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Li W, Larsen A, Murphy B, Fregulia P. Liver microbial community and associated host transcriptome in calves with feed induced acidosis. Front Vet Sci 2023; 10:1193473. [PMID: 37941815 PMCID: PMC10630030 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1193473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023] Open
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Introduction In the dairy industry, calves are typically fed diets rich in highly fermentable carbohydrates and low in fibrous feeds to maximize ruminal papillae and tissue development. Calves on such diets are vulnerable at developing ruminal acidosis. Prevalent in cattle, liver abscess (LA) is considered a sequela to ruminal acidosis. LAs can cause significant liver function condemnation and decreased growth and production. Currently, we know little about the liver microbiome in calves with feed-induced acidosis. Methods Using our established model of ruminal acidosis, where young calves were fed an acidosis-inducing (AC) or -blunting (control) diet starting at birth until 17-week of age, we investigated microbial community changes in the liver resultant from ruminal acidosis. Eight calves were randomly assigned to each diet, with four animals per treatment. Rumen epithelium and liver tissues were collected at 17 weeks of age right after euthanasia. Total RNAs were extracted and followed by whole transcriptome sequencing. Microbial RNA reads were enriched bioinformatically and used for microbial taxonomy classification using Kraken2. Results AC Calves showed significantly less weight gain over the course of the experiment, in addition to significantly lower ruminal pH, and rumen degradation comparison to the control group (p < 0.05). In the liver, a total of 29 genera showed a significant (p < 0.05) abundance change (> 2-fold) between the treatments at 17-week of age. Among these, Fibrobacter, Treponema, Lactobacillus, and Olsenella have been reported in abscessed liver in cattle. Concurrent abundance changes in 9 of the genera were observed in both the liver and rumen tissues collected at 17-week of age, indicating potential crosstalk between the liver and rumen epithelial microbial communities. Significant association was identified between host liver gene and its embedded microbial taxa. Aside from identifying previously reported microbial taxa in cattle abscessed liver, new repertoire of actively transcribed microbial taxa was identified in this study. Discussion By employing metatranscriptome sequencing, our study painted a picture of liver microbiome in young calves with or without feed induced acidosis. Our study suggested that liver microbiome may have a critical impact on host liver physiology. Novel findings of this study emphasize the need for further in-depth analysis to uncover the functional roles of liver resident microbiome in liver metabolic acidosis resultant from feed-related ruminal acidosis.
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- Wenli Li
- US Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Madison, WI, United States
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- US Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Madison, WI, United States
- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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- US Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Madison, WI, United States
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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Mandal RK, Schmidt NW. Mechanistic insights into the interaction between the host gut microbiome and malaria. PLoS Pathog 2023; 19:e1011665. [PMID: 37824458 PMCID: PMC10569623 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
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Malaria is a devastating infectious disease and significant global health burden caused by the bite of a Plasmodium-infected female Anopheles mosquito. Gut microbiota was recently discovered as a risk factor of severe malaria. This review entails the recent advances on the impact of gut microbiota composition on malaria severity and consequence of malaria infection on gut microbiota in mammalian hosts. Additionally, this review provides mechanistic insight into interactions that might occur between gut microbiota and host immunity which in turn can modulate malaria severity. Finally, approaches to modulate gut microbiota composition are discussed. We anticipate this review will facilitate novel hypotheses to move the malaria-gut microbiome field forward.
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- Rabindra K. Mandal
- Ryan White Center for Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana, United States of America
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- Ryan White Center for Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana, United States of America
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Kordahi MC, Delaroque C, Bredèche MF, Gewirtz AT, Chassaing B. Vaccination against microbiota motility protects mice from the detrimental impact of dietary emulsifier consumption. PLoS Biol 2023; 21:e3002289. [PMID: 37725584 PMCID: PMC10508614 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
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Dietary emulsifiers, including carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and polysorbate 80 (P80), perturb gut microbiota composition and gene expression, resulting in a microbiota with enhanced capacity to activate host pro-inflammatory gene expression and invade the intestine's inner mucus layer. Such microbiota alterations promote intestinal inflammation, which can have a variety of phenotypic consequences including increased adiposity. Bacterial flagellin is a key mediator of emulsifiers' impact in that this molecule enables motility and is itself a pro-inflammatory agonist. Hence, we reasoned that training the adaptive mucosal immune system to exclude microbes that express flagellin might protect against emulsifiers. Investigating this notion found that immunizing mice with flagellin elicited an increase in mucosal anti-flagellin IgA and IgA-coated microbiota that would have otherwise developed in response to CMC and P80 consumption. Yet, eliciting these responses in advance via flagellin immunization prevented CMC/P80-induced increases in microbiota expression of pro-inflammatory agonists including LPS and flagellin. Furthermore, such immunization prevented CMC/P80-induced microbiota encroachment and deleterious pro-inflammatory consequences associated therewith, including colon shortening and increased adiposity. Hence, eliciting mucosal immune responses to pathobiont surface components, including flagellin, may be a means of combatting the array of inflammatory diseases that are promoted by emulsifiers and perhaps other modern microbiota stressors.
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- Melissa C. Kordahi
- INSERM U1016, Team “Mucosal microbiota in chronic inflammatory diseases”, CNRS UMR 8104, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM U1016, Team “Mucosal microbiota in chronic inflammatory diseases”, CNRS UMR 8104, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM U1016, Team “Robustness and evolvability of life”, CNRS UMR 8104, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Centre for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Digestive Disease Research Group, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- INSERM U1016, Team “Mucosal microbiota in chronic inflammatory diseases”, CNRS UMR 8104, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Yang J, Shi Y. Paneth cell development in the neonatal gut: pathway regulation, development, and relevance to necrotizing enterocolitis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1184159. [PMID: 37266449 PMCID: PMC10231676 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1184159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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Paneth cells (PCs) are intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) that contain eosinophilic granules, which are located in Lieberkühn crypts. An increasing number of animal and human experiments have indicated that PCs are involved in the progression of a variety of intestinal as well as systemic inflammatory responses including necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). NEC is an enteric acquired disease with high mortality that usually occurs in premature infants and neonates, however the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In this review, we summarize the features of PCs, including their immune function, association with gut microbiota and intestinal stem cells, and their mechanism of regulating IEC death to explore the possible mechanisms by which PCs affect NEC.
