondrial antioxidant system via generation of NADPH. Therefore, we evaluated the role of IDH2 in DSS-induced colitis using IDH2-deficient (IDH2-/-) mice. We observed that DSS-induced colitis in IDH2-/- mice was more severe than that in wild-type IDH2+/+ mice. Our results also suggest that IDH2 deficiency exacerbates PUMA-mediated apoptosis, resulting from NF-κB activation regulated by histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity. In addition, DSS-induced colitis is ameliorated by an antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) through attenuation of oxidative stress, resulting from deficiency of the IDH2 gene. In conclusion, deficiency of IDH2 leads to increased mitochondrial ROS levels, which inhibits HDAC activity, and the activation of NF-κB via acetylation is enhanced by attenuated HDAC activity, which causes PUMA-mediated apoptosis of IEC in DSS-induced colitis. The present study supported the rationale for targeting IDH2 as an important cancer chemoprevention strategy, particularly in the prevention of colorectal cancer. DSS-induced colitis model is associated with the production of ROS. IDH2 is an essential enzyme in the mitochondrial antioxidant system. IDH2-deficient mice have an increased susceptibility to DSS-induced colitis. IDH2 deficiency exacerbates apoptosis through the PUMA/NF-κB/HDAC axis. Protection of NAC against DSS-induced colitis IDH2-deficient mice was observed.
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- Hanvit Cha
- School of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Biotechnology, Korea University, Sejong, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Republic of Korea.
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Lee HN, Tian L, Bouladoux N, Davis J, Quinones M, Belkaid Y, Coligan JE, Krzewski K. Dendritic cells expressing immunoreceptor CD300f are critical for controlling chronic gut inflammation. J Clin Invest 2017; 127:1905-1917. [PMID: 28414292 DOI: 10.1172/jci89531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Proinflammatory cytokine overproduction and excessive cell death, coupled with impaired clearance of apoptotic cells, have been implicated as causes of failure to resolve gut inflammation in inflammatory bowel diseases. Here we have found that dendritic cells expressing the apoptotic cell-recognizing receptor CD300f play a crucial role in regulating gut inflammatory responses in a murine model of colonic inflammation. CD300f-deficient mice failed to resolve dextran sulfate sodium-induced colonic inflammation as a result of defects in dendritic cell function that were associated with abnormal accumulation of apoptotic cells in the gut. CD300f-deficient dendritic cells displayed hyperactive phagocytosis of apoptotic cells, which stimulated excessive TNF-α secretion predominantly from dendritic cells. This, in turn, induced secondary IFN-γ overproduction by colonic T cells, leading to prolonged gut inflammation. Our data highlight a previously unappreciated role for dendritic cells in controlling gut homeostasis and show that CD300f-dependent regulation of apoptotic cell uptake is essential for suppressing overactive dendritic cell-mediated inflammatory responses, thereby controlling the development of chronic gut inflammation.
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Protective effect of cardamonin against acetic acid-induced ulcerative colitis in rats. Pharmacol Rep 2017; 69:268-275. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2016.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Revised: 11/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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López-Posadas R, Neurath MF, Atreya I. Molecular pathways driving disease-specific alterations of intestinal epithelial cells. Cell Mol Life Sci 2017; 74:803-826. [PMID: 27624395 PMCID: PMC11107577 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2363-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Due to the fact that chronic inflammation as well as tumorigenesis in the gut is crucially impacted by the fate of intestinal epithelial cells, our article provides a comprehensive overview of the composition, function, regulation and homeostasis of the gut epithelium. In particular, we focus on those aspects which were found to be altered in the context of inflammatory bowel diseases or colorectal cancer and also discuss potential molecular targets for a disease-specific therapeutic intervention.
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- Rocío López-Posadas
- Department of Medicine 1, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Ulmenweg 18, 91054, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Ulmenweg 18, 91054, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Ulmenweg 18, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
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Inflammation and Apoptosis: Dual Mediator Role for Toll-like Receptor 4 in the Development of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2017; 23:44-56. [PMID: 27849634 DOI: 10.1097/mib.0000000000000961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the leading cause of neonatal gastrointestinal mortality; effective interventions are lacking with limited understanding of the pathogenesis of NEC. The importance of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling in NEC is well documented; however, the potential mechanisms that regulate enterocyte inflammation and apoptosis remain unclear. The aim of this study was to characterize the role of TLR4-mediated inflammation and apoptosis in the development of NEC and to determine the major apoptotic pathways and regulators in the process. METHODS TLR4-deficient C57BL/10ScNJ mice and lentivirus-mediated stable TLR4-silent cell line (IEC-6) were used. NEC was induced by formula gavage, cold, hypoxia, combined with lipopolysaccharide in vivo or lipopolysaccharide stimulation in vitro. Enterocyte apoptosis was evaluated by TUNEL or Annexin analysis. The expression of TLR4, caspase3, caspase8, caspase9, Bip, Bax, Bcl-2, and RIP was detected by Western blot and immunofluorescence. Inflammatory factors such as tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-2 were examined by Luminex. RESULTS Defect of TLR4 led to suppressed enterocytes apoptosis both in vitro and in vivo; the expression of caspase3, caspase8, Bip, and Bax was decreased; and caspase9 and Bcl-2 were increased. NEC severity was attenuated in TLR4-deficient mice compared with wild-type counterparts, and enterocytes apoptosis was correlated with NEC severity. RIP and cytokine level of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-2 were also decreased. CONCLUSIONS TLR4-induced inflammation and apoptosis play a critical role in the pathogenesis of NEC. TLR4 inhibition, combined with extrinsic (caspase8) and/or endoplasmic reticulum stress (Bip) apoptosis signaling blockade could serve as a potential effective treating strategy for NEC.
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Gultekin FA, Emre AU, Celik SK, Barut F, Tali U, Sumer D, Turkcu UO. Effects of humanin on experimental colitis induced by 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid in rats. Saudi J Gastroenterol 2017; 23:105-111. [PMID: 28361841 PMCID: PMC5385712 DOI: 10.4103/sjg.sjg_318_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIM The excessive apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) partly accounts for the development of colonic inflammation and eventually results in ulcerative colitis (UC). Humanin, an endogenous anti-apoptotic peptide, has previously been shown to protect against Alzheimer's disease and a variety of cellular insults. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of glysin variant of humanin (HNG) on 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Rats were divided into four groups as follows: Group 1 (n = 8): control; isotonic saline solution 0.1 ml/rat rectally, Group 2 (n = 8): TNBS colitis; 0.1 ml of a 2.5% (w/v) TNBS solution in 50% ethanol rectally, Group 3 (n = 8): 10 μM HNG, and Group 4 (n = 8): 20 μM HNG intraperitoneal (ip) on day 2 and 6 after rectal TNBS administration. Rats were sacrificed 7 days after the induction of colitis. Blood and tissue samples were harvested for biochemical and histopathological analysis. RESULTS HNG treatment significantly ameliorated weight loss and macroscopic and microscopic scores. TNBS-induced colitis significantly increased the colonic mRNA expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-1beta (IL-1β), and caspase-3 activities in group II in comparison to the group I. HNG treatment was associated with an inhibition of mRNA expression of TNF-α and IL-1β, and a decrease in caspase-3 activities in colon tissues in group III and IV when compared to group II. CONCLUSION The results of this study indicate that HNG treatment may exert beneficial effects in UC by decreasing inflammatory reactions and apoptosis.
