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Poling HM, Sundaram N, Fisher GW, Singh A, Shiley JR, Nattamai K, Govindarajah V, Cortez AR, Krutko MO, Ménoret S, Anegon I, Kasendra M, Wells JM, Mayhew CN, Takebe T, Mahe MM, Helmrath MA. Human pluripotent stem cell-derived organoids repair damaged bowel in vivo. Cell Stem Cell 2024; 31:1513-1523.e7. [PMID: 39270642 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2024.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2024] [Accepted: 08/20/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024]
Abstract
The fundamental goal of tissue engineering is to functionally restore or improve damaged tissues or organs. Here we address this in the small bowel using an in vivo xenograft preclinical acute damage model. We investigated the therapeutic capacity of human intestinal organoids (HIOs), which are generated from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), to repair damaged small bowel. We hypothesized that the HIO's cellular complexity would allow it to sustain transmural engraftment. To test this, we developed a rodent injury model where, through luminal delivery, we demonstrated that fragmented HIOs engraft, proliferate, and persist throughout the bowel following repair. Not only was restitution of the mucosal layer observed, but significant incorporation was also observed in the muscularis and vascular endothelium. Further analysis characterized sustained cell type presence within the regenerated regions, retention of proximal regionalization, and the neo-epithelia's function. These findings demonstrate the therapeutic importance of mesenchyme for intestinal injury repair.
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- Holly M Poling
- Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA
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- Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA
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- Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA
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- Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA
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- Pluripotent Stem Cell Core, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA
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- Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA
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- Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA
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- Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA
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- Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, Inserm, CNRS, SFR Santé, Inserm UMS 016 CNRS UMS 3556, Nantes 44035, France; INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie UMR1064, Nantes Université, Nantes 44035, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, Inserm, CNRS, SFR Santé, Inserm UMS 016 CNRS UMS 3556, Nantes 44035, France
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- Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA
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- Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA; Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA
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- Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA; Pluripotent Stem Cell Core, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA
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- Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA
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- Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA; Nantes Université, Inserm, TENS UMR1235, The Enteric Nervous System in Gut and Brain Diseases, IMAD, Nantes 44035, France
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- Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA.
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Ziegler AL, Caldwell ML, Craig SE, Hellstrom EA, Sheridan AE, Touvron MS, Pridgen TA, Magness ST, Odle J, Van Landeghem L, Blikslager AT. Enteric glial cell network function is required for epithelial barrier restitution following intestinal ischemic injury in the early postnatal period. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2024; 326:G228-G246. [PMID: 38147796 PMCID: PMC11211042 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00216.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
Abstract
Ischemic damage to the intestinal epithelial barrier, such as in necrotizing enterocolitis or small intestinal volvulus, is associated with higher mortality rates in younger patients. We have recently reported a powerful pig model to investigate these age-dependent outcomes in which mucosal barrier restitution is strikingly absent in neonates but can be rescued by direct application of homogenized mucosa from older, juvenile pigs by a yet-undefined mechanism. Within the mucosa, a postnatally developing network of enteric glial cells (EGCs) is gaining recognition as a key regulator of the mucosal barrier. Therefore, we hypothesized that the developing EGC network may play an important role in coordinating intestinal barrier repair in neonates. Neonatal and juvenile jejunal mucosa recovering from surgically induced intestinal ischemia was visualized by scanning electron microscopy and the transcriptomic phenotypes were assessed by bulk RNA sequencing. EGC network density and glial activity were examined by Gene Set Enrichment Analysis, three-dimensional (3-D) volume imaging, and Western blot and its function in regulating epithelial restitution was assessed ex vivo in Ussing chamber using the glia-specific inhibitor fluoroacetate (FA), and in vitro by coculture assay. Here we refine and elaborate our translational model, confirming a neonatal phenotype characterized by a complete lack of coordinated reparative signaling in the mucosal microenvironment. Furthermore, we report important evidence that the subepithelial EGC network changes significantly over the early postnatal period and demonstrate that the proximity of a specific functional population of EGC to wounded intestinal epithelium contributes to intestinal barrier restitution following ischemic injury.NEW & NOTEWORTHY This study refines a powerful translational pig model, defining an age-dependent relationship between enteric glia and the intestinal epithelium during intestinal ischemic injury and confirming an important role for enteric glial cell (EGC) activity in driving mucosal barrier restitution. This study suggests that targeting the enteric glial network could lead to novel interventions to improve recovery from intestinal injury in neonatal patients.
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- Amanda L Ziegler
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Liu Y, Li B, Wei Y. New understanding of gut microbiota and colorectal anastomosis leak: A collaborative review of the current concepts. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:1022603. [PMID: 36389160 PMCID: PMC9663802 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1022603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Anastomotic leak (AL) is a life-threatening postoperative complication following colorectal surgery, which has not decreased over time. Until now, no specific risk factors or surgical technique could be targeted to improve anastomotic healing. In the past decade, gut microbiota dysbiosis has been recognized to contribute to AL, but the exact effects are still vague. In this context, interpretation of the mechanisms underlying how the gut microbiota contributes to AL is significant for improving patients' outcomes. This review concentrates on novel findings to explain how the gut microbiota of patients with AL are altered, how the AL-specific pathogen colonizes and is enriched on the anastomosis site, and how these pathogens conduct their tissue breakdown effects. We build up a framework between the gut microbiota and AL on three levels. Firstly, factors that shape the gut microbiota profiles in patients who developed AL after colorectal surgery include preoperative intervention and surgical factors. Secondly, AL-specific pathogenic or collagenase bacteria adhere to the intestinal mucosa and defend against host clearance, including the interaction between bacterial adhesion and host extracellular matrix (ECM), the biofilm formation, and the weakened host commercial bacterial resistance. Thirdly, we interpret the potential mechanisms of pathogen-induced poor anastomotic healing.
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- Yang Liu
- Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Surgery Division, HwaMei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Ningbo, China,Ningbo Clinical Research Center for Digestive System Tumors, Ningbo, China
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- Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Surgery Division, HwaMei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Ningbo, China,Department of Oncology and Laparoscopy Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Surgery Division, HwaMei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Ningbo, China,Ningbo Clinical Research Center for Digestive System Tumors, Ningbo, China,*Correspondence: Yunwei Wei,
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Chen HM, MacDonald JA. Death-associated protein kinases and intestinal epithelial homeostasis. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2022; 306:1062-1087. [PMID: 35735750 DOI: 10.1002/ar.25022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The family of death-associated protein kinases (DAPKs) and DAPK-related apoptosis-inducing protein kinases (DRAKs) act as molecular switches for a multitude of cellular processes, including apoptotic and autophagic cell death events. This review summarizes the mechanisms for kinase activity regulation and discusses recent molecular investigations of DAPK and DRAK family members in the intestinal epithelium. In general, recent literature convincingly supports the importance of this family of protein kinases in the homeostatic processes that govern the proper function of the intestinal epithelium. Each of the DAPK family of proteins possesses distinct biochemical properties, and we compare similarities in the information available as well as those cases where functional distinctions are apparent. As the prototypical member of the family, DAPK1 is noteworthy for its tumor suppressor function and association with colorectal cancer. In the intestinal epithelium, DAPK2 is associated with programmed cell death, potential tumor-suppressive functions, and a unique influence on granulocyte biology. The impact of the DRAKs in the epithelium is understudied, but recent studies support a role for DRAK1 in inflammation-mediated tumor growth and metastasis. A commentary is provided on the potential importance of DAPK3 in facilitating epithelial restitution and wound healing during the resolution of colitis. An update on efforts to develop selective pharmacologic effectors of individual DAPK members is also supplied.
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- Huey-Miin Chen
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Kotla NG, Isa ILM, Rasala S, Demir S, Singh R, Baby BV, Swamy SK, Dockery P, Jala VR, Rochev Y, Pandit A. Modulation of Gut Barrier Functions in Ulcerative Colitis by Hyaluronic Acid System. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2103189. [PMID: 34761543 PMCID: PMC8811821 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202103189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The active stages of intestinal inflammation and the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis are associated with superficial mucosal damage and intermittent wounding that leads to epithelial barrier defects and increased permeability. The standard therapeutic interventions for colitis have focused mainly on maintaining the remission levels of the disease. Nonetheless, such treatment strategies (using anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory agents) do not address colitis' root cause, especially the mucosal damage and dysregulated intestinal barrier functions. Restoration of barrier functionality by mucosal healing or physical barrier protecting strategies shall be considered as an initial event in the disease suppression and progression. Herein, a biphasic hyaluronan (HA) enema suspension, naïve-HA systems that protect the dysregulated gut epithelium by decreasing the inflammation, permeability, and helping in maintaining the epithelial barrier integrity in the dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis mice model is reported. Furthermore, HA-based system modulates intestinal epithelial junctional proteins and regulatory signaling pathways, resulting in attenuation of inflammation and mucosal protection. The results suggest that HA-based system can be delivered as an enema to act as a barrier protecting system for managing distal colonic inflammatory diseases, including colitis.