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Súkeníková L, Černý V, Věcek J, Petrásková P, Novotná O, Vobruba Š, Michalčíková T, Procházka J, Kolářová L, Prokešová L, Hrdý J. The Impact of Escherichia coli Probiotic Strain O83:K24:H31 on the Maturation of Dendritic Cells and Immunoregulatory Functions In Vitro and In Vivo. Cells 2022; 11:cells11101624. [PMID: 35626660 PMCID: PMC9140140 DOI: 10.3390/cells11101624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Early postnatal events are important for the development of the neonatal immune system. Harboring the pioneering microorganisms forming the microbiota of the neonatal gastrointestinal tract is important for priming the immune system, as well as inducing appropriate tolerance to the relatively innocuous environmental antigens and compounds of normal healthy microbiota. Early postnatal supplementation of suitable, safe probiotics could accelerate this process. In the current study, the immunomodulatory capacity of the probiotic strain of Escherichia coli O83:K24:H31 (EcO83) was characterized in vitro and in vivo. We compared the capacity of EcO83 with and without hemolytic activity on selected immune characteristics in vitro as determined by flow cytometry and quantitative real-time PCR. Both strains with and without hemolytic activity exerted comparable capacity on the maturation of dendritic cells while preserving the induction of interleukin 10 (Il10) expression in dendritic cells and T cells cocultured with EcO83 primed dendritic cells. Early postnatal supplementation with EcO83 led to massive but transient colonization of the neonatal gastrointestinal tract, as detected by in vivo bioimaging. Early postnatal EcO83 administration promoted gut barrier function by increasing the expression of claudin and occludin and the expression of Il10. Early postnatal EcO83 application promotes maturation of the neonatal immune system and promotes immunoregulatory and gut barrier functions.
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- Lenka Súkeníková
- First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, 121 08 Prague, Czech Republic; (L.S.); (V.Č.); (J.V.); (P.P.); (O.N.); (L.K.); (L.P.)
- Faculty of Science, Charles University, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, 121 08 Prague, Czech Republic; (L.S.); (V.Č.); (J.V.); (P.P.); (O.N.); (L.K.); (L.P.)
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- First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, 121 08 Prague, Czech Republic; (L.S.); (V.Č.); (J.V.); (P.P.); (O.N.); (L.K.); (L.P.)
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- First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, 121 08 Prague, Czech Republic; (L.S.); (V.Č.); (J.V.); (P.P.); (O.N.); (L.K.); (L.P.)
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- First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, 121 08 Prague, Czech Republic; (L.S.); (V.Č.); (J.V.); (P.P.); (O.N.); (L.K.); (L.P.)
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic;
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- Czech Centre for Phenogenomics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, 252 50 Vestec, Czech Republic; (T.M.); (J.P.)
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- Czech Centre for Phenogenomics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, 252 50 Vestec, Czech Republic; (T.M.); (J.P.)
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- First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, 121 08 Prague, Czech Republic; (L.S.); (V.Č.); (J.V.); (P.P.); (O.N.); (L.K.); (L.P.)
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- First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, 121 08 Prague, Czech Republic; (L.S.); (V.Č.); (J.V.); (P.P.); (O.N.); (L.K.); (L.P.)
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- First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, 121 08 Prague, Czech Republic; (L.S.); (V.Č.); (J.V.); (P.P.); (O.N.); (L.K.); (L.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +420-224968473
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Increased Numbers of Enteric Glial Cells in the Peyer’s Patches and Enhanced Intestinal Permeability by Glial Cell Mediators in Patients with Ileal Crohn’s Disease. Cells 2022; 11:cells11030335. [PMID: 35159145 PMCID: PMC8833935 DOI: 10.3390/cells11030335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Enteric glial cells (EGC) are known to regulate gastrointestinal functions; however, their role in Crohn’s disease (CD) is elusive. Microscopic erosions over the ileal Peyer’s patches are early signs of CD. The aim of this work was to assess the localization of EGC in the follicle and interfollicular region of the Peyer’s patches and in the lamina propria and study the effects of EGC mediators on barrier function in CD patients and non-inflammatory bowel disease (non-IBD) controls. EGC markers, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and S100 calcium-binding protein β (S100β) were quantified by immunofluorescence and Western blotting. Both markers showed significantly more EGC in the Peyer’s patches and lamina propria of CD patients compared to the non-IBD controls. In CD patients there were significantly more EGC in Peyer’s patches compared to lamina propria, while the opposite pattern was seen in controls. Barrier function studies using Ussing chambers showed increased paracellular permeability by EGC mediators in CD patients, whereas permeability decreased by the mediators in controls. We show the accumulation of EGC in Peyer’s patches of CD patients. Moreover, EGC mediators induced barrier dysfunction in CD patients. Thus, EGC might have harmful impacts on ongoing inflammation and contribute to the pathophysiology of the disease.
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Deng X, Wang Y, Tian L, Yang M, He S, Liu Y, Khan A, Li Y, Cao J, Cheng G. Anneslea fragrans Wall. ameliorates ulcerative colitis via inhibiting NF-κB and MAPK activation and mediating intestinal barrier integrity. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 278:114304. [PMID: 34116185 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Anneslea fragrans Wall. is traditionally used as a folk medicine in treating indigestion, fever, dysentery, diarrhea, and liver inflammation in China, Vietnam and Cambodia. However, its anti-inflammatory activity and mechanism under a safety therapeutic dose as well as the main chemical components have not yet been fully investigated. AIM OF THE STUDY This study aimed to explore the therapeutic effect and possible molecular mechanisms of aqueous-methanol extract (AFE) of A. fragrans leaves on dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis (UC) mice and illustrate its potent anti-inflammatory chemical compounds. MATERIALS AND METHODS The AFE was obtained and then analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Phytochemical investigation on the AFE was carried out to isolate and characterize its major components. The acute toxicity test was performed to provide the safety information of AFE. Subsequently, the protective effect of AFE on DSS-induced UC was evaluated by physiological changes, histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis, and the expressions of antioxidant enzyme, pro-inflammatory cytokines and anti-inflammatory cytokines. The expressions of target proteins in nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) were determined by western blot analysis. The tight junction (TJ) proteins in colon tissue were performed by immunohistochemical technique for evaluating the intestinal barrier integrity. RESULTS HPLC guided isolation of AFE resulted into two dihydrochalcones, which were elucidated as vacciniifolin (1) and confusoside (2). Acute toxicity evaluation revealed that median lethal dose (LD50) of AFE was greater than 5000 mg/kg. Furthermore, AFE significantly attenuated ulcerative colitis symptoms, suppressed myeloperoxidase activity, and increased the expression of superoxide dismutase and glutathione. AFE treatment could also reduce the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, and interleukin-6 and increase the levels of interleukin-4 and interleukin-10 in colon tissues and serum of DSS-induced UC mice. In addition, AFE significantly increased the expression of zonula occludens-1, occludin and claudin-1, and inhibited the phosphorylation of target protein of the NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways in colon tissue. CONCLUSION Dihydrochalcone glycosides are the major chemical constituents in AFE. AFE ameliorated DSS-induced UC in mice by inhibiting the inflammatory response via modulation of NF-κB and MAPK pathways and maintaining the intestinal barrier function, indicating that the plant A. fragrans could be used as a therapeutic candidate for ulcerative colitis.