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- Fatma A. Gultekin
- Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey,Address for correspondence: Dr. Fatma A. Gultekin, Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak - 67600, Turkey. E-mail:
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- Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, School of Medicine, Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Can Goverment Hospital, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Nevsehir Goverment Hospital, Nevsehir, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Mugla School of Health Sciences, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey
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Arya A, Majumdar DK, Pathak DP, Sharma AK, Ray AR. Design and evaluation of acrylate polymeric carriers for fabrication of pH-sensitive microparticles. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2016; 43:305-318. [DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2016.1239629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Amit Arya
- Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, (formerly College of Pharmacy), University of Delhi, Pushp Vihar, Sector III, New Delhi, India
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- Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, (formerly College of Pharmacy), University of Delhi, Pushp Vihar, Sector III, New Delhi, India
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Apeejay Stya University, Sohna, Haryana, India
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- Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, (formerly College of Pharmacy), University of Delhi, Pushp Vihar, Sector III, New Delhi, India
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- Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, (formerly College of Pharmacy), University of Delhi, Pushp Vihar, Sector III, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India
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The suppressor of cytokine signaling SOCS1 promotes apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells via p53 signaling in Crohn's disease. Exp Mol Pathol 2016; 101:1-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2016.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Revised: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Blander JM. Death in the intestinal epithelium-basic biology and implications for inflammatory bowel disease. FEBS J 2016; 283:2720-30. [PMID: 27250564 PMCID: PMC4956528 DOI: 10.1111/febs.13771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Revised: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Every 4-5 days, intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) are terminated as they reach the end of their life. This process ensures that the epithelium is comprised of the fittest cells that maintain an impermeable barrier to luminal contents and the gut microbiota, as well as the most metabolically able cells that conduct functions in nutrient absorption, digestion, and secretion of antimicrobial peptides. IEC are terminated by apical extrusion-or shedding-from the intestinal epithelial monolayer into the gut lumen. Whether death by apoptosis signals extrusion or death follows expulsion by younger IEC has been a matter of debate. Seemingly a minor detail, IEC death before or after apical extrusion bears weight on the potential contribution of apoptotic IEC to intestinal homeostasis as a consequence of their recognition by intestinal lamina propria phagocytes. In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), excessive death is observed in the ileal and colonic epithelium. The precise mode of IEC death in IBD is not defined. A highly inflammatory milieu within the intestinal lamina propria, rich in the proinflammatory cytokine, TNF-α, increases IEC shedding and compromises barrier integrity fueling more inflammation. A milestone in the treatment of IBD, anti-TNF-α therapy, may promote mucosal healing by reversing increased and inflammation-associated IEC death. Understanding the biology and consequences of cell death in the intestinal epithelium is critical to the design of new avenues for IBD therapy.
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- J. Magarian Blander
- Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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Li X, Nie J, Mei Q, Han WD. MicroRNAs: Novel immunotherapeutic targets in colorectal carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22:5317-5331. [PMID: 27340348 PMCID: PMC4910653 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i23.5317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Revised: 04/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide and the prognosis for CRC patients with recurrence or metastasis is extremely poor. Although chemotherapy and radiation therapy can improve survival, there are still numerous efforts to be performed. Immunotherapy is frequently used, either alone or in combination with other therapies, for the treatment of CRC and is a safe and feasible way to improve CRC treatment. Furthermore, the significance of the immune system in the biology of CRC has been demonstrated by retrospective assessments of immune infiltrates in resected CRC tumors. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, non-coding RNAs that can regulate multiple target genes at the post-transcriptional level and play critical roles in cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. MiRNAs are required for normal immune system development and function. Nevertheless, aberrant expression of miRNAs is often observed in various tumor types and leads to immune disorders or immune evasion. The immunomodulatory function of miRNAs indicates that miRNAs may ultimately be part of the portfolio of anti-cancer targets. Herein, we will review the potential roles of miRNAs in the regulation of the immune response in CRC and then move on to discuss how to utilize different miRNA targets to treat CRC. We also provide an overview of the major limitations and challenges of using miRNAs as immunotherapeutic targets.
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Chen T, Zheng F, Tao J, Tan S, Zeng L, Peng X, Wu B. Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Contributes to Mucosal Repair by β-Arrestin2-Mediated Extracellular Signal-Related Kinase Signaling in Experimental Colitis. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2016; 185:2441-53. [PMID: 26362717 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Revised: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) possesses the ability to attenuate intestinal damage and promote mucosal repair of colitis. β-Arrestins, as the scaffolding proteins of G protein-coupled receptors or non-G protein-coupled receptors signaling, can be involved in IGF-1-mediated signaling pathways. However, the interaction of IGF-1 and β-arrestin2 in the mucosal repair of experimental colitis remains unexplored. Ulcerative colitis was induced in β-arrestin2 wild-type mice and β-arrestin2 knockout littermates by using 3% dextran sulfate sodium for 5 days, followed by regular water consumption for 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks to analyze the mucosal repair from experimental colitis. Disease activity index and histologic score analyses were performed. Apoptosis and proliferation were assessed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling and Ki-67 staining, respectively. The expressions of β-arrestin2, phospho (p)-IGF-1R, and p-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 were examined. Furthermore, β-arrestin2 was overexpressed or altered in HCT116 cells by transfection before IGF-1 treatment in vitro. IGF-1 and β-arrestin2 expression was up-regulated in the repairing phase of experimental colitis. Targeted deletion of β-arrestin2 delayed the repair of colitis by inhibiting cell proliferation without affecting the levels of IGF-1 and p-IGF-1R. The β-arrestin2/ERK signaling pathway was involved in IGF-1-mediated mucosal repair through promoting epithelial cell and goblet cell regeneration from experimental colitis. These results indicate that IGF-1 contributes to the mucosal repair by β-arrestin2-mediated ERK signaling in experimental colitis.
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- Tingting Chen
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Bessette C, Benoit B, Sekkal S, Bruno J, Estienne M, Léonil J, Ferrier L, Théodorou V, Plaisancié P. Protective effects of β-casofensin, a bioactive peptide from bovine β-casein, against indomethacin-induced intestinal lesions in rats. Mol Nutr Food Res 2016; 60:823-33. [PMID: 26719048 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201500680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Revised: 12/11/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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SCOPE β-casofensin, also known as peptide β-CN(94-123), is a milk bioactive peptide that modulates the intestinal barrier through its action on goblet cells. Here, we evaluated whether oral administration of β-casofensin can prevent indomethacin-induced injury of the jejunum in rats. METHODS AND RESULTS Rats received β-casofensin (0.01-100 μM) or tap water by daily gavage (4 μL/g) for eight days, then two subcutaneous injections of indomethacin (10 mg/kg, days 9 and 10) and were euthanized on day 12. In vitro, we investigated the effects of β-casofensin on the restitution of a wounded monolayer. Preventive administration of β-casofensin (100 μM) reduced intestinal macroscopic and microscopic damage induced by indomethacin. β-casofensin also prevented the depletion of goblet cells and increased myeloperoxidase activity, as well as tumor necrosis factor-ɑ (TNF-ɑ) expression and immunostaining of active caspase-3 in the jejunum of rats treated with indomethacin. In wound healing experiments, β-casofensin promoted epithelial restitution with no effect on cell proliferation. This effect was inhibited by pre-incubation with an anti-CC chemokine receptor 6 (CCR6) neutralizing antibody. CONCLUSIONS β-casofensin exerts protective effects in indomethacin-induced enteritis through preservation of goblet cells and improvement in wound healing. β-casofensin could therefore become vital in nutritional programs for the prevention of intestinal diseases.
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- Claudine Bessette
- INRA, UMR1397, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1060, INSA-Lyon, CarMeN Laboratory, Villeurbanne, France
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- INRA, UMR1397, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1060, INSA-Lyon, CarMeN Laboratory, Villeurbanne, France
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- INRA, UMR1331 Toxalim, Group of Neuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Toulouse, France
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- INRA, UMR1397, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1060, INSA-Lyon, CarMeN Laboratory, Villeurbanne, France
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- INRA, UMR1397, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1060, INSA-Lyon, CarMeN Laboratory, Villeurbanne, France
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- INRA, UMR1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Œuf, AGROCAMPUS OUEST, Rennes, France
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- INRA, UMR1331 Toxalim, Group of Neuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Toulouse, France
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- INRA, UMR1331 Toxalim, Group of Neuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Toulouse, France
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- INRA, UMR1397, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1060, INSA-Lyon, CarMeN Laboratory, Villeurbanne, France
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Eder P, Łykowska-Szuber L, Krela-Kaźmierczak I, Stawczyk-Eder K, Iwanik K, Majewski P, Sterzyńska K, Zabel M, Linke K. Disturbances in apoptosis of lamina propria lymphocytes in Crohn's disease. Arch Med Sci 2015; 11:1279-85. [PMID: 26788091 PMCID: PMC4697047 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2015.54203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to assess the potential mechanisms providing resistance to apoptosis of lamina propria lymphocytes (LPL) directlyin intestinal tissues from patients with Crohn's disease (CD). MATERIAL AND METHODS Fifty CD patients were enrolled in the study. The control group consisted of healthy patients who underwent surveillance colonoscopy after endoscopic polypectomy. Each CD patient underwent colonoscopy with tissue sampling from inflamed areas of the colon with the assessment of immunohistochemical expression of active caspase 3, Fas, tumour necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1), Bcl-2, Bax, CD4 and CD8. This was compared with healthy intestinal mucosa. RESULTS The expression of active caspase 3 was significantly lower in LPL in CD (0.4 ±0.3 vs. 2.8 ±1.5; p = 0.0002). A statistically significant increase of CD4 and CD8 positive cells was noted in CD (2.3 ±0.5 vs. 1.2 ±0.2, p < 0.0001; 2.1 ±0.3 vs. 1.1 ±0.3, p < 0.0001, respectively). It was associated with a significant increase of the Bcl-2 (6.7 ±2.7 vs. 2.9 ±0.8; p < 0.0001) and a decrease of the Bax protein expression (3.4 ±2.1 vs. 5.5 ±1.8; p < 0.0001) in CD. The expression of Fas and TNFR1 did not differ between the study groups. CONCLUSIONS LPL in CD are resistant to apoptosis when compared with physiological conditions. This is probably due to an imbalance in Bcl-2 family proteins. TNFR1-related pathway is probably not involved in disturbances of LPL apoptosis in CD.