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- Niranjan G. Kotla
- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical DevicesNational University of Ireland GalwayGalwayH91 W2TYIreland
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- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical DevicesNational University of Ireland GalwayGalwayH91 W2TYIreland
- Present address:
Department of AnatomyFaculty of MedicineUniversiti KebangsaanMalaysia
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- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical DevicesNational University of Ireland GalwayGalwayH91 W2TYIreland
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- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical DevicesNational University of Ireland GalwayGalwayH91 W2TYIreland
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyJames Graham Brown Cancer CenterUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleKY40202USA
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyJames Graham Brown Cancer CenterUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleKY40202USA
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- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical DevicesNational University of Ireland GalwayGalwayH91 W2TYIreland
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- Department of AnatomyNational University of IrelandGalwayH91 TK33Ireland
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyJames Graham Brown Cancer CenterUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleKY40202USA
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- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical DevicesNational University of Ireland GalwayGalwayH91 W2TYIreland
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- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical DevicesNational University of Ireland GalwayGalwayH91 W2TYIreland
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Karamzin AM, Ropot AV, Sergeyev OV, Khalturina EO. Akkermansia muciniphila and host interaction within the intestinal tract. Anaerobe 2021; 72:102472. [PMID: 34743983 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In the modern world, metabolic syndrome is one of the major health problems. Heredity, overeating, and a sedentary lifestyle are believed to be the main predisposing factors for its development. However, recent data indicate that gut microbiota plays a significant role in metabolic profile formation. In 2004, Derrien et al. isolated and characterized the bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila, which lives mainly in the human intestine and has the ability to utilize intestinal mucin. It proved to be a good candidate for the role of a new-generation probiotic due to its ability to improve the laboratory and physical indicators associated with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in mice and humans. In this review, we describe the basic microbiological characteristics of this bacterium, its main habitats, clinical effects after oral administration, and different ways of influencing the digestive tract. All these data allow us to understand the mechanism of its beneficial effects, which is important for its future introduction into the treatment of the metabolic syndrome.
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- Andrei M Karamzin
- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Trubetskaya Street, 8, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Trubetskaya Street, 8, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Trubetskaya Street, 8, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Trubetskaya Street, 8, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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Chen W, Chen X, Qian Y, Wang X, Zhou Y, Yan X, Yu B, Yao S, Yu Z, Zhu J, Han S. Lipidomic Profiling of Human Milk Derived Exosomes and Their Emerging Roles in the Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Mol Nutr Food Res 2021; 65:e2000845. [PMID: 33715285 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202000845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Revised: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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SCOPE Human milk can prevent the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Human milk is rich in cargo-carrying exosomes that participate in intercellular communication. This study investigated the effects of term and preterm human milk-derived exosomes, and elucidated their lipid expression profiles. METHODS AND RESULTS Milk from healthy mothers is collected who have delivered full-term or preterm infants, and exosomes are isolated and quantified. Administration of term and preterm milk exosomes significantly enhances epithelial proliferation and migration in vitro, and ameliorates the severity of NEC in vivo. A total of 395 lipids are identified in term and preterm human milk-derived exosomes. Bioinformatics analysis and western blotting reveal that top 50 lipids regulate intestinal epithelial cell function via the Extracellular-Signal-Regulated Kinase/Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase (ERK/MAPK) pathway. CONCLUSION This study reveals for the first time the lipidomic complexities in exosomes derived from preterm and term milk. The results provide novel mechanistic insight on how human milk prevents the development of NEC.
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- Wenjuan Chen
- Department of Pediatrics, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210004, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210004, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210004, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210004, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210004, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210004, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210004, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210004, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210004, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210004, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210004, China
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Despoudi K, Mantzoros I, Ioannidis O, Loutzidou L, Christidis P, Chatzakis C, Gkasdaris G, Raptis D, Pramateftakis MG, Angelopoulos S, Zaraboukas T, Koliakos G, Tsalis K. Healing of colonic anastomosis in rats under obstructive ileus conditions. Discoveries (Craiova) 2021; 9:e129. [PMID: 34849396 PMCID: PMC8627191 DOI: 10.15190/d.2021.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 05/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The anastomosis leak in colon resections is a crucial post-operative complication with significant morbidity and mortality. Methods: Forty (40) Wistar rats were allocated in two groups. In SHAM group only anastomosis was performed. In ILEUS group anastomosis was performed following one day of ileus. Animals in both groups were subdivided in two groups according to the day they were sacrificed, 4th or 8th post-operative day. A number of variables between the groups were estimated. RESULTS Body weight loss was higher following obstructive ileus on both days. Adhesion score in 4th and 8th post-operative day was higher in ILEUS1, ILEUS2 groups compared to SHAM1, SHAM2 groups respectively (p<0.001 for both). Neovascularization decreased following obstructive ileus compared to control on the 4th day (ILEUS1 vs. SHAM1, p=0.038). Bursting pressure was lower in ILEUS2 group than SHAM2 group (p<0.001). The number of fibroblasts decreased following obstructive ileus compared to control on the 4th and 8th day (ILEUS1 vs. SHAM1, p=0.001, ILEUS2 vs SHAM2, p=0.016). Hydroxyproline concentration was decreased in ILEUS2 group compared to SHAM2 group (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The balance of collagenolysis and collagenogenesis plays a decisive role in the healing of anastomoses following bowel obstruction. Under those circumstances, anastomosis' bursting pressure is reduced owning to decreased neovascularization, reduced fibroblast presence and lower hydroxyproline concertation. In our study, local inflammation, neocollagen concentration and collagenase activity were not associated with this adverse effect. However, further research should delineate the mechanisms of healing of colonic anastomoses and identify those factors that can improve our outcomes.
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- Kalliopi Despoudi
- 4th Academic Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 4th Academic Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 4th Academic Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 4th Academic Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 4th Academic Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 4th Academic Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 4th Academic Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 4th Academic Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 4th Academic Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 4th Academic Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 4th Academic Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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Metabolomic Profile of Weaned Pigs Challenged with E. coli and Supplemented with Carbadox or Bacillus subtilis. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11020081. [PMID: 33573321 PMCID: PMC7911053 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11020081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This study explored the metabolomic profiles in ileal mucosa and colon digesta in response to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli F18 (ETEC) infection and dietary use of probiotics and low-dose antibiotics. Weaned pigs (n = 48, 6.17 ± 0.36 kg body weight) were randomly allotted to one of four treatments. Pigs in the negative control (NC) were fed a basal diet without ETEC challenge, whereas pigs in the positive control (PC), antibiotic, and probiotic groups were fed the basal diet, basal diet supplemented with 50 mg/kg of carbadox, or 500 mg/kg of Bacillus subtilis, respectively, and orally challenged with ETEC F18. All pigs were euthanized at day 21 post-inoculation to collect ileal mucosa and colon digesta for untargeted metabolomic profiling using gas chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Multivariate analysis highlighted a more distinct metabolomic profile of ileal mucosa metabolites in NC compared to the ETEC-challenged groups. The relative abundance of 19 metabolites from the ileal mucosa including polyamine, nucleotide, monosaccharides, fatty acids, and organic acids was significantly different between the NC and PC groups (q < 0.1). In colon digesta, differential metabolites including 2-monoolein, lactic acid, and maltose were reduced in the carbadox group compared with the probiotics group. In conclusion, several differential metabolites and metabolic pathways were identified in ileal mucosa, which may suggest an ongoing intestinal mucosal repair in the ileum of ETEC-challenged pigs on day 21 post-inoculation.
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Nakano T, Uchiyama K, Ushiroda C, Kashiwagi S, Toyokawa Y, Mizushima K, Inoue K, Dohi O, Okayama T, Yoshida N, Katada K, Kamada K, Handa O, Ishikawa T, Takagi T, Konishi H, Naito Y, Itoh Y. Promotion of wound healing by acetate in murine colonic epithelial cell via c-Jun N-terminal kinase activation. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020; 35:1171-1179. [PMID: 31961456 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.14987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Mucosal healing is an important clinical goal in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Recently, short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) have been reported to have multifaceted effects to host. However, the effects of SCFAs on wound healing in intestinal epithelial cells are unclear. In the present study, we investigated the effects of acetate, one of the major SCFAs, on the wound healing of murine colonic epithelial cells. METHODS Young adult mouse colonic epithelial cells were used to determine the effect of acetate using wound healing assay. Mitogen-activated protein kinase and Rho kinase inhibitor were used to elucidate intracellular signal of wound healing treated with acetate. Meanwhile, Rho activation assays were utilized to measure Rho activation levels. To assess in vivo effects, C57B6 mice with dextran sodium sulfate for 7 days were treated with enema administration of acetate for 7 days. Body weight, disease activity index, colon length, and mucosal break ratio in histology were examined. RESULTS Acetate enhanced wound healing and fluorescence intensity of actin stress fiber compared with control. These effects were canceled with pretreatment of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitor or Rho kinase inhibitor. Furthermore, JNK inhibitor reduced the activation of Rho induced by acetate. In the dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis model, the mice with enema treatment of acetate significantly exhibited recovery. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we demonstrated that acetate promoted murine colonic epithelial cell wound healing via activation of JNK and Rho signaling pathways. These findings suggested that acetate could have applications as a therapeutic agent for patients with intestinal mucosal damage, such as inflammatory bowel disease.