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- Xiaocui Deng
- Faculty of Agriculture and Food, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Food, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Food, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Food, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Food, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Food, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, 22060, Pakistan
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- College of Pharmaceutic Science, Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650000, China
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Food, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Food, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China.
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Montazeri SA, Mahfoodh FH, Naybandi Atashi S, Sima AR, Saffar H, Radmard AR. Nodular lymphoid hyperplasia of terminal ileum: how to avoid overdiagnosis of Crohn's terminal ileitis in MR enterography? Abdom Radiol (NY) 2021; 46:1846-1854. [PMID: 33236219 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-020-02866-z] [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: 08/30/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) characteristics of nodular lymphoid hyperplasia (NLH) and Crohn's terminal ileitis (CTI). METHODS Of 1552 MREs from November 2011 to July 2018, 61 individuals with biopsy-proven NLH (n = 24) and CTI (n = 37, 27 with active CTI) were selected based on the inclusion criteria. NLH cases were also followed up for median (range) of 40 (21-61) months. Two board-certified radiologists, blind to clinical data and diagnosis, reviewed MRE in consensus. Conventional, morphological, enhancement, and diffusion parameters were assessed. Mann-Whitney, χ2, and logistic regression analyses were conducted. RESULTS No NLH patient developed inflammatory bowel disease or lymphoproliferative disorders during the follow-up. Serosal surface irregularity (65% vs. 8%), pseudo-diverticula (27% vs. 0), and mesenteric fat involvement (38% vs. 4%) were more frequent in CTI than NLH (p < 0.01), while mucosal nodularity was more prevalent in NLH (71%) than CTI (19%) (p < 0.001). The upstream luminal diameter (15.0 vs. 12.5 mm, p = 0.015) and mural thickness (6.0 vs. 4.0 mm, p < 0.001) of the terminal ileum showed higher values in CTI than NLH. CONCLUSIONS Unlike enhancement and diffusion parameters, morphological features (mucosal nodularity, serosal surface irregularity, and mesenteric fat involvement) could distinguish NLH from CTI regardless of CTI activity.
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- S Ali Montazeri
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Florida, USA
- Department of Radiology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, North Kargar St, Tehran, 14117, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, North Kargar St, Tehran, 14117, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, North Kargar St, Tehran, 14117, Iran
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- Digestive Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, North Kargar St, Tehran, 14117, Iran.
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Tian WJ, Wang QN, Wang XF, Dong DF. Clophosome alleviate dextran sulphate sodium-induced colitis by regulating gut immune responses and maintaining intestinal integrity in mice. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2021; 48:902-910. [PMID: 33527445 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.13468] [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: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic progressive disorder characterized by complicated gastrointestinal inflammation. Research on therapeutic agents is still urgent due to the lack of satisfactory treatments. Gut macrophages are considered to be predominant in excessive inflammatory responses. Thus, we aimed to investigate whether depletion of macrophages would have a beneficial effect on IBD and could be a potential therapeutic strategy. In this study, we established a 12-day Dextran sodium sulphate (DSS)-induced colitis mouse model and determined the effect of the macrophage depletion agent Clophosome (neutral clodronate liposomes; CNC). The results showed that CNC significantly alleviated the symptoms of colitis, as demonstrated by greater weight gain, decreased disease activity index (DAI) scores, and lower histopathological damage scores, as well was reduced levels of the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-6 and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α. To investigate T cell subsets, cells were isolated from the lamina propria and cultured to analyse the expression of IL-17A, interferon (IFN)-γ and Foxp3 in CD4+ cells by flow cytometry. The data showed that during the process of colitis, the frequencies of CD4+ IL-17A+ T cells were significantly increased. Notably, CNC treatment markedly reduced the population of CD4+ IL-17A+ T cells, especially CD4+ IL-17A+ IFN-γ+ T cells. Furthermore, intestinal barrier integrity, as assessed by immunostaining of mucin and tight junction proteins, was severely disrupted in colitis. CNC improved the intestinal barrier by enhancing the expression of muc-2 and occludin. In summary, our findings demonstrated that CNC successfully ameliorated DSS-induced colitis and that its effect may be associated with inhibiting inflammatory responses and maintaining intestinal integrity.