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- Piotr Eder
- Department of Gastroenterology, Human Nutrition and Internal Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Human Nutrition and Internal Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Human Nutrition and Internal Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Human Nutrition and Internal Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Pathomorphology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Pathomorphology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Human Nutrition and Internal Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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β-arrestin2 (β-arr2), identified as a scaffolding protein in G-protein-coupled receptor desensitization, is a negative regulator of inflammation in polymicrobial sepsis. In this study, we wanted to investigate the role of β-arr2 in intestinal inflammation, a site of persistent microbial stimulation. In the absence of β-arr2, mice exhibited greater extent of mucosal inflammation determined by cellular infiltration and expression of inflammatory mediators even under homeostatic conditions. Furthermore, β-arr2-deficient mice were more susceptible to dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis as demonstrated by greater body weight loss, higher disease activity index, and shortened colon as compared with wild-type mice. We also show that T cells from β-arr2 knockout mice exhibit altered activation status under both basal and colitic conditions, implicating their involvement in disease induction. Further assessment of the role of β-arr2 in intrinsic T-cell differentiation confirmed its importance in T-cell polarization. Using the T-cell transfer model of colitis, we demonstrate that T-cell-specific β-arr2 is important in limiting colitic inflammation; however, it plays a paradoxical role in concurrent systemic wasting disease. Together, our study highlights a critical negative regulatory role of β-arr2 in intestinal inflammation and demonstrates a distinct role of T-cell-specific β-arr2 in systemic wasting disease.
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Apoptosis, Necrosis, and Necroptosis in the Gut and Intestinal Homeostasis. Mediators Inflamm 2015; 2015:250762. [PMID: 26483605 PMCID: PMC4592906 DOI: 10.1155/2015/250762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) form a physiochemical barrier that separates the intestinal lumen from the host's internal milieu and is critical for electrolyte passage, nutrient absorption, and interaction with commensal microbiota. Moreover, IECs are strongly involved in the intestinal mucosal inflammatory response as well as in mucosal innate and adaptive immune responses. Cell death in the intestinal barrier is finely controlled, since alterations may lead to severe disorders, including inflammatory diseases. The emerging picture indicates that intestinal epithelial cell death is strictly related to the maintenance of tissue homeostasis. This review is focused on previous reports on different forms of cell death in intestinal epithelium.
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Wen YA, Li X, Goretsky T, Weiss HL, Barrett TA, Gao T. Loss of PHLPP protects against colitis by inhibiting intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2015; 1852:2013-23. [PMID: 26187040 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2015.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Revised: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A common feature of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the loss of intestinal epithelial barrier function due to excessive apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs). However, the molecular mechanism underlying increased IEC apoptosis remains unclear. Here, we investigated the role of PHLPP, a novel family of protein phosphatases, in regulating inflammation-induced IEC apoptosis in mouse models of colitis. Both Phlpp1 and Phlpp2 genes were deleted in mice. Compared with wild-type mice, PHLPP double knockout (DKO) mice were protected from colitis induced by DSS as demonstrated by lower histopathological scores, and this reduced susceptibility to colitis was associated with decreased apoptosis and increased Akt activity in IECs in vivo. In addition, epithelial organoids derived from PHLPP DKO mice were more resistant to inflammation-induced apoptosis while inhibition of Akt activity abolished the protective effect of PHLPP-loss. Furthermore, we found that PHLPP expression was significantly reduced in IECs following the induction of colitis by DSS and in human IBD patient samples. This inflammation-induced downregulation of PHLPP was partially blocked by treating cells with a proteasome inhibitor. Taken together, our results indicated that proteasome-mediated degradation of PHLPP at the onset of inflammation plays an important role in protecting IEC injury by inhibiting apoptosis.
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- Yang-An Wen
- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0509, USA
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- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0509, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0509, USA
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- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0509, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0509, USA
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- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0509, USA; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0509, USA.
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β-Arrestin2 encourages inflammation-induced epithelial apoptosis through ER stress/PUMA in colitis. Mucosal Immunol 2015; 8:683-95. [PMID: 25354317 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2014.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/23/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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β-Arrestins (β-arrs) are regulators and mediators of G protein-coupled receptor signaling, and accumulating evidence suggests that they are functionally involved in inflammation and autoimmune diseases. However, the effect of β-arrs is unclear in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and the role of β-arr2 is unknown in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). The aim of this study is to investigate whether β-arr2 encourages inflammation-induced epithelial apoptosis through endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress/p53-upregulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA) in colitis. In the present study, the results showed that β-arr2 was increased in specimens from patients with UC or CD. Furthermore, a β-arr2 deficiency significantly repressed intestinal inflammation, ameliorated colitis, and alleviated mucosal apoptosis in mice. In addition, the targeted deletion of β-arr2 depressed ER stress, inhibited PUMA, and downregulated PUMA-mediated mitochondrial apoptotic signaling in colitis. β-Arr2, an important modulator of G protein-coupled receptor function, binds eIF2α to activate ER stress signaling. Furthermore, the knockdown of PUMA dramatically prevented β-arr2-induced apoptosis via alleviating ER stress in vitro. The results suggest that β-arr2 encourages inflammation-induced epithelial apoptosis through ER stress/PUMA in colitis and that β-arr2 is a potential therapeutic target for colitis.
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Epithelial-specific ETS-1 (ESE1/ELF3) regulates apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells in ulcerative colitis via accelerating NF-κB activation. Immunol Res 2015; 62:198-212. [DOI: 10.1007/s12026-015-8651-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Dysregulated homeostasis of epithelial cells resulting in disruption of mucosal barrier function is an important pathogenic mechanism in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). We have characterized a novel gastric protein, Antrum Mucosal Protein (AMP)-18, that has pleiotropic properties; it is mitogenic, anti-apoptotic and can stimulate formation of tight junctions. A 21-mer synthetic peptide derived from AMP-18 exhibits the same biological functions as the full-length protein and is an effective therapeutic agent in mouse models of IBD. In this study we set out to characterize therapeutic mechanisms and identify molecular targets by which AMP-18 maintains and restores disrupted epithelial homeostasis in cultured intestinal epithelial cells and a mouse model of IBD. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, a pro-inflammatory cytokine known to mediate gastrointestinal (GI) mucosal injury in IBD, was used to induce intestinal epithelial cell injury, and study the effects of AMP-18 on apoptosis and the cell cycle. An apoptosis array used to search for targets of AMP-18 in cells exposed to TNF-α identified the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21WAF1/CIP1. Treatment with AMP-18 blunted increases in p21 expression and apoptosis, while reversing disturbed cell cycle kinetics induced by TNF-α. AMP-18 appears to act through PI3K/AKT pathways to increase p21 phosphorylation, thereby reducing its nuclear accumulation to overcome the antiproliferative effects of TNF-α. In vitamin D receptor-deficient mice with TNBS-induced IBD, the observed increase in p21 expression in colonic epithelial cells was suppressed by treatment with AMP peptide. The results indicate that AMP-18 can maintain and/or restore the homeostatic balance between proliferation and apoptosis in intestinal epithelial cells to protect and repair mucosal barrier homeostasis and function, suggesting a therapeutic role in IBD.
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Li YC, Chen Y, Du J. Critical roles of intestinal epithelial vitamin D receptor signaling in controlling gut mucosal inflammation. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2015; 148:179-83. [PMID: 25603468 PMCID: PMC4361385 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2015.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2014] [Revised: 12/27/2014] [Accepted: 01/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Although vitamin D receptor (VDR) is highly expressed in the intestine, the role of VDR signaling in the gut is not fully understood. Our recent studies unveil a regulatory circuit that centers gut epithelial VDR as a key molecule in the control of mucosal inflammation and colitis development. On the one hand, intestinal epithelial VDR signaling protects the integrity of the mucosal barrier by inhibiting inflammation-induced epithelial cell apoptosis. This barrier-protecting, anti-colitic activity is independent of the non-epithelial immune VDR actions. A healthy and intact mucosal barrier prevents bacterial invasion and thus reduces mucosal inflammation. On the other hand, inflammation in turn down-regulates epithelial VDR expression by inducing VDR-targeting microRNA-346, thus compromising mucosal barrier functions. Consistently, colonic epithelial VDR levels are markedly reduced in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases or in experimental colitis models, whereas vitamin D analog therapy that ameliorates colitis up-regulates epithelial VDR. Thus, gut epithelial VDR signaling appears to play an essential role in controlling mucosal inflammation and thus could be a useful therapeutic target in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases. This article is part of a special issue entitled '17th Vitamin D Workshop' .