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- Takahiro Nakano
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Japanese Red Cross Society Kyoto Daiichi Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, North Center of Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, North Center of Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Histidine and arginine modulate intestinal cell restitution via transforming growth factor-β1. Eur J Pharmacol 2019; 850:35-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Watts D, Pfaffenseller B, Wollenhaupt-Aguiar B, Paul Géa L, Cardoso TDA, Kapczinski F. Agmatine as a potential therapeutic intervention in bipolar depression: the preclinical landscape. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2019; 23:327-339. [DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2019.1581764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Devon Watts
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Graduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Ziegler AL, Pridgen TA, Mills JK, Gonzalez LM, Van Landeghem L, Odle J, Blikslager AT. Epithelial restitution defect in neonatal jejunum is rescued by juvenile mucosal homogenate in a pig model of intestinal ischemic injury and repair. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0200674. [PMID: 30138372 PMCID: PMC6107120 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Intestinal ischemic injury results sloughing of the mucosal epithelium leading to host sepsis and death unless the mucosal barrier is rapidly restored. Volvulus and neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in infants have been associated with intestinal ischemia, sepsis and high mortality rates. We have characterized intestinal ischemia/repair using a highly translatable porcine model in which juvenile (6-8-week-old) pigs completely and efficiently restore barrier function by way of rapid epithelial restitution and tight junction re-assembly. In contrast, separate studies showed that younger neonatal (2-week-old) pigs exhibited less robust recovery of barrier function, which may model an important cause of high mortality rates in human infants with ischemic intestinal disease. Therefore, we aimed to further refine our repair model and characterize defects in neonatal barrier repair. Here we examine the defect in neonatal mucosal repair that we hypothesize is associated with hypomaturity of the epithelial and subepithelial compartments. Following jejunal ischemia in neonatal and juvenile pigs, injured mucosa was stripped from seromuscular layers and recovered ex vivo while monitoring transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) and 3H-mannitol flux as measures of barrier function. While ischemia-injured juvenile mucosa restored TEER above control levels, reduced flux over the recovery period and showed 93±4.7% wound closure, neonates exhibited no change in TEER, increased flux, and a 11±23.3% increase in epithelial wound size. Scanning electron microscopy revealed enterocytes at the wound margins of neonates failed to assume the restituting phenotype seen in restituting enterocytes of juveniles. To attempt rescue of injured neonatal mucosa, neonatal experiments were repeated with the addition of exogenous prostaglandins during ex vivo recovery, ex vivo recovery with full thickness intestine, in vivo recovery and direct application of injured mucosal homogenate from neonates or juveniles. Neither exogenous prostaglandins, intact seromuscular intestinal layers, nor in vivo recovery enhanced TEER or restitution in ischemia-injured neonatal mucosa. However, ex vivo exogenous application of injured juvenile mucosal homogenate produced a significant increase in TEER and enhanced histological restitution to 80±4.4% epithelial coverage in injured neonatal mucosa. Thus, neonatal mucosal repair can be rescued through direct contact with the cellular and non-cellular milieu of ischemia-injured mucosa from juvenile pigs. These findings support the hypothesis that a defect in mucosal repair in neonates is due to immature repair mechanisms within the mucosal compartment. Future studies to identify and rescue specific defects in neonatal intestinal repair mechanisms will drive development of novel clinical interventions to reduce mortality in infants affected by intestinal ischemic injury.
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- Amanda L. Ziegler
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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Bhoola NH, Mbita Z, Hull R, Dlamini Z. Translocator Protein (TSPO) as a Potential Biomarker in Human Cancers. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19082176. [PMID: 30044440 PMCID: PMC6121633 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19082176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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TSPO is a receptor involved in the regulation of cellular proliferation, apoptosis and mitochondrial functions. Previous studies showed that the expression of TSPO protein correlated positively with tumour malignancy and negatively with patient survival. The aim of this study was to determine the transcription of Tspo mRNA in various types of normal and cancer tissues. In situ hybridization was performed to localise the Tspo mRNA in various human normal and cancer tissues. The relative level of Tspo mRNA was quantified using fluorescent intensity and visual estimation of colorimetric staining. RT-PCR was used to confirm these mRNA levels in normal lung, lung cancer, liver cancer, and cervical cancer cell lines. There was a significant increase in the level of transcription in liver, prostate, kidney, and brain cancers while a significant decrease was observed in cancers of the colon and lung. Quantitative RT-PCR confirmed that the mRNA levels of Tspo are higher in a normal lung cell line than in a lung cancer cell line. An increase in the expression levels of Tspo mRNA is not necessarily a good diagnostic biomarker in most cancers with changes not being large enough to be significantly different when detected by in situ hybridisation.
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- Nimisha H Bhoola
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Limpopo, Private Bag X1106, Sovenga 0727, South Africa.
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- Research, Innovation & Engagements Portfolio, Mangosuthu University of Technology, Durban 4031, South Africa.
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- Research, Innovation & Engagements Portfolio, Mangosuthu University of Technology, Durban 4031, South Africa.
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Kangawa Y, Yoshida T, Yonezawa Y, Maruyama K, Hayashi SM, Shibutani M. Suppression of epithelial restitution using an inhibitor against Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase aggravates colitis through reduced epithelial expression of A-kinase anchor protein 13. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 69:557-563. [PMID: 28535907 DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2017.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Revised: 04/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In the gastrointestinal tract, the immediate healing response to mucosal damage is critical to sustain mucosal homeostasis. The migration of surrounding epithelial cells to cover the denuded area without proliferation is termed restitution, followed by early reparation of the damage. In this study, we determined the role of A-kinase anchor protein 13 (AKAP13) in mice with dextran sulphate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis upon mucosal injury and restitution, and investigated whether inhibition of Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase (ROCK), downstream effector of AKAP13, affects these mucosal responses. BALB/c mice were challenged with 4% or 2% DSS in their drinking water for up to 8 or 16days, respectively. During this period, mice received subcutaneous injections of fasudil hydrochloride hydrate (FH, 10mg/kg, twice per day), an inhibitor of phosphorylation of ROCK. In immunohistochemistry, AKAP13 was highly expressed in the mucosal epithelium prior to DSS-induced mucosal injury, and also expressed in ulcer-covering non-proliferative epithelium, which corresponded to restituted epithelial cells. Coadministration of FH increased serum amyloid A levels and histopathological scores for mucosal injury, as compared with the DSS group. The effects were associated with a decrease in gene expression of Akap13 in the mucosal tissue and the inhibition of restitution rata (the length of restituted epithelial cells per ulcer). These results suggested that AKAP13 and ROCK are involved in mucosal response at early injury and restitution during healing in DSS-induced colitis in mice.
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- Yumi Kangawa
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan; Pharmacokinetics and Safety Department, Drug Research Center, Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 301 Gensuke, Fujieda, Shizuoka 426-8646, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.
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- Pharmacokinetics and Safety Department, Drug Research Center, Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 301 Gensuke, Fujieda, Shizuoka 426-8646, Japan; United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Pharmacokinetics and Safety Department, Drug Research Center, Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 301 Gensuke, Fujieda, Shizuoka 426-8646, Japan
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- Global Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, San-Ei Gen F. F. I., Inc., 1-1-11 Sanwa-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 561-8588, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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The extracellular matrix of the gastrointestinal tract: a regenerative medicine platform. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017; 14:540-552. [PMID: 28698662 DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2017.76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The synthesis and secretion of components that constitute the extracellular matrix (ECM) by resident cell types occur at the earliest stages of embryonic development, and continue throughout life in both healthy and diseased physiological states. The ECM consists of a complex mixture of insoluble and soluble functional components that are arranged in a tissue-specific 3D ultrastructure, and it regulates numerous biological processes, including angiogenesis, innervation and stem cell differentiation. Owing to its composition and influence on embryonic development, as well as cellular and organ homeostasis, the ECM is an ideal therapeutic substrate for the repair of damaged or diseased tissues. Biologic scaffold materials that are composed of ECM have been used in various surgical and tissue-engineering applications. The gastrointestinal (GI) tract presents distinct challenges, such as diverse pH conditions and the requirement for motility and nutrient absorption. Despite these challenges, the use of homologous and heterologous ECM bioscaffolds for the focal or segmental reconstruction and regeneration of GI tissue has shown promise in early preclinical and clinical studies. This Review discusses the importance of tissue-specific ECM bioscaffolds and highlights the major advances that have been made in regenerative medicine strategies for the reconstruction of functional GI tissues.
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Wang L, Zhang R, Chen J, Wu Q, Kuang Z. Baicalin Protects against TNF-α-Induced Injury by Down-Regulating miR-191a That Targets the Tight Junction Protein ZO-1 in IEC-6 Cells. Biol Pharm Bull 2017; 40:435-443. [PMID: 28111380 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b16-00789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) plays an important role in the developing process of inflammatory bowel disease. Tight junction protein zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1), one of epithelial junctional proteins, maintains the permeability of intestinal barrier. The objective of this study was to investigate the mechanism of the protective effect of baicalin on TNF-α-induced injury and ZO-1 expression in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs). We found that baicalin pretreatment significantly improved cell viability and cell migration following TNF-α stimulation. miR-191a inhibitor increased the protective effect of baicalin on cell motility injured by TNF-α. In addition, miR-191a down-regulated the mRNA and protein level of its target gene ZO-1. TNF-α stimulation increased miR-191a expression, leading to the decline of ZO-1 mRNA and protein. Moreover, pretreatment with baicalin reversed TNF-α induced decrease of ZO-1 and increase of miR-191a, miR-191a inhibitor significantly enhanced ZO-1 protein expression restored by baicalin. These results indicate that baicalin exerts a protective effect on IEC-6 (rat small intestinal epithelial cells) cells against TNF-α-induced injury, which is at least partly via inhibiting the expression of miR-191a, thus increasing ZO-1 mRNA and protein levels.
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- Li Wang
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
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Žurek J, Kýr M, Vavřina M, Fedora M. Trefoil factor 3 as a marker of intestinal cell damage during sepsis. Open Med (Wars) 2015; 10:261-266. [PMID: 28352704 PMCID: PMC5152968 DOI: 10.1515/med-2015-0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective Gastrointestinal dysfunction or gut failure frequently occurs in seriously ill patients and can be responsible for multi-organ failure. Trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) was characterized for its role in reconstitution of an epithelial barrier after mucosal injury in the jejunum. The aims of our study was an analysis of TFF3 levels dynamics in patients with sepsis and the correlation of TFF3 with severity of sepsis and mortality. Methods Prospective observational study, a ten days evaluation period in children aged 0–19 years with systemic inflammatory response syndrome or septic state. Blood tests to determine levels of TFF3 were obtained as long as the patient met the criteria for systemic inflammatory response syndrome or sepsis. Results Analysis of dynamics revealed steady levels of TFF3 during the 10 day period evaluated. TFF3 levels could not differentiate between various septic conditions in patients until a marked organ dysfunction developed. Higher Area Under Curve was noticed between control group and patients with sepsis. We could not make any strong conclusions based on mortality model. Conclusions Levels of TFF3 are elevated in paediatric patients with sepsis through organ dysfunction.