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- Wen-Jie Tian
- Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology and Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Felwick RK, Dingley GJR, Martinez-Nunez R, Sanchez-Elsner T, Cummings JRF, Collins JE. MicroRNA23a Overexpression in Crohn's Disease Targets Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha Inhibitor Protein 3, Increasing Sensitivity to TNF and Modifying the Epithelial Barrier. J Crohns Colitis 2020; 14:381-392. [PMID: 31626694 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Mucosal healing is important in Crohn's disease therapies. Epithelial homeostasis becomes dysregulated in Crohn's, with increased permeability, inflammation, and diarrhoea. MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression and show changes in inflammatory bowel disease. Tumour necrosis factor alpha [TNFα] inhibitor protein 3 is raised in Crohn's and regulates TNFα-mediated activation of NFκB. We investigated TNFα regulation by microRNA in Crohn's disease [CD], and studied effects on epithelial permeability and inflammation. METHODS Colonic epithelium from CD and healthy donor biopsies was isolated using laser capture microdissection, and microRNA was quantified. Tumour necrosis factor alpha inhibitor protein 3 was characterised immunohistochemically on serial sections. Expression effect of microRNA was confirmed with luciferase reporter assays. Functional barrier permeability studies and innate cytokine release were investigated with cell and explant culture studies. RESULTS MicroRNA23a levels significantly increased in colonic Crohn's epithelium compared with healthy epithelium. Luciferase reporter assays in transfected epithelial cells confirmed that microRNA23a repressed expression via the 3' untranslated region of tumour necrosis factor alpha inhibitor protein 3 mRNA, coinciding with increased NFκB-mediated transcription. Immunohistochemical staining of TNFAIP3 protein in colonic biopsies was reduced or absent in adjacent Crohn's sections, correlating inversely with microRNA23a levels and encompassing some intercohort variation. Overexpression of microRNA23a increased epithelial barrier permeability in a colonic epithelial model and increased inflammatory cytokine release in cultured explant biopsies, mimicking Crohn's disease characteristics. CONCLUSIONS MicroRNA23a overexpression in colonic Crohn's epithelium represses tumour necrosis factor alpha inhibitor protein 3, enhancing sensitivity to TNFα, with increased intestinal permeability and cytokine release.
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- Richard K Felwick
- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, University of Southampton School of Medicine, Southampton, UK.,Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, University of Southampton School of Medicine, Southampton, UK.,Wessex Renal and Transplant Unit, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, University of Southampton School of Medicine, Southampton, UK.,MRC-Asthma UK Centre, King's College London, London, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, University of Southampton School of Medicine, Southampton, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, University of Southampton School of Medicine, Southampton, UK.,Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, University of Southampton School of Medicine, Southampton, UK
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Ronza P, Estensoro I, Bermúdez R, Losada AP, Pérez-Cordón G, Pardo BG, Sitjà-Bobadilla A, Quiroga MI. Effects of Enteromyxum spp. (Myxozoa) infection in the regulation of intestinal E-cadherin: Turbot against gilthead sea bream. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2020; 43:337-346. [PMID: 31984535 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Enteromyxoses are relevant diseases for turbot and gilthead sea bream aquaculture. The myxozoan parasites invade the intestinal mucosa, causing a cachectic syndrome associated with intestinal barrier alteration; nonetheless, their pathological impact is different. Turbot infected by Enteromyxum scophthalmi develop more severe intestinal lesions, reaching mortality rates of 100%, whereas in E. leei-infected gilthead sea bream, the disease progresses slowly, and mortality rates are lower. The mechanisms underlying the different pathogenesis are still unclear. We studied the distribution and expression changes of E-cadherin, a highly conserved protein of the adherens junctions, in the intestine of both species by immunohistochemistry and quantitative PCR, using the same immunohistochemical protocol and common primers. The regular immunostaining pattern observed in control fish turned into markedly irregular in parasitized turbot, showing an intense immunoreaction at the host-parasite interface. Nevertheless, E-cadherin gene expression was not significantly modulated in this species. On the contrary, no evident changes in the protein distribution were noticed in gilthead sea bream, whereas a significant gene downregulation occurred in advanced infection. The results contribute to the understanding of the different host-parasite interactions in enteromyxoses. Host and parasite cells appear to establish diverse relationships in these species, which could underlie the different pathological picture.
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- Paolo Ronza
- Departamento de Anatomía, Producción Animal y Ciencias Clínicas Veterinarias, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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- Fish Pathology Group, Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal, Castellón, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía, Producción Animal y Ciencias Clínicas Veterinarias, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
- Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía, Producción Animal y Ciencias Clínicas Veterinarias, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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- Fish Pathology Group, Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal, Castellón, Spain
- Cryptosporidium Reference Unit, Public Health Wales, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK
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- Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Departamento de Zoología, Genética y Antropología Física, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía, Producción Animal y Ciencias Clínicas Veterinarias, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
- Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Kline KT, Lian H, Zhong XS, Luo X, Winston JH, Cong Y, Savidge TC, Dashwood RH, Powell DW, Li Q. Neonatal Injury Increases Gut Permeability by Epigenetically Suppressing E-Cadherin in Adulthood. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 204:980-989. [PMID: 31889022 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1900639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Altered intestinal epithelial integrity is an important susceptibility trait in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and early life stressors are reported to contribute to this disease susceptibility in adulthood. To identify disease mechanisms associated with early-life trauma that exacerbate IBD in adulthood, we used a "double-hit" neonatal inflammation (NI) and adult inflammation (AI) model that exhibits more severe mucosal injury in the colon later in life. In this study, we explore the underlying mechanisms of this aggravated injury. In rats exposed to both NI and AI, we found sustained increases in colonic permeability accompanied by significantly attenuated expression of the epithelial junction protein E-cadherin. Quantitative RT-PCR revealed a decreased Cdh1 (gene of E-cadherin) mRNA expression in NI + AI rats compared with NI or AI rats. Next, we performed microRNA microarrays to identify potential regulators of E-cadherin in NI + AI rats. We confirmed the overexpression of miR-155, a predicted regulator of E-cadherin, and selected it for further analysis based on reported significance in human IBD. Using ingenuity pathway analysis software, the targets and related canonical pathway of miR-155 were analyzed. Mechanistic studies identified histone hyperacetylation at the Mir155 promoter in NI + AI rats, concomitant with elevated RNA polymerase II binding. In vitro, E-cadherin knockdown markedly increased epithelial cell permeability, as did overexpression of miR-155 mimics, which significantly suppressed E-cadherin protein. In vivo, NI + AI colonic permeability was significantly reversed with administration of miR-155 inhibitor rectally. Our collective findings indicate that early-life inflammatory stressors trigger a significant and sustained epithelial injury by suppressing E-cadherin through epigenetic mechanisms.