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- Yan Chun Li
- Department of Medicine, Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Laboratory of Metabolic Disease Research and Drug Development, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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- Laboratory of Metabolic Disease Research and Drug Development, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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Zhu T, Liu TJ, Shi YY, Zhao Q. Vitamin D/VDR signaling pathway ameliorates 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced colitis by inhibiting intestinal epithelial apoptosis. Int J Mol Med 2015; 35:1213-8. [PMID: 25813397 PMCID: PMC4380119 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2015.2150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Increasing epidemiological data have suggested a link between vitamin D deficiency and the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In the present study, we confirmed that vitamin D deficiency, as well as the decreased local expression of vitamin D receptor (VDR), was prevalent in an IBD cohort. The excessive apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) partly accounts for the development of colonic inflammation and eventually results in IBD. Based on the established inhibitory effects of the vitamin D/VDR pathway on IEC apoptosis, we treated mice with 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis with paricalcitol, a vitamin D analog, in order to investigate the mechanisms responsible for the inhibitory effects of the vitamin D/VDR pathway. We observed that following treatment with vitamin D, the mice presented with only minor bodyweight loss, and the mice also showed improved histological scores and decreased intestinal epithelial permeability compared with the vehicle-treated group. The colonic mRNA expression of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines was markedly suppressed, indicating less severe colitis in the vitamin D-treated mice. Subsequently, we investigated p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA) and p53, two major independent pathways of apoptosis, as well as caspase-3. We found that the vitamin D-treated mice had lower expression levels of caspase-3 than the vehicle-treated mice. PUMA expression showed the same tendency; however, the p53 protein level was not altered. The present study indicates that vitamin D attenuates the development of TNBS-induced colitis by inhibiting the apoptosis of IECs. The mechanisms involved include the downregulation of PUMA expression. Our data provide experimental support for the clinical trials of vitamin D intervention in patients with IBD.
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- Tong Zhu
- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China
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Tang Q, Ji Q, Xia W, Li L, Bai J, Ni R, Qin Y. Pyruvate kinase M2 regulates apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells in Crohn's disease. Dig Dis Sci 2015; 60:393-404. [PMID: 24817408 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-014-3189-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2014] [Accepted: 04/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2), a key glycolytic enzyme, is involved in multiple cellular processes including apoptosis. Recently increased fecal PKM2 has been found in Crohn's disease (CD), but little is known regarding its function in the pathophysiology of the disease. AIM The intestinal expression of PKM2 and its involvement in CD was investigated. METHODS Pyruvate kinase M2 expression in mucosal biopsies from patients with CD and normal controls was detected by immunohistochemistry. A murine model of colitis induced by trinitrobenzenesulphonic acid (TNBS) was established and expression of PKM2, B cell lymphoma-extra large (Bcl-xl), active caspase-3 as well as cleaved poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) was examined for association of PKM2 with intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) apoptosis. Furthermore, we treated human IEC line HT-29 by tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and used RNA interference to analyze the role of PKM2 in IEC apoptosis. RESULTS Intestinal expression of PKM2 was higher in patients with CD compared with normal controls mainly locating in IECs. In TNBS-induced colitis, up-regulation of PKM2 was accompanied by the elevated expression of Bcl-xl, active caspase-3, and cleaved PARP. PKM2 was co-localized with active caspase-3 in IECs marked by E-cadherin, suggesting its role in IEC apoptosis. Expression of PKM2 and Bcl-xl in TNF-α-induced HT-29 cells was increased, while TNF-α had no effect on cellular localization of PKM2. Furthermore, knockdown of PKM2 by siRNA could inhibit expression of Bcl-xl but enhance apoptosis in TNF-α-treated HT-29 cells. CONCLUSION The up-regulation of PKM2 might protect IECs against apoptosis possibly through Bcl-xl in CD, indicating its important role in the pathophysiology of CD.
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- Qiyun Tang
- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China
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Kuo WT, Lee TC, Yang HY, Chen CY, Au YC, Lu YZ, Wu LL, Wei SC, Ni YH, Lin BR, Chen Y, Tsai YH, Kung JT, Sheu F, Lin LW, Yu LCH. LPS receptor subunits have antagonistic roles in epithelial apoptosis and colonic carcinogenesis. Cell Death Differ 2015; 22:1590-604. [PMID: 25633197 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2014.240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Revised: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is characterized by unlimited proliferation and suppression of apoptosis, selective advantages for tumor survival, and chemoresistance. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) signaling is involved in both epithelial homeostasis and tumorigenesis, but the relative roles had by LPS receptor subunits CD14 and Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) are poorly understood. Our study showed that normal human colonocytes were CD14(+)TLR4(-), whereas cancerous tissues were CD14(+)TLR4(+), by immunofluorescent staining. Using a chemical-induced CRC model, increased epithelial apoptosis and decreased tumor multiplicity and sizes were observed in TLR4-mutant mice compared with wild-type (WT) mice with CD14(+)TLR4(+) colonocytes. WT mice intracolonically administered a TLR4 antagonist displayed tumor reduction associated with enhanced apoptosis in cancerous tissues. Mucosa-associated LPS content was elevated in response to CRC induction. Epithelial apoptosis induced by LPS hypersensitivity in TLR4-mutant mice was prevented by intracolonic administration of neutralizing anti-CD14. Moreover, LPS-induced apoptosis was observed in primary colonic organoid cultures derived from TLR4 mutant but not WT murine crypts. Gene silencing of TLR4 increased cell apoptosis in WT organoids, whereas knockdown of CD14 ablated cell death in TLR4-mutant organoids. In vitro studies showed that LPS challenge caused apoptosis in Caco-2 cells (CD14(+)TLR4(-)) in a CD14-, phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C-, sphingomyelinase-, and protein kinase C-ζ-dependent manner. Conversely, expression of functional but not mutant TLR4 (Asp299Gly, Thr399Ile, and Pro714His) rescued cells from LPS/CD14-induced apoptosis. In summary, CD14-mediated lipid signaling induced epithelial apoptosis, whereas TLR4 antagonistically promoted cell survival and cancer development. Our findings indicate that dysfunction in the CD14/TLR4 antagonism may contribute to normal epithelial transition to carcinogenesis, and provide novel strategies for intervention against colorectal cancer.
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- W-T Kuo
- Graduate Institute of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University College of Medicine and Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Yuan-Ze University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Yuan-Ze University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Horticulture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yunlin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Garza-Treviño EN, Said-Fernández SL, Martínez-Rodríguez HG. Understanding the colon cancer stem cells and perspectives on treatment. Cancer Cell Int 2015; 15:2. [PMID: 25685060 PMCID: PMC4328053 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-015-0163-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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An area of research that has been recently gaining attention is the relationship between cancer stem cell (CSC) biology and chemo-resistance in colon cancer patients. It is well recognized that tumor initiation, growth, invasion and metastasis are promoted by CSCs. An important reason for the widespread interest in the CSC model is that it can comprehensibly explain essential and poorly understood clinical events, such as therapy resistance, minimal residual disease, and tumor recurrence. This review discusses the recent advances in colon cancer stem cell research, the genes responsible for CSC chemoresistance, and new therapies against CSCs.
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- Elsa N Garza-Treviño
- Laboratorio de Terapia Celular, Departamento de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, León, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Terapia Celular, Departamento de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, León, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Terapia Celular, Departamento de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, León, Mexico
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Tauroursodeoxycholic acid inhibits experimental colitis by preventing early intestinal epithelial cell death. J Transl Med 2014; 94:1419-30. [PMID: 25310532 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2014.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is characterized by increased epithelial cell death and subsequent breakdown of the intestinal epithelial barrier, which perpetuates chronic intestinal inflammation. Since fecal bile acid dysmetabolism is associated with UC and tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) has been shown to improve murine colitis, we evaluated the effect of TUDCA on intestinal epithelial cell death in a mouse model of UC-like barrier dysfunction elicited by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS). We identified the prevention of colonic caspase-3 induction, a key proapoptotic marker which was also over-activated in UC, as the earliest event resulting in a clear clinical benefit. Whereas vehicle-treated mice showed a cumulative mortality of 40%, all TUDCA-treated mice survived the DSS experiment during a 14-day follow-up period. In line with a barrier protective effect, TUDCA decreased bacterial translocation to the spleen and stimulated mucin production. Similarly, TUDCA inhibited lipopolysaccharide-induced intestinal permeability and associated enterocyte apoptosis. The anti-apoptotic effect was confirmed in vitro by a dose-dependent inhibition of both receptor-dependent (using tumor necrosis factor and Fas ligand) and receptor-independent (staurosporine) caspase-3 induction in HT29 colonic epithelial cells. These data imply that caspase-3 activation is an early marker of colitis that is prevented by TUDCA treatment. These data, together with the previously reported beneficial effect in colitis, suggest that TUDCA could be an add-on strategy to current immunosuppressive treatment of UC patients.