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- Jiří Žurek
- University Children's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Černopolní 9, Brno, 62500, Czech Republic, telephone number: +420 53223 4695, fax: +420 53223 4252
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- Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Černopolní 9, Brno, 62500, Czech Republic
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- University Children's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Černopolní 9, Brno, 62500, Czech Republic
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- University Children's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Černopolní 9, Brno, 62500, Czech Republic
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Akkermansia muciniphila Adheres to Enterocytes and Strengthens the Integrity of the Epithelial Cell Layer. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:3655-62. [PMID: 25795669 DOI: 10.1128/aem.04050-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 374] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Accepted: 03/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Akkermansia muciniphila is a Gram-negative mucin-degrading bacterium that resides in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and animals. A. muciniphila has been linked with intestinal health and improved metabolic status in obese and type 2 diabetic subjects. Specifically, A. muciniphila has been shown to reduce high-fat-diet-induced endotoxemia, which develops as a result of an impaired gut barrier. Despite the accumulating evidence of the health-promoting effects of A. muciniphila, the mechanisms of interaction of the bacterium with the host have received little attention. In this study, we used several in vitro models to investigate the adhesion of A. muciniphila to the intestinal epithelium and its interaction with the host mucosa. We found that A. muciniphila adheres strongly to the Caco-2 and HT-29 human colonic cell lines but not to human colonic mucus. In addition, A. muciniphila showed binding to the extracellular matrix protein laminin but not to collagen I or IV, fibronectin, or fetuin. Importantly, A. muciniphila improved enterocyte monolayer integrity, as shown by a significant increase in the transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) of cocultures of Caco-2 cells with the bacterium. Further, A. muciniphila induced interleukin 8 (IL-8) production by enterocytes at cell concentrations 100-fold higher than those for Escherichia coli, suggesting a very low level of proinflammatory activity in the epithelium. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that A. muciniphila adheres to the intestinal epithelium and strengthens enterocyte monolayer integrity in vitro, suggesting an ability to fortify an impaired gut barrier. These results support earlier associative in vivo studies and provide insights into the interaction of A. muciniphila with the host.
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Advanced mucosal healing (MH) after intestinal mucosal inflammation coincides with sustained clinical remission and reduced rates of hospitalization and surgical resection, explaining why MH is increasingly considered as a full therapeutic goal and as an endpoint for clinical trials. Intestinal MH is a complex phenomenon viewed as a succession of steps necessary to restore tissue structure and function. These steps include epithelial cell migration and proliferation, cell differentiation, restoration of epithelial barrier functions, and modulation of cell apoptosis. Few clinical studies have evaluated the needs for specific macronutrients and micronutrients and their effects on intestinal MH, most data having been obtained from animal and cell studies. These data suggest that supplementation with specific amino acids including arginine, glutamine, glutamate, threonine, methionine, serine, proline, and the amino acid-derived compounds, polyamines can favorably influence MH. Short-chain fatty acids, which are produced by the microbiota from undigested polysaccharides and protein-derived amino acids, also exert beneficial effects on the process of intestinal MH in experimental models. Regarding supplementation with lipids, although the effects of ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acids remain controversial, endogenous prostaglandin synthesis seems to be necessary for MH. Finally, among micronutrients, several vitamin and mineral deficiencies with different frequencies have been observed in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases and supplementation with some of them (vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin C, and zinc) are presumed to favor MH. Future work, including clinical studies, should evaluate the efficiency of supplementation with combination of dietary compounds as adjuvant nutritional intervention for MH of the inflamed intestinal mucosa.
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Human β-defensin-3 promotes intestinal epithelial cell migration and reduces the development of necrotizing enterocolitis in a neonatal rat model. Pediatr Res 2014; 76:269-79. [PMID: 24956228 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2014.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of human β-defensin-3 (hBD3) on intestinal wound healing and in a neonatal rat model of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). METHODS Enterocyte migration and proliferation were detected in vitro and in vivo. The role of chemokine receptor CCR6 and its downstream signaling pathway was assessed. Newborn Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups: Control+NS, Control+hBD3, NEC+NS, and NEC+hBD3. Body weight, histological score, survival time, cytokines expression, and mucosal integrity were evaluated. RESULTS hBD3 could stimulate enterocyte migration, but not proliferation, both in cultured enterocytes and in the NEC model. Neutralizing antibody and small interfering RNA confirmed this stimulatory effect was mediated by CCR6. Furthermore, hBD3 induced Rho activation, myosin light chain 2 phosphorylation, and F-actin accumulation. The bactericidal activity of hBD3 was maintained throughout a broad pH range. Strikingly, hBD3 administration decreased the incidence of NEC, increased the survival rate, and reduced the severity of NEC. Moreover, hBD3 reduced the proinflammatory cytokines expression in ileum and serum and preserved the intestinal barrier integrity. CONCLUSION This study provided evidence that the antimicrobial peptide hBD3 might participate in intestinal wound healing by promoting enterocyte migration and show beneficial effects on newborn rats with NEC.
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Nakamura T, Murata T, Hori M, Ozaki H. UDP induces intestinal epithelial migration via the P2Y6 receptor. Br J Pharmacol 2014; 170:883-92. [PMID: 23941325 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2013] [Revised: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Extracellular nucleotides are released at high concentrations from damaged cells and function through P2 receptor activation. Intestinal epithelial restitution, which is defined as cell migration independent of cell proliferation, is an important initial step in the process of wound healing. In this study, we investigated the role of extracellular nucleotides in intestinal epithelial migratory responses. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Wound-healing and trans-well migration assays were performed with a rat intestinal epithelial cell line (IEC-6). The concentrations of extracellular nucleotides released from injured IEC-6 cells were measured by HPLC. TGF-β expression was assessed by RT-PCR and elisa. KEY RESULTS Scratching the monolayer of IEC-6 cells induced cell migration. Pretreatment with apyrase or MRS2578, a selective P2Y6 antagonist, inhibited the wound-induced cell migration. Among the cellular nucleotides, only ATP and uridine 5'-diphosphate (UDP) were detected in the culture medium after cell wounding. Exogenously applied UDP dose-dependently enhanced the migration more effectively than ATP but did not induce proliferation. In addition, cell wounding and UDP increased the expression of TGF-β, and both the wound-induced and UDP-enhanced migration were inhibited by MRS2578 or ALK5Inhibitor (ALK5i), a TGF-β receptor blocker. Furthermore, cell wounding and UDP stimulation up-regulated the expression of P2Y6 receptor mRNA, and this effect was suppressed by MRS2578 or ALK5i. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Wound-induced UDP evokes intestinal epithelial restitution by activation of P2Y6 receptors, which mediates de novo synthesis of TGF-β. In addition, the expression of P2Y6 receptors is increased by cell wounding and UDP, which constitutes a positive-feedback loop for mucosal repair.
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- Tatsuro Nakamura
- Department of Veterinary Pharmacology, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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Lu P, Sodhi CP, Hackam DJ. Toll-like receptor regulation of intestinal development and inflammation in the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 21:81-93. [PMID: 24365655 DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2013.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a structurally related family of molecules that respond to a wide variety of endogenous and exogenous ligands, and which serve as important components of the innate immune system. While TLRs have established roles in host defense, these molecules have also been shown to play important roles in the development of various disease states. A particularly important example of the role of TLRs in disease induction includes necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), which is the most common gastrointestinal disease in preterm infants, and which is associated with extremely high morbidity and mortality rates. The development of NEC is thought to reflect an abnormal interaction between microorganisms and the immature intestinal epithelium, and emerging evidence has clearly placed the spotlight on an important and exciting role for TLRs, particularly TLR4, in NEC pathogenesis. In premature infants, TLR4 signaling within the small intestinal epithelium regulates apoptosis, proliferation and migration of enterocytes, affects the differentiation of goblet cells, and reduces microcirculatory perfusion, which in combination result in the development of NEC. This review will explore the signaling properties of TLRs on hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic cells, and will examine the role of TLR4 signaling in the development of NEC. In addition, the effects of dampening TLR4 signaling using synthetic and endogenous TLR4 inhibitors and active components from amniotic fluid and human milk on NEC severity will be reviewed. In so doing, we hope to present a balanced approach to the understanding of the role of TLRs in both immunity and disease pathogenesis, and to dissect the precise roles for TLR4 in both the cause and therapeutic intervention of necrotizing enterocolitis.
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- Peng Lu
- Departments of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, United States
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- Departments of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, United States; Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, United States
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- Departments of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, United States; Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, United States.
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Naydenov NG, Feygin A, Wang L, Ivanov AI. N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein α (αSNAP) regulates matrix adhesion and integrin processing in human epithelial cells. J Biol Chem 2013; 289:2424-39. [PMID: 24311785 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.498691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Integrin-based adhesion to the extracellular matrix (ECM) plays critical roles in controlling differentiation, survival, and motility of epithelial cells. Cells attach to the ECM via dynamic structures called focal adhesions (FA). FA undergo constant remodeling mediated by vesicle trafficking and fusion. A soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF) attachment protein α (αSNAP) is an essential mediator of membrane fusion; however, its roles in regulating ECM adhesion and cell motility remain unexplored. In this study, we found that siRNA-mediated knockdown of αSNAP induced detachment of intestinal epithelial cells, whereas overexpression of αSNAP increased ECM adhesion and inhibited cell invasion. Loss of αSNAP impaired Golgi-dependent glycosylation and trafficking of β1 integrin and decreased phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and paxillin resulting in FA disassembly. These effects of αSNAP depletion on ECM adhesion were independent of apoptosis and NSF. In agreement with our previous reports that Golgi fragmentation mediates cellular effects of αSNAP knockdown, we found that either pharmacologic or genetic disruption of the Golgi recapitulated all the effects of αSNAP depletion on ECM adhesion. Furthermore, our data implicates β1 integrin, FAK, and paxillin in mediating the observed pro-adhesive effects of αSNAP. These results reveal novel roles for αSNAP in regulating ECM adhesion and motility of epithelial cells.