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- Kevin T Kline
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77555
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77555.,Department of Gastroenterology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou 256600, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77555
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77555
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77555
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- Texas Children's Microbiome Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030; and
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- Center for Epigenetics and Disease Prevention, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77807
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77555
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77555;
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Sitjà-Bobadilla A, Gil-Solsona R, Estensoro I, Piazzon MC, Martos-Sitcha JA, Picard-Sánchez A, Fuentes J, Sancho JV, Calduch-Giner JA, Hernández F, Pérez-Sánchez J. Disruption of gut integrity and permeability contributes to enteritis in a fish-parasite model: a story told from serum metabolomics. Parasit Vectors 2019; 12:486. [PMID: 31619276 PMCID: PMC6796429 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-019-3746-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background In the animal production sector, enteritis is responsible for serious economic losses, and intestinal parasitism is a major stress factor leading to malnutrition and lowered performance and animal production efficiency. The effect of enteric parasites on the gut function of teleost fish, which represent the most ancient bony vertebrates, is far from being understood. The intestinal myxozoan parasite Enteromyxum leei dwells between gut epithelial cells and causes severe enteritis in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata), anorexia, cachexia, growth impairment, reduced marketability and increased mortality. Methods This study aimed to outline the gut failure in this fish-parasite model using a multifaceted approach and to find and validate non-lethal serum markers of gut barrier dysfunction. Intestinal integrity was studied in parasitized and non-parasitized fish by immunohistochemistry with specific markers for cellular adhesion (E-cadherin) and tight junctions (Tjp1 and Cldn3) and by functional studies of permeability (oral administration of FITC-dextran) and electrophysiology (Ussing chambers). Serum samples from parasitized and non-parasitized fish were analyzed using non-targeted metabolomics and some significantly altered metabolites were selected to be validated using commercial kits. Results The immunodetection of Tjp1 and Cldn3 was significantly lower in the intestine of parasitized fish, while no strong differences were found in E-cadherin. Parasitized fish showed a significant increase in paracellular uptake measured by FITC-dextran detection in serum. Electrophysiology showed a decrease in transepithelial resistance in infected animals, which showed a diarrheic profile. Serum metabolomics revealed 3702 ions, from which the differential expression of 20 identified compounds significantly separated control from infected groups in multivariate analyses. Of these compounds, serum inosine (decreased) and creatine (increased) were identified as relevant and validated with commercial kits. Conclusions The results demonstrate the disruption of tight junctions and the loss of gut barrier function, a metabolomic profile of absorption dysfunction and anorexia, which further outline the pathophysiological effects of E. leei.![]()
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- Ariadna Sitjà-Bobadilla
- Fish Pathology Group, Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal (IATS-CSIC), 12595 Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón, Spain. .,Associated Unit of Marine Ecotoxicology (IATS-IUPA), Castellon, Spain.
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- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water (IUPA), University Jaume I, Avda. Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n. Campus del Riu Sec, 12071, Castellón, Spain
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- Fish Pathology Group, Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal (IATS-CSIC), 12595 Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón, Spain
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- Fish Pathology Group, Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal (IATS-CSIC), 12595 Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón, Spain
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- Nutrigenomics and Fish Endocrinology Group, Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal (IATS-CSIC), 12595 Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón, Spain.,Department of Biology, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Instituto Universitario de Investigación Marina (INMAR), Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, University of Cádiz, 11510, Cádiz, Spain
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- Fish Pathology Group, Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal (IATS-CSIC), 12595 Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón, Spain
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- Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology, CCMar, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water (IUPA), University Jaume I, Avda. Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n. Campus del Riu Sec, 12071, Castellón, Spain
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- Associated Unit of Marine Ecotoxicology (IATS-IUPA), Castellon, Spain.,Nutrigenomics and Fish Endocrinology Group, Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal (IATS-CSIC), 12595 Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón, Spain
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- Associated Unit of Marine Ecotoxicology (IATS-IUPA), Castellon, Spain.,Research Institute for Pesticides and Water (IUPA), University Jaume I, Avda. Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n. Campus del Riu Sec, 12071, Castellón, Spain
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- Associated Unit of Marine Ecotoxicology (IATS-IUPA), Castellon, Spain.,Nutrigenomics and Fish Endocrinology Group, Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal (IATS-CSIC), 12595 Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón, Spain
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Meir M, Burkard N, Ungewiß H, Diefenbacher M, Flemming S, Kannapin F, Germer CT, Schweinlin M, Metzger M, Waschke J, Schlegel N. Neurotrophic factor GDNF regulates intestinal barrier function in inflammatory bowel disease. J Clin Invest 2019; 129:2824-2840. [PMID: 31205031 DOI: 10.1172/jci120261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Impaired intestinal epithelial barrier (IEB) function with loss of desmosomal junctional protein desmoglein 2 (DSG2) is a hallmark in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While previous studies have reported that glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) promotes IEB function, the mechanisms are poorly understood. We hypothesized that GDNF is involved in the loss of DSG2, resulting in impaired IEB function as seen in IBD. In the inflamed intestine of patients with IBD, there was a decrease in GDNF concentrations accompanied by a loss of DSG2, changes of the intermediate filament system, and increased phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and cytokeratins. DSG2-deficient and RET-deficient Caco2 cells revealed that GDNF specifically recruits DSG2 to the cell borders, resulting in increased DSG2-mediated intercellular adhesion via the RET receptor. Challenge of Caco2 cells and enteroids with proinflammatory cytokines as well as dextran sulfate sodium-induced (DSS-induced) colitis in C57Bl/6 mice led to impaired IEB function with reduced DSG2 mediated by p38 MAPK-dependent phosphorylation of cytokeratins. GDNF blocked all inflammation-induced changes in the IEB. GDNF attenuates inflammation-induced impairment of IEB function caused by the loss of DSG2 through p38 MAPK-dependent phosphorylation of cytokeratin. The reduced GDNF in patients with IBD indicates a disease-relevant contribution to the development of IEB dysfunction.
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- Michael Meir
- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biochemistry, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.,Fraunhofer ISC, Translational Centre Regenerative Medicine TLC-RT, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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Huang L, Zhao L, Liu W, Xu X, Su Y, Qin Y, Yan Q. Dual RNA-Seq Unveils Pseudomonas plecoglossicida htpG Gene Functions During Host-Pathogen Interactions With Epinephelus coioides. Front Immunol 2019; 10:984. [PMID: 31130962 PMCID: PMC6509204 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas plecoglossicida is a temperature-dependent opportunistic pathogen which is associated with a variety of diseases in fish. During the development of “white nodules” disease, the expression of htpG in P. plecoglossicida was found to be significantly up-regulated at its virulent temperature of 18°C. The infection of htpG-RNAi strain resulted in the onset time delay, reduction in mortality and infection symptoms in spleen of Epinephelus coioides, and affected the bacterial tissue colonization. In order to reveal the effect of htpG silencing of P. plecoglossicida on the virulence regulation in P. plecoglossicida and immune response in E. coioides, dual RNA-seq was performed and a pathogen-host integration network was constructed. Our results showed that infection induced the expression of host genes related to immune response, but attenuated the expression of bacterial virulence genes. Novel integration was found between host immune genes and bacterial virulence genes, while IL6, IL1R2, IL1B, and TLR5 played key roles in the network. Further analysis with GeneMANIA indicated that flgD and rplF might play key roles during the htpG-dependent virulence regulation, which was in accordance with the reduced biofilm production, motility and virulence in htpG-RNAi strain. Meanwhile, IL6 and IL1B were found to play key roles during the defense against P. plecoglossicida, while CELA2, TRY, CPA1, CPA2, and CPB1 were important targets for P. plecoglossicida attacking to the host.