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Yamada S, Koyama T, Noguchi H, Ueda Y, Kitsuyama R, Shimizu H, Tanimoto A, Wang KY, Nawata A, Nakayama T, Sasaguri Y, Satoh T. Marine hydroquinone zonarol prevents inflammation and apoptosis in dextran sulfate sodium-induced mice ulcerative colitis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e113509. [PMID: 25409433 PMCID: PMC4237432 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIM We previously identified an anti-inflammatory compound, zonarol, a hydroquinone isolated from the brown algae Dictyopteris undulata as a marine natural product. To ascertain the in vivo functions of zonarol, we examined the pharmacological effects of zonarol administration on dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced inflammation in a mouse model of ulcerative colitis (UC). Our goal is to establish a safe and effective cure for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) using zonarol. METHODS AND RESULTS We subjected Slc:ICR mice to the administration of 2% DSS in drinking water for 14 days. At the same time, 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) at a dose of 50 mg/kg (positive control) and zonarol at doses of 10 and 20 mg/kg, were given orally once a day. DSS-treated animals developed symptoms similar to those of human UC, such as severe bloody diarrhea, which were evaluated by the disease activity index (DAI). Treatment with 20 mg/kg of zonarol, as well as 5-ASA, significantly suppressed the DAI score, and also led to a reduced colonic ulcer length and/or mucosal inflammatory infiltration by various immune cells, especially macrophages. Zonarol treatment significantly reduced the expression of pro-inflammatory signaling molecules, and prevented the apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells. Finally, zonarol protected against in vitro lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced activation in the RAW264.7 mouse macrophage cell line. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report that a marine bioproduct protects against experimental UC via the inhibition of both inflammation and apoptosis, very similar to the standard-of-care sulfasalazine, a well-known prodrug that releases 5-ASA. We believe that the oral administration of zonarol might offer a better treatment for human IBDs than 5-ASA, or may be useful as an alternative/additive therapeutic strategy against UC, without any evidence of side effects.
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- Sohsuke Yamada
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Science, Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Science, Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan
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- Department of Welfare Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University, Morioka 020-8551, Japan
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- Department of Welfare Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University, Morioka 020-8551, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
- Shared-Use Research Center, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
- Laboratory of Pathology, Fukuoka Wajiro Hospital, Fukuoka 811-0213, Japan
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- Department of Welfare Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University, Morioka 020-8551, Japan
- Department of Anti-Aging Food Research, School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo University of Technology, Hachioji 192-0982, Japan
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Alterations in programmed cell death mechanism and their role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases. GASTROENTEROLOGY REVIEW 2014; 9:275-9. [PMID: 25396001 PMCID: PMC4223115 DOI: 10.5114/pg.2014.46162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2012] [Revised: 09/15/2012] [Accepted: 11/25/2012] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Apoptosis plays an essential role in both physiology and pathology. In the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases, disturbances of apoptosis also play an important role. Inflammatory cells (for example lymphocytes, granulocytes) in the gut wall are resistant to apoptotic stimuli and they accumulate there causing tissue damage. On the other hand, apoptotic elimination of the enterocytes is enhanced, which leads to the impairment of the gut barrier. The exact mechanisms of these phenomena are still poorly understood and they are still under investigation. The present paper summarises current knowledge in terms of the role of alterations of programmed cell death in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases.
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Murphy SF, Rhee L, Grimm WA, Weber CR, Messer JS, Lodolce JP, Chang JE, Bartulis SJ, Nero T, Kukla RA, MacDougall G, Binghay C, Kolodziej LE, Boone DL. Intestinal epithelial expression of TNFAIP3 results in microbial invasion of the inner mucus layer and induces colitis in IL-10-deficient mice. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2014; 307:G871-82. [PMID: 25234043 PMCID: PMC4216993 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00020.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Tumor necrosis factor-induced protein 3 (TNFAIP3; also known as A20) negatively regulates NF-κB and MAPK signals to control inflammatory responses. TNFAIP3 also protects against TNF-induced cell death. Intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) expression of TNFAIP3 improves barrier function and tight junction integrity and prevents dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced IEC death and colitis. We therefore investigated the effects of TNFAIP3 expression in IEC on immune homeostasis in the intestines of immune-compromised mice. Villin-TNFAIP3 (v-TNFAIP3) transgenic mice were interbred with IL-10(-/-) mice (v-TNFAIP3 × IL-10(-/-)) and incidence, onset, and severity of colitis was assessed. v-TNFAIP3 × IL-10(-/-) mice displayed severe, early onset, and highly penetrant colitis that was not observed in IL-10(-/-) or v-TNFAIP3 mice. V-TNFAIP3 mice displayed altered expression of mucosal cytokines, increased numbers of mucosal regulatory T cells, and altered expression of mucosal antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Microbial colonization of the inner mucus layer of v-TNFAIP3 mice was observed, along with alterations in the microbiome, but this was not sufficient to induce colitis in v-TNFAIP3 mice. The relative sterility of the inner mucus layer observed in wild-type and IL-10(-/-) mice was lost in v-TNFAIP3 × IL-10(-/-) mice. Thus IEC-derived factors, induced by signals that are inhibited by TNFAIP3, suppress the onset of inflammatory bowel disease in IL-10(-/-) mice. Our results indicate that IEC expression of TNFAIP3 alters AMP expression and allows microbial colonization of the inner mucus layer, which activates an IL-10-dependent anti-inflammatory process that is necessary to prevent colitis.
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- 1Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois;
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- 1Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois;
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- 1Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois;
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- 1Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois;
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- 1Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois;
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- 3Indiana University School of Medicine, South Bend, Indiana
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MicroRNA-346 mediates tumor necrosis factor α-induced downregulation of gut epithelial vitamin D receptor in inflammatory bowel diseases. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2014; 20:1910-8. [PMID: 25192497 PMCID: PMC4586112 DOI: 10.1097/mib.0000000000000158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND We recently reported that the gut epithelial vitamin D receptor (VDR) signaling inhibits colitis through inhibition of intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis, and the level of colonic epithelial VDR is markedly reduced in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). VDR downregulation promotes colitis, but the mechanism underlying VDR downregulation in IBD is unknown. METHODS VDR expression was analyzed in colon cancer cells under proinflammatory cytokine treatment. VDR as a target of miR-346 was confirmed using colon cancer cell culture. The relationship among inflammation, miR-346, and VDR was assessed in human IBD biopsies and experimental colitis models. RESULTS We showed that tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) suppresses VDR expression while simultaneously upregulating miR-346 in human colon cancer cells. Further studies demonstrated that miR-346 inhibits VDR by a specific target sequence in the 3' untranslated region of the human VDR transcript, and blockade of miR-346 with a hairpin inhibitor abrogates the ability of TNF-α to inhibit VDR, confirming that TNF-α downregulates VDR by inducing miR-346. Consistently, in human IBD biopsies, the reduction of epithelial VDR is associated with increased immune cell infiltration and elevation of TNF-α and miR-346. In an experimental model of colitis, mucosal VDR expression is reduced over time with the progression of colitis, inversely correlated with the induction of TNF-α and miR-346 in the mucosa. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that during mucosal inflammation TNF-α induces miR-346, which downregulates epithelial VDR. Mucosal VDR reduction in turn compromises the integrity of the mucosal epithelial barrier, further driving mucosal inflammation and colitis development.