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Hiester KG, Santy LC. The cytohesin coiled-coil domain interacts with threonine 276 to control membrane association. PLoS One 2013; 8:e82084. [PMID: 24303080 PMCID: PMC3841123 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2012] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Cell migration is regulated by a number of small GTPases, including members of the Arf family. Cytohesins, a family of Arf-activating proteins, have been extensively implicated in the regulation of Arfs during migration and cell shape change. Membrane association of both the Arf and its activating protein is a prerequisite for Arf activation. Therefore regulating the extent of cytohesin membrane association is a mechanism for controlling the initiation of cell movement. We have discovered a novel intramolecular interaction that controls the association of cytohesins with membranes. The presence of the coiled-coil domain reduces the association of cytohesin 2 with membranes. We demonstrate that this domain interacts with more C-terminal regions of the protein. This interaction is independent of another previously identified autoinhibitory conformation. A threonine residue (T276) in the cytohesin 2 PH domain is a target for phosphorylation by Akt. Mutation of this threonine to aspartic acid, to mimic phosphorylation, disrupts the binding of the coiled-coil domain to c-terminal regions and promotes membrane association of cytohesin 2. The presence of a second autoinhibitory interaction in the cytohesins suggests that these proteins can act a signal integrators that stimulate migration only after receive multiple pro-migratory signals.
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- Kevin G. Hiester
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Stern JR, Olivas AD, Valuckaite V, Zaborina O, Alverdy JC, An G. Agent-based model of epithelial host-pathogen interactions in anastomotic leak. J Surg Res 2013; 184:730-8. [PMID: 23290531 PMCID: PMC4184143 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2012] [Revised: 11/24/2012] [Accepted: 12/06/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a growing recognition of the significance of host-pathogen interactions (HPIs) in gut biology leading to a reassessment of the role of bacteria in intestinal anastomotic leak. Understanding the complexities of the early postsurgical gut HPI requires integrating knowledge of both epithelial and bacterial behaviors to generate hypotheses of potential mechanisms of interaction. Agent-based modeling is a computational method well suited to achieve this goal, and we use an agent-based model (ABM) to examine alterations in the HPI affecting reestablishment of the epithelial barrier that may subsequently lead to anastomotic leak. METHODS Computational agents representing Pseudomonas aeruginosa were added to a previously validated ABM of epithelial restitution. Simulated experiments were performed examining the effect of radiation on bacterial binding to epithelial cells, plausibility of putative binding targets, and potential mechanisms of epithelial cell killing by virulent bacteria. RESULTS Simulation experiments incorporating radiation effects on epithelial monolayers produced binding patterns akin to those seen in vitro and suggested that promotility integrin-laminin associations represent potential sites for bacterial binding and disruption of restitution. Simulations of potential mechanisms of epithelial cell killing suggested that an injected cytotoxin was the means by which virulent bacteria produced the tissue destruction needed to generate an anastomotic leak, a mechanism subsequently confirmed with genotyping of the virulent P aeruginosa strain. CONCLUSIONS This study emphasizes the utility of ABM as an adjunct to traditional research methods and provides insights into the potentially critical role of HPI in the pathogenesis of anastomotic leak.
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- The University of Chicago, Department of Surgery
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Bile acid at low pH reduces squamous differentiation and activates EGFR signaling in esophageal squamous cells in 3-D culture. J Gastrointest Surg 2013; 17:1723-31. [PMID: 23921815 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-013-2287-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2012] [Accepted: 07/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Barrett's esophagus is a preneoplastic metaplasia in which the normal squamous epithelium of the esophagus changes to an intestinal, columnar phenotype due to long-term gastro-esophageal reflux. The major components of this reflux are bile and stomach acid. Previous in vitro studies on the effect of bile and acid on esophageal cells have predominantly relied on transformed esophageal squamous cells or cancer cells grown in monolayer culture. DISCUSSION In this study, we expanded our previous work using an immortalized primary esophageal squamous cell line (EPC1). We demonstrate that EPC1 cells form a multi-layer, stratified epithelium when grown on polyester transwell filters in media supplemented with calcium. When exposed to short pulses of bile and pH 5, but not either condition alone, EPC1 cells demonstrate a reduction in stratification layers and reduced expression of squamous epithelium-specific genes. Bile at pH 5 also causes activation of epidermal growth factor receptor and down-stream pathways. Blocking epidermal growth factor receptor activation partially attenuates the effects of bile acid and pH 5. These results suggest that bile at low pH, but not bile or low pH alone, promotes loss of differentiation status of stratified squamous esophageal epithelium in vitro, possibly by initiating a mucosal repair response through epidermal growth factor activation.
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Adult animals rely on populations of stem cells to ensure organ function throughout their lifetime. Stem cells are governed by signals from stem cell niches, and much is known about how single niches promote stemness and direct stem cell behavior. However, most organs contain a multitude of stem cell-niche units, which are often distributed across the entire expanse of the tissue. Beyond the biology of individual stem cell-niche interactions, the next challenge is to uncover the tissue-level processes that orchestrate spatial control of stem-based renewal, repair, and remodeling throughout a whole organ. Here we examine what is known about higher order mechanisms for interniche coordination in epithelial organs, whose simple geometry offers a promising entry point for understanding the regulation of niche number, distribution, and activity. We also consider the potential existence of stem cell territories and how tissue architecture may influence niche coordination.
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- Lucy Erin O'Brien
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305;
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Zurek J, Kýr M, Vavřina M, Fedora M. Trefoil factor 2 expression and its significance as a predictor of severity of sepsis in children. Peptides 2013; 46:1-5. [PMID: 23628371 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2013.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Revised: 04/13/2013] [Accepted: 04/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Intestinal injury significantly contributes to critical illness, sepsis and multiorgan failure. TFF2 (Trefoil Factor 2) is expressed and secreted preferentially by gastric mucous neck cells. TFF2 gene expression is promptly increased after gut injury, and its expression profile broadens to include the regenerative epithelia of virtually the entire gastrointestinal tract. The first objective of our study was an analysis of TFF2 levels dynamics in patients with Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) or septic condition during a 5-day period after admission. The second objective was to determine optimal cut-off value and quantify diagnostic characteristics of TFF2 between controls and patients with various septic states. The study included 57 children aged 0-19 years, with expected or proven SIRS and septic condition. The degree of severity was evaluated according to PELOD Score (Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction). Blood samples to determine levels of TFF2 factor were taken during the time patient met the criteria of SIRS or sepsis. Control group samples to determine the serum levels of TFF2 were taken from patients undergoing elective surgery. Analysis of TFF2 levels dynamics revealed that TFF2 levels kept steady state during the 5-day period. Significantly higher levels of TFF2 were in patients with Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS). The difference was noticed also in ROC analysis.
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- Jiří Zurek
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Children's Hospital, Černopolní 9, Brno 62500, Czech Republic.
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Rowland KJ, Choi PM, Warner BW. The role of growth factors in intestinal regeneration and repair in necrotizing enterocolitis. Semin Pediatr Surg 2013; 22:101-11. [PMID: 23611614 PMCID: PMC3635039 DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2013.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease resulting in major neonatal morbidity and mortality. The pathology is poorly understood, and the means of preventing and treating NEC are limited. Several endogenous growth factors have been identified as having important roles in intestinal growth as well as aiding intestinal repair from injury or inflammation. In this review, we will discuss several growth factors as mediators of intestinal regeneration and repair as well as potential therapeutic agents for NEC.
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- Correspondence: Brad W. Warner, M.D. St. Louis Children's Hospital One Children's Place; Suite 5S40 St. Louis MO 63110 (314) 454-6022 - Phone (314) 454-2442 – Fax
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Attar MA, Santy LC. The scaffolding protein GRASP/Tamalin directly binds to Dock180 as well as to cytohesins facilitating GTPase crosstalk in epithelial cell migration. BMC Cell Biol 2013; 14:9. [PMID: 23441967 PMCID: PMC3599651 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-14-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2012] [Accepted: 02/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background The transition of epithelial cells from their normal non-motile state to a motile one requires the coordinated action of a number of small GTPases. We have previously shown that epithelial cell migration is stimulated by the coordinated activation of Arf and Rac GTPases. This crosstalk depends upon the assembly of a multi-protein complex that contains the Arf-activating protein cytohesin 2/ARNO and the Rac activating protein Dock180. Two scaffolding proteins that bind directly to cytohesin 2 organize this complex. Results We now have found that Rac activation in response to hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) requires cytohesin 2 and Dock180. GRASP/Tamalin is one of the scaffolds that builds the complex containing cytohesin 2 and Dock180. We determine here that the Ala/Pro rich region of GRASP directly interacts with the SH3 domain of Dock180. By binding to both cytohesin 2/ARNO and Dock180, GRASP bridges the guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) that activate Arf and Rac, thereby promoting Arf-to-Rac signaling. Furthermore, we find that knockdown of GRASP impairs hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)-stimulated Rac activation and HGF-stimulated epithelial migration. Conclusions GRASP binds directly both cytohesin 2 and Dock180 to coordinate their activities, and by doing so promotes crosstalk between Arf and Rac.
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- Myriam A Attar
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, 208 Althouse Lab, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Su Y, Yang J, Besner GE. HB-EGF promotes intestinal restitution by affecting integrin-extracellular matrix interactions and intercellular adhesions. Growth Factors 2013; 31:39-55. [PMID: 23305395 DOI: 10.3109/08977194.2012.755966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Restitution is a critical form of intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) healing. We have previously shown that heparin-binding epidermal-like growth factor (HB-EGF) is necessary for IEC restitution; however, the mechanisms by which HB-EGF promotes restitution remain poorly understood. This study was designed to investigate whether HB-EGF promotes intestinal restitution by affecting integrin-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions and intercellular adhesions. The effect of HB-EGF administration was examined in a murine necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) model in vivo and an IEC line scrape-wound healing model in vitro. We evaluated the effect of HB-EGF on the expression of integrins, E-cadherin/β-catenin, and integrin α5β1-dependent cell-ECM interactions. We found that HB-EGF promoted intestinal restitution and the expression of integrin α5β1. HB-EGF promoted integrin α5β1-dependent cell adhesion and spreading. In addition, HB-EGF decreased the expression E-cadherin/β-catenin, via the activation of v-erb-b2 erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog (ErbB-1). We conclude that HB-EGF promotes intestinal restitution by affecting integrin-ECM interactions and intercellular adhesions.