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- Lixing Huang
- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Ministry of Agriculture, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Ministry of Agriculture, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Ministry of Agriculture, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Ministry of Agriculture, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Large Yellow Croaker Breeding, Ningde, China
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- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Ministry of Agriculture, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Ministry of Agriculture, Xiamen, China.,State Key Laboratory of Large Yellow Croaker Breeding, Ningde, China
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Chen YF, Zheng JJ, Qu C, Xiao Y, Li FF, Jin QX, Li HH, Meng FP, Jin GH, Jin D. Inonotus obliquus polysaccharide ameliorates dextran sulphate sodium induced colitis involving modulation of Th1/Th2 and Th17/Treg balance. ARTIFICIAL CELLS NANOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 47:757-766. [DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2019.1577877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Yi-Fang Chen
- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Yanbian University, Yanji, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Yanbian University, Yanji, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Yanbian University, Yanji, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Yanbian University, Yanji, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Yanbian University, Yanji, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Yanbian University, Yanji, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Yanbian University, Yanji, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Yanbian University, Yanji, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Yanbian University, Yanji, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Yanbian University, Yanji, People’s Republic of China
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Kikuchi Y, Matsuo M, Nabeta C, Akahoshi A, Minami H. Elemental Diet Regulates Intestinal Permeability and Antibody Production in Indomethacin-Induced Intestinal Injury Rats. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 2019; 65:31-37. [PMID: 30814409 DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.65.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease of unknown etiology. Administration of indomethacin (Indo) to rats induces acute mucosal lesions similar to those observed in Crohn's disease patients, but the damage can be prevented by feeding the animals an elemental diet (ED). In this study, we examined changes in intestinal macroscopic appearance, permeability, and immunoglobulin production after administration of Indo to male Sprague-Dawley rats fed normal lab chow or an ED. Intestinal damage was induced by subcutaneous injection of Indo on two successive days. Mucosal permeability, as measured by urinary excretion of phenolsulfonphthalein, peaked on day 2 after Indo injection, whereas the most severe intestinal damage, as scored by macroscopic inflammatory changes, was observed on day 3. Flow cytometric analysis of mesenteric lymph node cells revealed that the proportion of CD45RA+ cells was increased after Indo treatment. Furthermore, in vitro-cultured mesenteric lymph node and spleen lymphocytes from Indo-treated rats produced higher levels of IgA and IgG than did cells from vehicle-treated rats. In contrast, IgG and albumin concentrations in plasma were significantly decreased by Indo administration. Notably, none of the Indo-induced changes was observed in ED-fed rats. These findings suggest that an ED may prevent the appearance of Indo-induced mucosal lesions, at least in part, by modulating intestinal permeability and antibody production.
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- Yuko Kikuchi
- Department of Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Health Management, Nagasaki International University.,Department of Food and Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental & Symbiotic Sciences, Prefectural University of Kumamoto
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- Department of Food and Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental & Symbiotic Sciences, Prefectural University of Kumamoto
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- Department of Food and Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental & Symbiotic Sciences, Prefectural University of Kumamoto
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- Department of Food and Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental & Symbiotic Sciences, Prefectural University of Kumamoto
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- Department of Food and Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental & Symbiotic Sciences, Prefectural University of Kumamoto
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Ni PJ, Feng L, Jiang WD, Wu P, Liu Y, Jiang J, Kuang SY, Tang L, Tang WN, Zhou XQ. Impairing of gill health through decreasing immune function and structural integrity of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) fed graded levels dietary lipids after challenged with Flavobacterium columnare. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 86:922-933. [PMID: 30590156 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.12.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2018] [Revised: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The current study conducted to investigate the hypothesis that low or excess levels of lipids increased the gill rot morbidity through impairing the immune function and structural integrity in the gill of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). A total of 540 young grass carp with an average initial weight of 261.41 ± 0.53 g were fed diets containing six graded levels of lipids at 0.59%, 2.14%, 3.60%, 5.02%, 6.66% and 8.01% diets for 8 weeks. After the growth trial, fish were challenged with Flavobacterium columnare for 3 days. The results indicated that compared with optimal lipids supplementation (2.14%-8.01% lipids diets), low or excess levels of lipids impaired fish immune function through declining the activities of humoral compounds, down-regulated the mRNA levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines, inhibitor of κBα (IκBα) and ribosomal p70S6 kinase (S6K1), and up-regulated pro-inflammatory cytokines, nuclear factor κB p65 (NF-κB p65) (not p52), IκB kinase α (IKKα) (not IKKβ), IKKγ and eIF4E-binding protein (4EBP) in the gill of young grass carp. In addition, low or excess levels of lipids decreased young grass carp physical barrier function through down-regulating the mRNA levels of ZO-1 (rather than ZO-2b), Claudin b, c, 3, 12, 15a, 15b, 7b, 7a and Occludin through MAPKK 6/p38 MAPK/MLCK signaling molecules, decreasing antioxidant ability via Kelch-like ECH-associating protein 1a (Keap1a)/NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) signaling molecules, and down-regulating the mRNA levels of B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) and inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) and up-regulating the mRNA levels of apoptotic protease activating factor-1 (Apaf-1), Caspase-3, -8 and -9 and Fas ligand (FasL) in the gill of grass carp. Based on the quadratic regression analysis for the gill rot morbidity, C3 and MDA contents, the dietary lipids requirements for young grass carp have been estimated to be 5.60%, 6.01% and 4.58% diets.