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Günther C, Buchen B, Neurath MF, Becker C. Regulation and pathophysiological role of epithelial turnover in the gut. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2014; 35:40-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Sakurai T, Kashida H, Watanabe T, Hagiwara S, Mizushima T, Iijima H, Nishida N, Higashitsuji H, Fujita J, Kudo M. Stress Response Protein Cirp Links Inflammation and Tumorigenesis in Colitis-Associated Cancer. Cancer Res 2014; 74:6119-28. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-14-0471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cell death and inflammatory bowel diseases: apoptosis, necrosis, and autophagy in the intestinal epithelium. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:218493. [PMID: 25126549 PMCID: PMC4121991 DOI: 10.1155/2014/218493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cell death mechanisms have been associated with the development of inflammatory bowel diseases in humans and mice. Recent studies suggested that a complex crosstalk between autophagy/apoptosis, microbe sensing, and enhanced endoplasmic reticulum stress in the epithelium could play a critical role in these diseases. In addition, necroptosis, a relatively novel programmed necrosis-like pathway associated with TNF receptor activation, seems to be also present in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease and in specific animal models for intestinal inflammation. This review attempts to cover new data related to cell death mechanisms and inflammatory bowel diseases.
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Guanylyl cyclase-G modulates jejunal apoptosis and inflammation in mice with intestinal ischemia and reperfusion. PLoS One 2014; 9:e101314. [PMID: 24992336 PMCID: PMC4081647 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 06/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Membrane bound guanylyl cyclase-G (mGC-G), a novel form of GC mediates ischemia and reperfusion (IR)-induced renal injury. We investigated the roles of mGC-G in intestinal IR-induced jejunal damage, inflammation, and apoptosis. Materials and methods Male C57BL/6 wild-type (WT) and mGC-G gene knockout (KO) mice were treated with a sham operation or 45 min of superior mesenteric arterial obstruction followed by 3, 6, 12, or 24 h of reperfusion. Results Sham-operated KO mice had significantly lower plasma nitrate and nitrite (NOx) levels and jejunal villus height, crypt depth, and protein expression of phosphorylated-nuclear factor-kappa-B (NF-κB), phosphorylated-c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK) 2/3, phosphorylated-p38, and B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2). They had significantly greater jejunal interleukin-6 mRNA, cytochrome c protein, and apoptotic index compared with sham-operated WT mice. Intestinal IR significantly decreased plasma NOx in WT mice and increased plasma NOx in KO mice. The jejunal apoptotic index and caspase 3 activities were significantly increased, and nuclear phosphorylated-NF-κB and phosphorylated-p38 protein were significantly decreased in WT, but not KO mice with intestinal IR. After reperfusion, KO mice had an earlier decrease in jejunal cyclic GMP, and WT mice had an earlier increase in jejunal proliferation and a later increase in cytosol inhibitor of kappa-B-alpha. Intestinal IR induced greater increases in plasma and jejunal interleukin-6 protein in WT mice and a greater increase in jejunal interleukin-6 mRNA in KO mice. Conclusions mGC-G is involved in the maintenance of jejunal integrity and intestinal IR-induced inflammation and apoptosis. These results suggest that targeting cGMP pathway might be a potential strategy to alleviate IR-induced jejunal damages.
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Beauséjour M, Thibodeau S, Demers MJ, Bouchard V, Gauthier R, Beaulieu JF, Vachon PH. Suppression of anoikis in human intestinal epithelial cells: differentiation state-selective roles of α2β1, α3β1, α5β1, and α6β4 integrins. BMC Cell Biol 2013; 14:53. [PMID: 24289209 PMCID: PMC4219346 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-14-53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Regulation of anoikis in human intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) implicates differentiation state-specific mechanisms. Human IECs express distinct repertoires of integrins according to their state of differentiation. Therefore, we investigated whether α2β1, α3β1, α5β1, and α6β4 integrins perform differentiation state-specific roles in the suppression of IEC anoikis. Results Human (HIEC, Caco-2/15) IECs were exposed to specific antibodies that block the binding activity of integrin subunits (α2, α3, α5, α6, β1 or β4) to verify whether or not their inhibition induced anoikis. The knockdown of α6 was also performed by shRNA. Additionally, apoptosis/anoikis was induced by pharmacological inhibition of Fak (PF573228) or Src (PP2). Anoikis/apoptosis was assayed by DNA laddering, ISEL, and/or caspase activity (CASP-8, -9, or -3). Activation levels of Fak and Src, as well as functional Fak-Src interactions, were also assessed. We report herein that differentiated IECs exhibit a greater sensitivity to anoikis than undifferentiated ones. This involves an earlier onset of anoikis when kept in suspension, as well as significantly greater contributions from β1 and β4 integrins in the suppression of anoikis in differentiated cells, and functional distinctions between β1 and β4 integrins in engaging both Fak and Src, or Src only, respectively. Likewise, Fak performs significantly greater contributions in the suppression of anoikis in differentiated cells. Additionally, we show that α2β1 and α5β1 suppress anoikis in undifferentiated cells, whereas α3β1 does so in differentiated ones. Furthermore, we provide evidence that α6β4 contributes to the suppression of anoikis in a primarily α6 subunit-dependent manner in undifferentiated cells, whereas this same integrin in differentiated cells performs significantly greater contributions in anoikis suppression than its undifferentiated state-counterpart, in addition to doing so through a dependence on both of its subunits. Conclusions Our findings indicate that the suppression of human IEC anoikis implicates differentiation state-selective repertoires of integrins, which in turn results into distinctions in anoikis regulation, and sensitivity, between undifferentiated and differentiated IECs. These data further the functional understanding of the concept that the suppression of anoikis is subjected to cell differentiation state-selective mechanisms.
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- Marco Beauséjour
- Département d'anatomie et de biologie cellulaire, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, J1H5N4 Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
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Leucht K, Fischbeck A, Caj M, Liebisch G, Hartlieb E, Benes P, Fried M, Humpf HU, Rogler G, Hausmann M. Sphingomyelin and phosphatidylcholine contrarily affect the induction of apoptosis in intestinal epithelial cells. Mol Nutr Food Res 2013; 58:782-98. [PMID: 24142587 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201300369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2013] [Revised: 08/14/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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SCOPE The major alimentary sources for the plasma membrane lipid sphingomyelin (SM) are dairy products, eggs, and meat. We recently reported that the SM metabolite ceramide induces cathepsin D mediated apoptosis in murine intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and increases inflammation in acute colitis. We investigated the impact of SM and phosphatidylcholine on apoptosis in human IECs and point out BH3-interacting death agonist (BID) as link between cathepsin D and apoptosis. METHODS AND RESULTS HT-29 and isolated human IECs were stimulated with SM or phosphatidylcholine. SM treatment resulted in increased apoptosis. Phosphatidylcholine showed contrary effects. Western revealed higher amounts of cathepsin D and BID activation upon lipid stimulation. Western blotting revealed BID activation through SM in both an induced and a spontaneous mouse model of colitis. CONCLUSION Dietary phospholipids may induce or abolish apoptosis in IECs and seem to play a role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases. This nutritional factor might be considered when evaluating the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases. Effects of SMase- and SM treatment on inflammation in dextran sulfate sodium induced animal models of colitis and in vitro experiments are discussed as controversial. Variable sources of SM, feeding techniques, and mouse strains might play a role.
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- Katharina Leucht
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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The influence of infliximab and adalimumab on the expression of apoptosis-related proteins in lamina propria mononuclear cells and enterocytes in Crohn's disease - an immunohistochemical study. J Crohns Colitis 2013; 7:706-16. [PMID: 23021876 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2012.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2012] [Revised: 08/30/2012] [Accepted: 09/05/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The aim of this study was to assess the influence of anti-TNF agents on the expression of apoptosis-related proteins in Crohn's disease (CD) patients. METHODS The clinical, biochemical and endoscopic activity of CD was assessed with the use of tissue sampling before the initiation of therapy and after induction doses of infliximab and adalimumab. Additionally, the immunohistochemical expression of active caspase 3, TNFR1, Fas, Bcl-2, Bax, CD4 and CD8 proteins was estimated. Patients achieving deep remission were considered as responders. RESULTS Of the 35 patients qualified for the study, 60% achieved deep remission. In those patients, a significant decrease in the number of CD4 and CD8 positive cells was noted. Also observed was a significant increase in the expression of active caspase 3 in lamina propria mononuclear cells, which correlated with an increase of the pro-apoptotic Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. No change in Fas and TNFR1 expression was observed in those cells. Moreover, there was a significant decrease in active caspase 3 expression in enterocytes, observed independently of the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. This correlated with a change in TNFR1 expression. No significant changes in the expression of the investigated proteins were noted in non-responders group. CONCLUSIONS The efficacy of anti-TNF antibodies is, at least partly, dependent on apoptosis modulation. In lamina propria mononuclear cells, the increase of apoptosis is probably the result of the induction of the intrinsic pathway mediated by Bcl-2 family proteins. In enterocytes - the decrease of apoptosis is mediated by the extrinsic pathway, probably via TNFR1.