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- Yanwei Su
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Center for Perinatal Research, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio 43205, USA
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Stern JR, Christley S, Zaborina O, Alverdy JC, An G. Integration of TGF-β- and EGFR-based signaling pathways using an agent-based model of epithelial restitution. Wound Repair Regen 2012; 20:862-71. [PMID: 23110640 DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-475x.2012.00852.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2012] [Accepted: 07/19/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Damage to an epithelial surface disrupts its mechanical and immunologic barrier function and exposes underlying tissues to a potentially hostile external environment. Epithelial restitution occurs quickly to reestablish the barrier and comprises a major part of the immediate host response to injured tissue. Pathways involving transforming growth factor beta and activation of epidermal growth factor receptor are both of critical importance, although cross-pathway interactions have been poorly characterized. Agent-based modeling has been showed to be useful in integrating disparate bodies of knowledge and showing the dynamic consequences of pathway structures and cellular population behavior and is used herein to create an in silico analog of an in vitro scratch assay. The In Vitro Scratch Agent-Based Model consists of agents representing individual epithelial cells in a simulated extracellular matrix. Agents sense signals from the damaged environment and produce effector molecules, leading to their healing behavior. The In Vitro Scratch Agent-Based Model qualitatively matched wound healing dynamics when compared against data from traditional experiments. Putative cross-talk mechanisms were then instantiated into the In Vitro Scratch Agent-Based Model and their relative plausibility examined, suggesting interaction at the receptor tyrosine kinase level. This highlights the utility of dynamic knowledge representation in the integration of pathways previously studied in separate contexts.
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- Jordan R Stern
- Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60622, USA
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Canonici A, Pellegrino E, Siret C, Terciolo C, Czerucka D, Bastonero S, Marvaldi J, Lombardo D, Rigot V, André F. Saccharomyces boulardii improves intestinal epithelial cell restitution by inhibiting αvβ5 integrin activation state. PLoS One 2012; 7:e45047. [PMID: 23028753 PMCID: PMC3447864 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Accepted: 08/13/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Intestinal epithelial cell damage is frequently seen in the mucosal lesions of infectious or inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. Complete remission of these diseases requires both the disappearance of inflammation and the repair of damaged epithelium. Saccharomyces boulardii (Sb, Biocodex) is a non-pathogenic yeast widely used as a preventive and therapeutic probiotic for the prevention and treatment of diarrhea and other gastrointestinal disorders. We recently showed that it enhances the repair of intestinal epithelium through activation of α2β1 integrin collagen receptors. In the present study, we demonstrated that α2β1 integrin is not the sole cell-extracellular matrix receptor involved during Sb-mediated intestinal restitution. Indeed, by using cell adhesion assays, we showed that Sb supernatant contains heat sensitive molecule(s), with a molecular weight higher than 9 kDa, which decreased αvβ5 integrin-mediated adhesion to vitronectin by competing with the integrin. Moreover, Sb-mediated changes in cell adhesion to vitronectin resulted in a reduction of the αvβ5signaling pathway. We used a monolayer wounding assay that mimics in vivo cell restitution to demonstrate that down-modulation of the αvβ5 integrin-vitronectin interaction is related to Sb-induced cell migration. We therefore postulated that Sb supernatant contains motogenic factors that enhance cell restitution through multiple pathways, including the dynamic fine regulation of αvβ5 integrin binding activity. This could be of major importance in diseases characterized by severe mucosal injury, such as inflammatory and infectious bowel diseases.
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- Alexandra Canonici
- Aix-Marseille Université, Centre de Recherche en Oncologie et Oncopharmacologie, Marseille, France
- Inserm UMR 9111, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Centre de Recherche en Oncologie et Oncopharmacologie, Marseille, France
- Inserm UMR 9111, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Centre de Recherche en Oncologie et Oncopharmacologie, Marseille, France
- Inserm UMR 9111, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Centre de Recherche en Oncologie et Oncopharmacologie, Marseille, France
- Inserm UMR 9111, Marseille, France
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- Team 4, Inflammation, Cancer, Cancer Stem Cells, INSERM U895, Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire, Nice, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Centre de Recherche en Oncologie et Oncopharmacologie, Marseille, France
- Inserm UMR 9111, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Centre de Recherche en Oncologie et Oncopharmacologie, Marseille, France
- Inserm UMR 9111, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Centre de Recherche en Oncologie et Oncopharmacologie, Marseille, France
- Inserm UMR 9111, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Centre de Recherche en Oncologie et Oncopharmacologie, Marseille, France
- Inserm UMR 9111, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Centre de Recherche en Oncologie et Oncopharmacologie, Marseille, France
- Inserm UMR 9111, Marseille, France
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Wang HJ, Fan J, Papadopoulos V. Translocator protein (Tspo) gene promoter-driven green fluorescent protein synthesis in transgenic mice: an in vivo model to study Tspo transcription. Cell Tissue Res 2012; 350:261-75. [PMID: 22868914 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-012-1478-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Translocator protein (TSPO), previously known as the peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor, is a ubiquitous drug- and cholesterol-binding protein primarily found in the outer mitochondrial membrane as part of a mitochondrial cholesterol transport complex. TSPO is present at higher levels in steroid-synthesizing and rapidly proliferating tissues and its biological role has been mainly linked to mitochondrial function, steroidogenesis and cell proliferation/apoptosis. Aberrant TSPO levels have been linked to multiple diseases, including cancer, endocrine disorders, brain injury, neurodegeneration, ischemia-reperfusion injury and inflammatory diseases. Investigation of the functions of this protein in vitro and in vivo have been mainly carried out using high-affinity drug ligands, such as isoquinoline carboxamides and benzodiazepines and more recently, gene silencing methods. To establish a model to study the regulation of Tspo transcription in vivo, we generated a transgenic mouse model expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) from Aequorea coerulescens under control of the Tspo promoter region (Tspo-AcGFP). The expression profiles of Tspo-AcGFP, endogenous TSPO and Tspo mRNA were found to be well-correlated. Tspo-AcGFP synthesis in the transgenic mice was seen in almost every tissue examined and as with TSPO in wild-type mice, Tspo-AcGFP was highly expressed in steroidogenic cells of the endocrine and reproductive systems, epithelial cells of the digestive system, skeletal muscle and other organs. In summary, this transgenic Tspo-AcGFP mouse model recapitulates endogenous Tspo expression patterns and could be a useful, tractable tool for monitoring the transcriptional regulation and function of Tspo in live animal experiments.
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- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, H3A 1A4, Canada
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Zimmerman NP, Kumar SN, Turner JR, Dwinell MB. Cyclic AMP dysregulates intestinal epithelial cell restitution through PKA and RhoA. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2012; 18:1081-91. [PMID: 21993975 PMCID: PMC3258471 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2011] [Accepted: 08/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mucosal homeostasis is dependent on the establishment and maintenance of the cell-cell contacts that comprise the physiological barrier. Breaks in the barrier are linked to multiple diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease. While increased cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels limit inflammation by decreasing leukocyte infiltration, the effects of elevated cAMP on intestinal epithelial repair are unknown. METHODS Restitution in animals administered rolipram was monitored by microscopic examination after laser wounding of the intestinal epithelium or in mice treated with dextran sodium sulfate (DSS). In vitro analysis was conducted using IEC6 and T84 cells to determine the role of elevated cAMP in altering Rho-dependent cellular migration signaling pathways. RESULTS We show that treatment with rolipram, forskolin, and cAMP analogs decrease intestinal epithelial cell migration in vitro. In vivo cell imaging revealed that increased cAMP resulted in a decreased cellular migration rate, with cells at the edge displaying the highest activity. As expected, elevated cAMP elicited increased protein kinase A (PKA) activity, in turn resulting in the inactivation and sequestration of RhoA and decreased actin reorganization. The ablation of restitution by cAMP was not restricted to cell culture, as forskolin and rolipram treatment significantly decreased epithelial microwound closure induced by the two photon confocal injury model. CONCLUSIONS Together, these data suggest that administration of cAMP-elevating agents paradoxically decrease infiltration of damage-causing leukocytes while also preventing epithelial repair and barrier maintenance. We propose that treatment with cAMP-elevating agents severely limits mucosal reepithelialization and should be contraindicated for use in chronic inflammatory bowel disorders.
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- Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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- Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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- Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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Grosche A, Morton AJ, Graham AS, Sanchez LC, Blikslager AT, Polyak MMR, Freeman DE. Ultrastructural changes in the equine colonic mucosa after ischaemia and reperfusion. Equine Vet J 2012:8-15. [PMID: 21790749 DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2011.00402.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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REASON FOR PERFORMING STUDY Ultrastructural changes in the epithelium can provide information on early changes in barrier properties, repair and inflammation in equine colon after ischaemia and reperfusion (I/R). OBJECTIVES To describe the morphology and ultrastructure of the epithelium in equine large colonic mucosa after I/R, and the response of inflammatory cells to injury. METHODS Ischaemia was induced for 1 h followed by 4 h of reperfusion in a 40 cm segment of the pelvic flexure in 6 horses. Mucosal biopsies before and after ischaemia, and after 1, 2 and 4 h of reperfusion were fixed in glutaraldehyde/paraformaldehyde and osmium tetroxide, and embedded in epon. Morphological and ultrastructural changes were evaluated in toluidine blue-stained semithin sections by light microscopy and in thin sections stained with uranyl acetate/lead citrate by transmission electron microscopy. RESULTS Ischaemia caused swelling of epithelial cells and their organelles, opening of tight junctions, detachment from the basement membrane, early apoptosis and single cell necrosis. Autophagy was a prominent feature in epithelial cells after ischaemia. Reperfusion was characterised by apoptosis, epithelial regeneration and restoration of apical cell junctions. Phagocytic-like vacuoles containing cellular debris and bacteria were evident in epithelial cells after reperfusion. Paracellular and subepithelial clefts formed, accompanied by infiltration of neutrophils, lymphocytes and eosinophils into the epithelium. Subepithelial macrophages and luminal neutrophils had increased phagocytic activity. CONCLUSIONS Ischaemia caused ultrastructural damage to the colonic epithelium, but epithelial cells recovered during reperfusion. POTENTIAL RELEVANCE Transmission electron microscopy can demonstrate subtle ultrastructural damage to epithelial cells and evidence of recovery after I/R in equine colon.