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- Pei-Jun Ni
- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China.
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Zhang L, Song J, Bai T, Qian W, Hou XH. Stress induces more serious barrier dysfunction in follicle-associated epithelium than villus epithelium involving mast cells and protease-activated receptor-2. Sci Rep 2017; 7:4950. [PMID: 28694438 PMCID: PMC5503989 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05064-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Psychological stress has been associated with intestinal epithelial hyperpermeability, the basic process in various functional and organic bowel diseases. In the present study, we aimed to clarify the differences and underlining mechanisms in stress-induced barrier disruption in functionally and structurally distinct epitheliums, including the villus epithelium (VE) and follicle-associated epithelium (FAE), a specialized epithelium overlaid the domes of Peyer’s lymphoid follicles. Employing an Ussing Chamber system, the epithelial permeability was assessed in rats following water avoidance stress (WAS) in vivo and in mucosa tissues exposed to corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) ex vivo. Decreased transepithelial resistance (TER) and increased paracellular and transcellular macromolecular permeability in colon, ileal VE and FAE had been observed in WAS rats and in CRF-exposed mucosa. Especially, the barrier dysfunction was more serious in the FAE. Moreover, WAS upregulated the expression of mast cell tryptase and protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR2), which positively correlated with epithelial conductance. Mast cell stabilizer cromolyn sodium obviously alleviated the barrier disruption induced by WAS in vivo and CRF in vitro. Serine protease inhibitor aprotinin and FUT-175, and selective PAR2 antagonist ENMD-1068 effectively inhibited the CRF-induced FAE hyperpermeability. Altogether, it concluded that the FAE was more susceptible to stress, and the mast cells and PAR2 signaling played crucial roles in this process.
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- Lei Zhang
- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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Zundler S, Neurath MF. Pathogenic T cell subsets in allergic and chronic inflammatory bowel disorders. Immunol Rev 2017; 278:263-276. [DOI: 10.1111/imr.12544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Sebastian Zundler
- Department of Medicine 1; University of Erlangen-Nuremberg; Kussmaul Campus for Medical Research & Translational Research Center; Erlangen Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1; University of Erlangen-Nuremberg; Kussmaul Campus for Medical Research & Translational Research Center; Erlangen Germany
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Zhang Z, Li Y, Shen P, Li S, Lu X, Liu J, Cao Y, Liu B, Fu Y, Zhang N. Administration of geniposide ameliorates dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice via inhibition of inflammation and mucosal damage. Int Immunopharmacol 2017; 49:168-177. [PMID: 28595080 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2017.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ulcerative colitis (UC), an idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease, not only affects millions of patients worldwide, but also increases the risk of colon cancer. Geniposide is an iridoid glycoside and has many biological activities such as anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. However, its protective efficacy and mechanism of action against UC are still unclear. In this study, we aimed to investigate the protective effects and mechanisms of geniposide on dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced experimental colitis in mice. The results revealed that geniposide alleviated body weight loss, disease activity index, colon length shortening and colonic pathological damage induced by DSS. Geniposide significantly suppressed pro-inflammatory cytokines by regulating NF-κB and PPARγ pathways in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, geniposide also significantly regulated the expressions of ZO-1 and occludin in DSS-induced experimental colitis in mice and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-triggered inflammation in Caco-2 cells. These findings indicated that geniposide may be a new natural chemopreventive agent to combat UC.
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- Zecai Zhang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, People's Republic of China.
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Martz SL, Guzman-Rodriguez M, He SM, Noordhof C, Hurlbut DJ, Gloor GB, Carlucci C, Weese S, Allen-Vercoe E, Sun J, Claud EC, Petrof EO. A human gut ecosystem protects against C. difficile disease by targeting TcdA. J Gastroenterol 2017; 52:452-465. [PMID: 27329502 PMCID: PMC5177537 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-016-1232-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND A defined Microbial Ecosystem Therapeutic (MET-1, or "RePOOPulate") derived from the feces of a healthy volunteer can cure recurrent C. difficile infection (rCDI) in humans. The mechanisms of action whereby healthy microbiota protect against rCDI remain unclear. Since C. difficile toxins are largely responsible for the disease pathology of CDI, we hypothesized that MET-1 exerts its protective effects by inhibiting the effects of these toxins on the host. METHODS A combination of in vivo (antibiotic-associated mouse model of C. difficile colitis, mouse ileal loop model) and in vitro models (FITC-phalloidin staining, F actin Western blots and apoptosis assay in Caco2 cells, transepithelial electrical resistance measurements in T84 cells) were employed. RESULTS MET-1 decreased both local and systemic inflammation in infection and decreased both the cytotoxicity and the amount of TcdA detected in stool, without an effect on C. difficile viability. MET-1 protected against TcdA-mediated damage in a murine ileal loop model. MET-1 protected the integrity of the cytoskeleton in cells treated with purified TcdA, as indicated by FITC-phalloidin staining, F:G actin assays and preservation of transepithelial electrical resistance. Finally, co-incubation of MET-1 with purified TcdA resulted in decreased detectable TcdA by Western blot analysis. CONCLUSIONS MET-1 intestinal microbiota confers protection against C. difficile and decreases C. difficile-mediated inflammation through its protective effects against C. difficile toxins, including enhancement of host barrier function and degradation of TcdA. The effect of MET-1 on C. difficile viability seems to offer little, if any, contribution to its protective effects on the host.
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- Sarah Lynn Martz
- Division of Infectious Diseases/GI Diseases Research Unit Wing, Department of Medicine, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 2V7, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases/GI Diseases Research Unit Wing, Department of Medicine, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 2V7, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases/GI Diseases Research Unit Wing, Department of Medicine, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 2V7, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases/GI Diseases Research Unit Wing, Department of Medicine, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 2V7, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 2V7, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases/GI Diseases Research Unit Wing, Department of Medicine, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 2V7, Canada.