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Liu W, Chen Y, Golan MA, Annunziata ML, Du J, Dougherty U, Kong J, Musch M, Huang Y, Pekow J, Zheng C, Bissonnette M, Hanauer SB, Li YC. Intestinal epithelial vitamin D receptor signaling inhibits experimental colitis. J Clin Invest 2013; 123:3983-96. [PMID: 23945234 DOI: 10.1172/jci65842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The inhibitory effects of vitamin D on colitis have been previously documented. Global vitamin D receptor (VDR) deletion exaggerates colitis, but the relative anticolitic contribution of epithelial and nonepithelial VDR signaling is unknown. Here, we showed that colonic epithelial VDR expression was substantially reduced in patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Moreover, targeted expression of human VDR (hVDR) in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) protected mice from developing colitis. In experimental colitis models induced by 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid, dextran sulfate sodium, or CD4(+)CD45RB(hi) T cell transfer, transgenic mice expressing hVDR in IECs were highly resistant to colitis, as manifested by marked reductions in clinical colitis scores, colonic histological damage, and colonic inflammation compared with WT mice. Reconstitution of Vdr-deficient IECs with the hVDR transgene completely rescued Vdr-null mice from severe colitis and death, even though the mice still maintained a hyperresponsive Vdr-deficient immune system. Mechanistically, VDR signaling attenuated PUMA induction in IECs by blocking NF-κB activation, leading to a reduction in IEC apoptosis. Together, these results demonstrate that gut epithelial VDR signaling inhibits colitis by protecting the mucosal epithelial barrier, and this anticolitic activity is independent of nonepithelial immune VDR actions.
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- Weicheng Liu
- Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Zhang S, Sun Y, Yuan Z, Li Y, Li X, Gong Z, Peng Y. Heat shock protein 90β inhibits apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells induced by hypoxia through stabilizing phosphorylated Akt. BMB Rep 2013; 46:47-52. [PMID: 23351384 PMCID: PMC4133828 DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2013.46.1.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) apoptosis induced by hypoxia compromise intestinal epithelium barrier function. Both Akt and Hsp90 have cytoprotective function. However, the specific role
of Akt and Hsp90β in IEC apoptosis induced by hypoxia has not been explored. We confirmed that hypoxia-induced apoptosis was reduced by Hsp90β overexpression but enhanced by decreasing Hsp90β expression. Hsp90β overexpression enhanced BAD phosphorylation and thus reduced mitochondrial release of cytochrome C. Reducing Hsp90β expression had opposite effects. The protective effect of Hsp90β against apoptosis was negated by LY294002, an Akt inhibitor. Further study showed that Akt phosphorylation was enhanced by Hsp90β, which was not due to the activation of upstream PI3K and PDK1 but because of stabilization of pAkt via direct interaction between Hsp90β and pAkt. These results demonstrate that Hsp90β may play a significant role in protecting IECs from hypoxia-induced apoptosis via stabilizing pAkt to phosphorylate
BAD and reduce cytochrome C release. [BMB Reports 2013;46(1): 47-52]
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- Shuai Zhang
- Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Nakashima E, Okano Y, Niimi K, Takahashi E. Detection of calprotectin and apoptotic activity in the colon of marmosets with chronic diarrhea. J Vet Med Sci 2013; 75:1633-6. [PMID: 23884022 PMCID: PMC3942960 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.13-0257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The common marmoset
(Callithrix jacchus) is used as a non-human primate laboratory animal.
Marmoset wasting syndrome (MWS) is a disease endemic to captive colonies, and the
pathogenesis is unclear. In the present study, marmosets with chronic bloody
high-viscosity diarrhea, which is a contributing factor to MWS, were evaluated, and
inflammation in the colon was found. Calprotectin is a surrogate marker of intestinal
inflammation and induces apoptosis. Marmosets with chronic diarrhea exhibited higher
levels of fecal calprotectin. Histochemical analyses showed high expression of
calprotectin in the extravascular neutrophils and apoptosis in the chronic colitis
lesions. No internal microbiological diseases were identified. Although the cause of
chronic colitis was not identified, the marmoset could be a useful model of inflammatory
bowel disease.
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- Erika Nakashima
- Research Resources Center, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Günther C, Neumann H, Neurath MF, Becker C. Apoptosis, necrosis and necroptosis: cell death regulation in the intestinal epithelium. Gut 2013; 62:1062-71. [PMID: 22689519 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2011-301364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 312] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) are organised as a single cell layer which covers the intestine. Their primary task is to absorb nutrients present in the intestinal lumen. However, IEC also play an important role in the immune defence of our body by building a barrier that separates the bowel wall from potentially hazardous bacteria present in the gut lumen. The life cycle of IEC is determined by the time span in which cells migrate from their place of origin at the crypt base to the villus tip, from where they are shed into the lumen. Cell death in the intestinal epithelium has to be tightly regulated and irregularities might cause pathologies. Excessive cell death has been associated with chronic inflammation as seen in patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. While until recently apoptosis was discussed as being essential for epithelial turnover and tissue homeostasis in the intestinal epithelium, recent data using gene deficient mice have challenged this concept. Moreover, an apoptosis-independent mode of programmed cell death, termed necroptosis, has been identified and described in the intestinal epithelium. The following article reviews previous studies on cell death regulation in IEC and a potential role of necroptosis for gut homeostasis.
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- Claudia Günther
- Department of Medicine, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Hartmannstrasse 14, 91 054 Erlangen, Germany
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a common and debilitating clinical disorder comprising ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. IBD occurs when inappropriate immunological activity in the intestinal mucosa results in epithelial barrier dysfunction leading to exposure of the mucosal immune system to luminal antigenic material. This in turn results in the cycles of inflammation and further barrier dysfunction which underlie disease progression. Although significant therapeutic advances have been made over the last decade, current immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory treatments for IBD have significant limitations due to lack of treatment response in some patients and adverse effects, including increased risk of infection and malignancy. Recent studies using experimental models of IBD have identified that intracellular hydroxylases, a group of enzymes responsible for oxygen sensing and activation of adaptive transcriptional responses to hypoxia may represent a new class of therapeutic targets in IBD. Hydroxylase inhibitors are effective in ameliorating symptoms of colitis at least in part through the promotion of intestinal epithelial barrier function. The mechanism of this protection is due to activation of hypoxia-sensitive transcription factors, including the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) and nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB), which activate specific epithelial barrier-protective transcriptional programs. In this review, the mechanism(s) of action and the therapeutic potential of small molecule hydroxylase inhibitors for the treatment of IBD will be discussed.
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Becker C, Watson AJ, Neurath MF. Complex roles of caspases in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterology 2013; 144:283-293. [PMID: 23219999 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2012.11.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2012] [Revised: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 11/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Caspases are cysteine proteases that regulate embryonic development, cell differentiation, tissue homoeostasis, and removal of damaged and harmful cells from the intestine and other parts of the body. Caspase activity is mainly regulated at the posttranslational level, which allows their rapid activation and response to cellular stress and pathogenic stimuli. In most cell types, caspases are initially expressed as inactive proenzymes, which undergo proteolytic cleavage to become functional enzymes. Caspase dysfunction has been associated with intestinal diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colorectal cancer. Although the roles of caspases have been studied extensively in regulation of apoptosis, recent discoveries have highlighted cell death-independent functions of this protein family. In particular, caspase-1, caspase-4, caspase-5, and caspase-12 are activated during innate immune responses and participate in the formation of the inflammasome. Caspase-8 controls necroptosis of Paneth cells and potentially the death of intestinal epithelial cells in patients with Crohn's disease and appears to be involved in mucosal inflammation. Regulators of caspase-8 might therefore be used to prevent cell death in patients with IBD. Improving our understanding of the regulation and function of caspases in the intestine might lead to new therapeutics for chronic intestinal inflammation and inflammation-associated cancer.
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- Christoph Becker
- Department of Medicine 1, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, England
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- Department of Medicine 1, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Protein kinase CK2 is a critical regulator of epithelial homeostasis in chronic intestinal inflammation. Mucosal Immunol 2013; 6:136-45. [PMID: 22763408 PMCID: PMC3517934 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2012.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The molecular mechanisms that restore intestinal epithelial homeostasis during colitis are incompletely understood. Here, we report that during intestinal inflammation, multiple inflammatory cytokines promote the activity of a master regulator of cell proliferation and apoptosis, serine/threonine kinase CK2. Enhanced mucosal CK2 protein expression and activity were observed in animal models of chronic colitis, particularly within intestinal epithelial cells (IECs). The in vitro treatment of intestinal epithelial cell lines with cytokines resulted in increased CK2 expression and nuclear translocation of its catalytic α subunit. Similarly, nuclear translocation of CK2α was a prominent feature observed in colonic crypts from individuals with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Further in vitro studies revealed that CK2 activity promotes epithelial restitution, and protects normal IECs from cytokine-induced apoptosis. These observations identify CK2 as a key regulator of homeostatic properties of the intestinal epithelium that serves to promote wound healing, in part through inhibition of apoptosis under conditions of inflammation.