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- A Grosche
- Island Whirl Equine Colic Research Laboratory, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, FL, USA.
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CNK3 and IPCEF1 produce a single protein that is required for HGF dependent Arf6 activation and migration. Exp Cell Res 2012; 318:228-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2011.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2011] [Revised: 10/13/2011] [Accepted: 10/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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He Y, Zhang X, Zeng X, Huang Y, Wei JA, Han L, Li CX, Zhang GW. HuR-mediated posttranscriptional regulation of p21 is involved in the effect of Glycyrrhiza uralensis licorice aqueous extract on polyamine-depleted intestinal crypt cells proliferation. J Nutr Biochem 2012; 23:1285-93. [PMID: 22217517 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2011.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2011] [Revised: 05/17/2011] [Accepted: 07/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Glycyrrhiza uralensis licorice has long been used worldwide as a food additive and herbal medicine. It possesses a remarkable healing action on gastrointestinal ulcers. The present study was carried out to assess the effect of licorice on intestinal crypt cell proliferation and to investigate the corresponding molecular mechanism. Considering the role of crypt stem cells in intestinal mucosa repair, a well-established cytostatic cellular model, polyamine-depleted IEC-6 cells, was utilized to evaluate the effect of aqueous licorice on the proliferation of intestinal crypt cells. The growth inhibition of IEC-6 cells caused by alpha-difluoromethylornithine could be significantly reversed by concomitant treatment with 40 μg/ml and 80 μg/ml licorice aqueous extract. In particular, the restoration of cell cycle progression was accompanied by a decrease in p21 mRNA level and cytoplasmic accumulation of the RNA-binding protein HuR, which was shown to be involved in the destabilization of p21 mRNA. Using a biotin pull-down assay and a luciferase assay, it was found that licorice-modulated p21 mRNA expression was achieved by HuR-targeted AU-rich and U-rich elements that resided in the 3' untranslated region of p21 mRNA. These results demonstrate that licorice can exert its action on stimulating the growth of intestinal crypt cells by regulating p21 mRNA level at the posttranscriptional level by HuR.
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- Yi He
- Central Laboratory of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, P.R. China
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Agle KA, Vongsa RA, Dwinell MB. Chemokine stimulation promotes enterocyte migration through laminin-specific integrins. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2011; 301:G968-80. [PMID: 21921288 PMCID: PMC3233784 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00208.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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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Intestinal homeostasis is regulated in part by the single cell layer of the mucosal epithelium. This physical barrier is a prominent part of the innate immune system and possesses an intrinsic ability to heal damage and limit infection. The restitutive epithelial migration phase of healing requires dynamic integrin adhesion to the extracellular matrix. Previously, we have shown that the homeostatic chemokine CXCL12 utilizes intracellular calcium to increase enterocyte migration on laminin. The aim of these studies was to investigate integrin specificity and, in turn, functional responses elicited by CXCL12 stimulation. Analysis of cellular adhesion and spreading revealed CXCL12 preferentially activated laminin-specific integrins compared with collagen IV-binding integrins. Laminin-specific cell adhesion and spreading elicited by CXCL12 was dependent on intracellular calcium. CXCL12 increased activated β1-integrins on the surface of epithelial cells compared with untreated cells. RT-PCR confirmed expression of the laminin-binding integrins-α3β1, -α6β1, and -α6β4. Interestingly, shRNA-mediated depletion of laminin-specific α3- or α6-integrin subunits revealed differential functions. α3-Integrin knockdown reduced basal as well as inducible restitution. Depletion of α6-integrin specifically abolished CXCL12-stimulated, but not TGF-β1 or basal, migration. Depletion with either shα3-integrin or shα6-integrin prevented CXCL12-evoked cell spreading. Our data indicate that CXCL12 stimulates the inside-out activation of laminin-specific integrins to promote cell migratory functions. Together, our findings support the notion that extracellular mediators within the gastrointestinal mucosa coordinate cell-matrix interactions during epithelial restitution.
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- Kimberle A. Agle
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Van Landeghem L, Chevalier J, Mahé MM, Wedel T, Urvil P, Derkinderen P, Savidge T, Neunlist M. Enteric glia promote intestinal mucosal healing via activation of focal adhesion kinase and release of proEGF. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2011; 300:G976-87. [PMID: 21350188 PMCID: PMC3119120 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00427.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Wound healing of the gastrointestinal mucosa is essential for the maintenance of gut homeostasis and integrity. Enteric glial cells play a major role in regulating intestinal barrier function, but their role in mucosal barrier repair remains unknown. The impact of conditional ablation of enteric glia on dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced mucosal damage and on healing of diclofenac-induced mucosal ulcerations was evaluated in vivo in GFAP-HSVtk transgenic mice. A mechanically induced model of intestinal wound healing was developed to study glial-induced epithelial restitution. Glial-epithelial signaling mechanisms were analyzed by using pharmacological inhibitors, neutralizing antibodies, and genetically engineered intestinal epithelial cells. Enteric glial cells were shown to be abundant in the gut mucosa, where they associate closely with intestinal epithelial cells as a distinct cell population from myofibroblasts. Conditional ablation of enteric glia worsened mucosal damage after DSS treatment and significantly delayed mucosal wound healing following diclofenac-induced small intestinal enteropathy in transgenic mice. Enteric glial cells enhanced epithelial restitution and cell spreading in vitro. These enhanced repair processes were reproduced by use of glial-conditioned media, and soluble proEGF was identified as a secreted glial mediator leading to consecutive activation of epidermal growth factor receptor and focal adhesion kinase signaling pathways in intestinal epithelial cells. Our study shows that enteric glia represent a functionally important cellular component of the intestinal epithelial barrier microenvironment and that the disruption of this cellular network attenuates the mucosal healing process.
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- Laurianne Van Landeghem
- 1INSERM U913, Nantes; ,2Université de Nantes-Faculté de Médecine, Nantes; ,3Nantes University Hospital-Institut des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, Nantes, France;
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- 1INSERM U913, Nantes; ,2Université de Nantes-Faculté de Médecine, Nantes; ,3Nantes University Hospital-Institut des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, Nantes, France;
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- 1INSERM U913, Nantes; ,2Université de Nantes-Faculté de Médecine, Nantes; ,3Nantes University Hospital-Institut des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, Nantes, France;
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- 4Institute of Anatomy, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany; and
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- 5University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Galveston, Texas
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- 1INSERM U913, Nantes; ,2Université de Nantes-Faculté de Médecine, Nantes; ,3Nantes University Hospital-Institut des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, Nantes, France;
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- 5University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Galveston, Texas
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- 1INSERM U913, Nantes; ,2Université de Nantes-Faculté de Médecine, Nantes; ,3Nantes University Hospital-Institut des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, Nantes, France;
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Can we protect the gut in critical illness? The role of growth factors and other novel approaches. Crit Care Clin 2010; 26:549-65, x. [PMID: 20643306 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2010.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The intestine plays a central role in the pathophysiology of critical illness and is frequently called the "motor" of the systemic inflammatory response. Perturbations to the intestinal barrier can lead to distant organ damage and multiple organ failure. Therefore, identifying ways to preserve intestinal integrity may be of paramount importance. Growth factors and other peptides have emerged as potential tools for modulation of intestinal inflammation and repair due to their roles in cellular proliferation, differentiation, migration, and survival. This review examines the involvement of growth factors and other peptides in intestinal epithelial repair during critical illness and their potential use as therapeutic targets.
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Hillenbrand B, Günzel D, Richter JF, Höhne M, Schreier E, Schulzke JD, Mankertz J. Norovirus non-structural protein p20 leads to impaired restitution of epithelial defects by inhibition of actin cytoskeleton remodelling. Scand J Gastroenterol 2010; 45:1307-19. [PMID: 20695836 DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2010.483013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Norovirus is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in humans worldwide. Typical symptoms are vomiting, nausea and severe watery diarrhea. Because of the lack of cell lines susceptible to human norovirus infection, pathomechanisms and replication cycle are largely unknown. Here, we address the issue of how norovirus infection could lead to epithelial barrier dysfunction. MATERIAL AND METHODS Expression of the non-structural norovirus protein p20 in the epithelial cell line HT-29/B6 was activated through a tetracycline sensitive promoter. Tight junction proteins were studied by Western blot and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Apoptoses were detected in TUNEL stainings. Epithelial restitution was monitored by conductance scanning after induction of single cell lesions. RESULTS Changes in the expression or localization of the tight junction proteins occludin and/or claudin-1, -2,- 3, -4, -5, -7 and -8 could be ruled out to mediate epithelial barrier modulation. Cell motility was also unaltered by p20. Investigation of epithelial apoptosis revealed an accumulation of apoptic cells in epithelial monolayers after induction of p20 expression. In epithelial cell restitution assays, an arrest was identified in p20 expressing cells. Fluorescence microscopy revealed an inability for condensation and redistribution of cellular actin, which led to a reduced transepithelial electrical resistance. CONCLUSIONS Functional data for norovirus protein p20 suggest a role in modulation of the actin cytoskeleton leading to barrier dysfunction through impairment of restitution of epithelial defects.