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Higher apoptosis index and proliferation index in colonocytes of patients with ulcerative colitis in remission. POLISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY 2012; 84:271-5. [PMID: 22842738 DOI: 10.2478/v10035-012-0046-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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UNLABELLED Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a inflammatory disease of large bowel. The amount of people suffering from UC increases from year to year. Pathogenesis of this affection is still not entirely clear. Mechanisms of proliferation and apoptosis in colonocytes in the course of the disease are defected. THE AIM OF THE STUDY was to assess the rate of proliferation and intensity of apoptosis in colonocytes in patients with diagnose UC. MATERIAL AND METHODS Colon pathological samples taken from patients with diagnosed ulceraive colitis were examined. Patients were in both clinical and endoscopic remission and were treated with mesalazin. They were patient of Department of General and Colorectal Surgery. To estimate proliferation index dye with monoclonal antibody against Ki67. To determine apoptosis level immunohistochemistry with antybody against Bax was used. RESULTS Average Ki-67 in the test group was 42,13%, the largest value amounted to 57% and the lowest of 33%. Average value of Bax was 1.47 and ranged between 0-3. High index of bax appear not only in the bottom of the crypt, but also at their outlet. CONCLUSIONS In ulecerative colitis genetic and immunological disturbances occur despite treatment. Mesalazine acting only on certain routes associated with the UC holds the remission, without, however "the molecular remission". Thus, it appears that the results of our research are another proof of the necessary caution in weaning support treatment.
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Beauséjour M, Noël D, Thibodeau S, Bouchard V, Harnois C, Beaulieu JF, Demers MJ, Vachon PH. Integrin/Fak/Src-mediated regulation of cell survival and anoikis in human intestinal epithelial crypt cells: selective engagement and roles of PI3-K isoform complexes. Apoptosis 2012; 17:566-78. [PMID: 22402981 PMCID: PMC3345181 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-012-0713-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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In human intestinal epithelial crypt (HIEC) cells, the PI3-K/Akt-1 pathway is crucial for the promotion of cell survival and suppression of anoikis. Class I PI3-K consists of a complex formed by a catalytic (C) and regulatory (R) subunit. Three R (p85α, β, and p55γ) and four C (p110α, β, γ and δ) isoforms are known. Herein, we analyzed the expression of PI3-K isoforms in HIEC cells and determined their roles in cell survival, as well as in the β1 integrin/Fak/Src-mediated suppression of anoikis. We report that: (1) the predominant PI3-K complexes expressed by HIEC cells are p110α/p85β and p110α/p55γ; (2) the inhibition and/or siRNA-mediated expression silencing of p110α, but not that of p110β, γ or δ, results in Akt-1 down-activation and consequent apoptosis; (3) the expression silencing of p85β or p55γ, but not that of p85α, likewise induces Akt-1 down-activation and apoptosis; however, the impact of a loss of p55γ on both Akt-1 activation and cell survival is significantly greater than that from the loss of p85β; and (4) both the p110α/p85β and p110α/p55γ complexes are engaged by β1 integrin/Fak/Src signaling; however, the engagement of p110α/p85β is primarily Src-dependent, whereas that of p110α/p55γ is primarily Fak-dependent (but Src-independent). Hence, HIEC cells selectively express PI3-K isoform complexes, translating into distinct roles in Akt-1 activation and cell survival, as well as in a selective engagement by Fak and/or Src within the context of β1 integrin/Fak/Src-mediated suppression of anoikis.
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- Marco Beauséjour
- Département d'anatomie et de Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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Intracellular zinc is required for intestinal cell survival signals triggered by the inflammatory cytokine TNFα. J Nutr Biochem 2012; 24:967-76. [PMID: 22967671 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2012.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2012] [Revised: 06/22/2012] [Accepted: 06/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The essential micronutrient zinc has long been known to be a functional component of diverse structural proteins and enzymes. More recently, important roles for free or loosely bound intracellular zinc as a signaling factor have been reported. Insufficient zinc intake was shown to exacerbate symptoms in mouse models of inflammation such as experimental colitis, while zinc supplementation was found to improve intestinal barrier function. Herein, we provide evidence that intracellular zinc is essential for maintaining intestinal epithelial integrity when cells are exposed to the inflammatory cytokine Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)α. Using the human intestinal Caco-2/TC7 cell line as an in vitro model, we demonstrate that depletion of intracellular zinc affects TNFα-triggered signaling by shifting intestinal cell fate from survival to death. The mechanism underlying this effect was investigated. We show that TNFα promotes a zinc-dependent survival pathway that includes modulation of gene expression of transcription factors and signaling proteins. We have identified multiple regulatory steps regulated by zinc availability which include the induction of cellular Inhibitor of APoptosis (cIAP2) mRNA, possibly through activation of Nuclear Factor-Kappa B (NF-κB), as both nuclear translocation of the p65 subunit of NF-κB and up-regulation of cIAP2 mRNA were impaired following zinc depletion. Moreover, X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein level was profoundly reduced by zinc depletion. Our results provide a possible molecular explanation for the clinical observation that zinc supplements ameliorate Crohn's disease symptoms and decrease intestinal permeability in experimental colitis.
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Goretsky T, Dirisina R, Sinh P, Mittal N, Managlia E, Williams DB, Posca D, Ryu H, Katzman RB, Barrett TA. p53 mediates TNF-induced epithelial cell apoptosis in IBD. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2012; 181:1306-15. [PMID: 22863952 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2012] [Revised: 06/07/2012] [Accepted: 06/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chronic ulcerative colitis (CUC) is characterized by increased intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) apoptosis associated with elevated tumor necrosis factor (TNF), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and p53. We previously showed that p53 is increased in crypt IECs in human colitis and is needed for IEC apoptosis in chronic dextran sulfate sodium-colitis. Herein, we examined the roles of TNF and iNOS in regulating p53-induced IEC apoptosis in CUC. The IEC TUNEL staining, caspases 3, 8, and 9, and p53 protein levels, induced by anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (mAb) activation of T cells, were markedly reduced in TNF receptor 1 and 2 gene knockout mice. Induction of IEC apoptosis correlated with increased p53, which was attenuated in iNOS(-/-) mice. IEC p53 levels and apoptosis were reduced in IL-10(-/-) colitic mice treated with neutralizing TNF mAb and the iNOS inhibitor, aminoguanidine, further suggesting that TNF and iNOS are upstream of p53 during colitis-induced IEC apoptosis. IEC apoptosis and p53 levels were assessed in control versus untreated or anti-TNF-treated CUC patients with equivalent levels of inflammation. Data indicated that IEC apoptosis and p53 levels were clearly higher in untreated CUC but markedly reduced in patients treated with anti-TNF mAb. Therefore, TNF-induced iNOS activates a p53-dependent pathway of IEC apoptosis in CUC. The inhibition of IEC apoptosis may be an important mechanism for mucosal healing in anti-TNF-treated CUC patients.
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- Tatiana Goretsky
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
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Groulx JF, Khalfaoui T, Benoit YD, Bernatchez G, Carrier JC, Basora N, Beaulieu JF. Autophagy is active in normal colon mucosa. Autophagy 2012; 8:893-902. [PMID: 22652752 DOI: 10.4161/auto.19738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Recently, autophagy has been found to be strongly activated in colon cancer cells, but few studies have addressed the normal colon mucosa. The aim of this study was to characterize autophagy in normal human intestinal cells. We used the expression of LC3-II and BECN1 as well as SQSTM1 as markers of autophagy activity. Using the normal human intestinal epithelial crypt (HIEC) cell experimental model, we found that autophagy was much more active in undifferentiated cells than in differentiated cells. In the normal adult colonic mucosa, BECN1 was found in the proliferative epithelial cells of the lower part of the gland while SQSTM1 was predominantly found in the differentiated cells of the upper part of the gland and surface epithelium. Interestingly, the weak punctate pattern of SQSTM1 expression in the lower gland colocalized with BECN1-labeled autophagosomes. The usefulness of SQSTM1 as an active autophagy marker was confirmed in colon cancer specimens at the protein and transcript levels. In conclusion, our results show that autophagy is active in the colonic gland and is associated with the intestinal proliferative/undifferentiated and progenitor cell populations.
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- Jean-Francois Groulx
- CIHR Team on the Digestive Epithelium, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec Canada
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