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- Bernd Hillenbrand
- Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Sonnier DI, Bailey SR, Schuster RM, Lentsch AB, Pritts TA. TNF-α induces vectorial secretion of IL-8 in Caco-2 cells. J Gastrointest Surg 2010; 14:1592-9. [PMID: 20827577 PMCID: PMC4624195 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-010-1321-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2010] [Accepted: 08/09/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Intestinal epithelial cells represent an important component of innate immunity, with sophisticated responses to inflammatory stimuli. The manner in which intestinal epithelial cell polarity affects responses to inflammatory stimuli is largely unknown. We hypothesized that polarized intestinal epithelial cells exhibit a bidirectional inflammatory response dependent upon the location of the stimulus. METHODS Caco-2 cells were grown on semi-permeable inserts in a dual-compartment culture system and treated with tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α; 100 ng/ml) or serum-free media in the apical or basolateral chamber. Interleukin-8 (IL-8) production in each chamber was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. To determine receptor specificity, anti-TNF receptor antibodies were added to the apical or basolateral chamber. RESULTS Basolateral stimulation with TNF-α resulted in increased apical and basolateral IL-8 production. Apical TNF-α stimulation resulted in increased apical, but not basolateral IL-8 production. Receptor blockade suggested TNF receptor 1 involvement on both apical and basolateral membranes, while TNF receptor 2 was only active on the apical membrane. CONCLUSION Polarized intestinal epithelial cells respond to TNF-α stimulation with focused, directional secretion of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-8. These findings are important because they suggest that intestinal epithelial cells are capable of organizing their response to inflammatory signals and producing inflammatory mediators in a bidirectional, vectorial fashion.
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- Dennis I Sonnier
- Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Mail Location 0558, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA.
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INTRODUCTION Anastomotic leakage is a common clinical complication with incidences up to 10% to 17% in colorectal surgery, leading to high morbidity and mortality. Butyrate is the product of colonic fermentation of indigestible carbohydrates and is considered beneficial to gastrointestinal healing. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of intraluminal supplementation of butyrate on colonic anastomotic strength in a rat model. METHODS Wistar rats were randomly assigned to one of 3 groups (18 animals each). All rats underwent a 1-cm left colonic resection and end-to-end anastomosis with 4 interrupted sutures. Group I underwent no other treatment and served as the control, group II received daily 5 mL of 60 mM sodium butyrate enemas postoperatively, and group III received placebo enemas. On the third or seventh postoperative day, rats (n = 9 per time point) were anesthetized and anastomotic bursting strength was assessed. RESULTS As a consequence of anastomotic leakage, 3 rats (16.6%) in group I, 1 rat (5.6%) in group II, and 2 rats (11.2%) in group III died. Mean anastomotic bursting pressures at day 3 were not significantly different between groups (53, 64, and 68 mm Hg for group I, II, and III, respectively, P = .777). At day 7, bursting pressures were 118, 225, and 129 mm Hg for groups I, II, and III, respectively (P = .0006). Group II showed an increased mature-to-immature collagen ratio (P = .035). CONCLUSION Postoperative intestinal butyrate supplementation enhances anastomotic bursting strength in a left-sided partial colonic resection rat model, which can be explained by increased collagen synthesis and maturation.
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Agle KA, Vongsa RA, Dwinell MB. Calcium mobilization triggered by the chemokine CXCL12 regulates migration in wounded intestinal epithelial monolayers. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:16066-75. [PMID: 20348095 PMCID: PMC2871475 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.061416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2009] [Revised: 03/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Restitution of intestinal epithelial barrier damage involves the coordinated remodeling of focal adhesions in actively migrating enterocytes. Defining the extracellular mediators and the intracellular signaling pathways regulating those dynamic processes is a key step in developing restitution-targeted therapies. Previously we have determined that activation of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 by the cognate ligand CXCL12 enhances intestinal epithelial restitution through reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton. The aim of these studies was to investigate the role of calcium effectors in CXCL12-mediated restitution. CXCL12 stimulated release of intracellular calcium in a dose-dependent manner. Inhibition of intracellular calcium flux impaired CXCL12-mediated migration of IEC-6 and CaCo2 cells. Pharmacological blockade and specific shRNA depletion of the phospholipase-C (PLCbeta3) isoform attenuated CXCL12-enhanced migration, linking receptor activation with intracellular calcium flux. Immunoblot analyses demonstrated CXCL12 activated the calcium-regulated focal adhesion protein proline-rich tyrosine kinase-2 (Pyk2) and the effector proteins paxillin and p130(Cas). Interruption of Pyk2 signaling potently blocked CXCL12-induced wound closure. CXCL12-stimulated epithelial cell migration was enhanced on laminin and abrogated by intracellular calcium chelation. These results suggest CXCL12 regulates restitution through calcium-activated Pyk2 localized to active focal adhesions. Calcium signaling pathways may therefore provide a novel avenue for enhancing barrier repair.
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- Kimberle A. Agle
- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
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Gagné D, Groulx JF, Benoit YD, Basora N, Herring E, Vachon PH, Beaulieu JF. Integrin-linked kinase regulates migration and proliferation of human intestinal cells under a fibronectin-dependent mechanism. J Cell Physiol 2009; 222:387-400. [PMID: 19885839 PMCID: PMC2814089 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Integrin-linked kinase (ILK) plays a role in integrin signaling-mediated extracellular matrix (ECM)–cell interactions and also acts as a scaffold protein in functional focal adhesion points. In the present study, we investigated the expression and roles of ILK in human intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) in vivo and in vitro. Herein, we report that ILK and its scaffold-function interacting partners, PINCH-1, α-parvin, and β-parvin, are expressed according to a decreasing gradient from the bottom of the crypt (proliferative/undifferentiated) compartment to the tip of the villus (non-proliferative/differentiated) compartment, closely following the expression pattern of the ECM/basement membrane component fibronectin. The siRNA knockdown of ILK in human IECs caused a loss of PINCH-1, α-parvin, and β-parvin expression, along with a significant decrease in cell proliferation via a loss of cyclin D1 and an increase in p27 and hypophosphorylated pRb expression levels. ILK knockdown severely affected cell spreading, migration, and restitution abilities, which were shown to be directly related to a decrease in fibronectin deposition. All ILK knockdown-induced defects were rescued with exogenously deposited fibronectin. Altogether, our results indicate that ILK performs crucial roles in the control of human intestinal cell and crypt–villus axis homeostasis—especially with regard to basement membrane fibronectin deposition—as well as cell proliferation, spreading, and migration. J. Cell. Physiol. 222: 387–400, 2010. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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- David Gagné
- CIHR Team on the Digestive Epithelium, Département d'Anatomie et de Biologie Cellulaire, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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Kühl AA, Pawlowski NN, Grollich K, Blessenohl M, Westermann J, Zeitz M, Loddenkemper C, Hoffmann JC. Human peripheral gammadelta T cells possess regulatory potential. Immunology 2009; 128:580-8. [PMID: 19807790 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2009.03162.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Deficiency in gammadelta T cells aggravates colitis in animal models suggesting that gammadelta T cells have regulatory properties. Therefore, proliferation, suppression and cytokine secretion of human gammadelta T cells were determined in vitro. Human peripheral gammadelta T cells were isolated from the whole blood of healthy donors by magnetic antibody cell sorting technology. The proliferation after CD3/CD28 stimulation was measured by (3)[H]thymidine incorporation. Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), interleukin-2 (IL-2), transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) and IL-10 concentrations were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; TGF-beta messenger RNA was also measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The expression of latency associated peptide (LAP), a TGF-beta complex component, intracellular cytokine content and T helper cell proliferation were measured by flow cytometry. Human gammadelta T cells showed poor proliferation upon CD3/CD28 stimulation and suppressed T helper cell growth stronger than CD4(+) CD25(+) T cells, although gammadelta T cells were FOXP3 negative. They secreted little IL-2 but high concentrations of IFN-gamma, IL-10 and TGF-beta. When looking at LAP expression the Vdelta1 subset was found to be the main TGF-beta producer compared to Vdelta2 T cells. Taken together, peripheral gammadelta T cells have in vitro a more potent regulatory potential than CD4(+) CD25(+) cells regarding T helper cell suppression. This is most likely the result of strong TGF-beta secretion, particularly by the Vdelta1 subset.
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- Anja A Kühl
- Medizinische Klinik I, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm, Berlin, Germany
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Intestinal stem cell organoid transplantation generates neomucosa in dogs. J Gastrointest Surg 2009; 13:971-82. [PMID: 19165549 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-0806-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2008] [Accepted: 01/03/2009] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Intestinal stem cell organoid transplantation generates functional intestinal neomucosa and has been used therapeutically to improve nutrient absorption and cure bile acid malabsorption in rats. We hypothesized that intestinal organoids can be harvested and transplanted to generate intestinal neomucosa in a large animal model. MATERIALS AND METHODS In group 1, 2-month old beagles (n = 6) underwent autotransplantation of intestinal organoids prepared from a segment of their own ileum. In group 2, intestinal organoids were harvested from fetuses and allotransplanted into 10-month old mother animals (n = 4). Tissues were harvested after 4 weeks and analyzed by hematoxylin and eosin histology and fluorescent microscopy. RESULTS Large numbers of viable organoids were harvested in both groups. In group 1, no neomucosal growth was identified in any of the engraftment sites after autotransplantation of juvenile organoids. In group 2, neomucosal growth with large areas of crypts and villi was identified in 11 of 12 polyglycolic acid scaffolds after allotransplantation of fetal organoids. The neomucosa resembled normal canine mucosa in structure and composition. CONCLUSIONS Intestinal stem cell organoid transplantation can be used to generate neomucosa in dogs. This is the first report of successful generation of intestinal neomucosa using intestinal stem cell organoid transplantation in a large animal model.
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