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Seo S, Shin JS, Lee WS, Rhee YK, Cho CW, Hong HD, Lee KT. Anti-colitis effect of Lactobacillus sakei K040706 via suppression of inflammatory responses in the dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis mice model. J Funct Foods 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2016.12.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Carter C. The barrier, airway particle clearance, placental and detoxification functions of autism susceptibility genes. Neurochem Int 2016; 99:42-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2016.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Stough JMA, Dearth SP, Denny JE, LeCleir GR, Schmidt NW, Campagna SR, Wilhelm SW. Functional Characteristics of the Gut Microbiome in C57BL/6 Mice Differentially Susceptible to Plasmodium yoelii. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1520. [PMID: 27729904 PMCID: PMC5037233 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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C57BL/6 mice are widely used for in vivo studies of immune function and metabolism in mammals. In a previous study, it was observed that when C57BL/6 mice purchased from different vendors were infected with Plasmodium yoelii, a causative agent of murine malaria, they exhibited both differential immune responses and significantly different parasite burdens: these patterns were reproducible when gut contents were transplanted into gnotobiotic mice. To gain insight into the mechanism of resistance, we removed whole ceca from mice purchased from two vendors, Taconic Biosciences (low parasitemia) and Charles River Laboratories (high parasitemia), to determine the combined host and microflora metabolome and metatranscriptome. With the exception of two Charles River samples, we observed ≥90% similarity in overall bacterial gene expression within vendors and ≤80% similarity between vendors. In total 33 bacterial genes were differentially expressed in Charles River mice (p-value < 0.05) relative to the mice purchased from Taconic. Included among these, fliC, ureABC, and six members of the nuo gene family were overrepresented in microbiomes susceptible to more severe malaria. Moreover, 38 mouse genes were differentially expressed in these purported genetically identical mice. Differentially expressed genes included basigin, a cell surface receptor required for P. falciparum invasion of red blood cells. Differences in metabolite pools were detected, though their relevance to malaria infection, microbial community activity, or host response is not yet understood. Our data have provided new targets that may connect gut microbial activity to malaria resistance and susceptibility phenotypes in the C57BL/6 model organism.
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- Joshua M A Stough
- Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN, USA
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Lauro ML, Burch JM, Grimes CL. The effect of NOD2 on the microbiota in Crohn's disease. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2016; 40:97-102. [PMID: 27035071 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2016.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Revised: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Recent advancements toward the treatment of Crohn's disease (CD) indicate great promise for long-term remission. CD patients suffer from a complex host of dysregulated interactions between their innate immune system and microbiome. The most predominant link to the onset of CD is a genetic mutation in the innate immune receptor nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing 2 (NOD2). NOD2 responds to the presence of bacteria and stimulates the immune response. Mutations to NOD2 promote low diversity and dysbiosis in the microbiome, leading to impaired mucosal barrier function. Current treatments suppress the immune response rather than enhancing the function of this critical protein. New progress toward stabilizing NOD2 signaling through its interactions with chaperone proteins holds potential in the development of novel CD therapeutics.
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- Mackenzie L Lauro
- University of Delaware, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Newark, DE 19716, United States
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- University of Delaware, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Newark, DE 19716, United States
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Li YH, Xiao HT, Hu DD, Fatima S, Lin CY, Mu HX, Lee NP, Bian ZX. Berberine ameliorates chronic relapsing dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in C57BL/6 mice by suppressing Th17 responses. Pharmacol Res 2016; 110:227-239. [PMID: 26969793 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2016.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an increasingly common condition particularly in developed countries. The lack of satisfactory treatment has fueled the search for alternative therapeutic strategies. In recent studies, berberine, a plant alkaloid with a long history of medicinal use in Chinese medicine, has shown beneficial effects against animal models of acute UC. However, UC usually presents as a chronic condition with frequent relapse in patients. How berberine will act on chronic UC remains unclear. In the present study, we adopted dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced chronic relapsing colitis model to assess the ameliorating activity of berberine. Colitis was induced by two cycles of 2.0% DSS for five days followed by 14days of drinking water plus a third cycle consisting of DSS only for five days. The colitis mice were orally administered 20mg/kg berberine from day 13 onward for 30days and monitored daily. The body weight, stool consistency, and stool bleeding were recorded for determination of the disease activity index (DAI). At the end of treatment, animals were sacrificed and samples were collected and subjected to histological, RT-qPCR, Western blot, and LC-MS analyses. Lymphocytes were isolated from spleens and mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN) and cultured for flow cytometry analysis of IL-17 secretion from CD4(+) cells and the Th17 cell differentiation. Results showed that berberine significantly ameliorated the DAI, colon shortening, colon tissue injury, and reduction of colonic expression of tight junction (TJ) protein ZO-1 and occludin of colitis mice. Notably, berberine treatment pronouncedly reduced DSS-upregulated Th17-related cytokine (IL-17 and ROR-γt) mRNAs in the colon. Furthermore, the mRNA expression of IL-6 and IL-23, and the phosphorylation of STAT3 in colon tissues from DSS-treated mice were pronouncedly inhibited by berberine. Moreover, the up-regulation of IL-17 secretion from CD4(+) cells of spleens and MLNs caused by DSS were significantly reversed by berberine treatment. Furthermore, Th17 cell differentiation from naive CD4(+) cells isolated from above DSS colitis mice were suppressed by berberine in a concentration-dependent manner. In summary, we demonstrated for the first time that berberine reduced the severity of chronic relapsing DSS-induced colitis by suppressing Th17 responses. The demonstration of activity in this mouse model supports the possibility of clinical efficacy of berberine in treating chronic UC.
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- Yan-Hong Li
- Lab of Brain and Gut Research, Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Research Center, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China; Hong Kong Baptist University Shenzhen Research Institute and Continuing Education, Shenzhen, China.
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- Lab of Brain and Gut Research, Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Research Center, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China; Hong Kong Baptist University Shenzhen Research Institute and Continuing Education, Shenzhen, China
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- Lab of Brain and Gut Research, Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Research Center, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Lab of Brain and Gut Research, Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Research Center, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Lab of Brain and Gut Research, Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Research Center, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Lab of Brain and Gut Research, Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Research Center, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Lab of Brain and Gut Research, Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Research Center, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China; Hong Kong Baptist University Shenzhen Research Institute and Continuing Education, Shenzhen, China.
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BACKGROUND The intestinal epithelium of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) is characterized by defects in permeability and alterations in tight junction morphology sealing the paracellular cleft. Desmosomes are primarily considered to mediate strong intercellular cohesion. Because barrier properties of epithelial cells were shown to depend on the function of the desmosomal adhesion molecule desmoglein 2 (Dsg2), we here investigated the relevance of Dsg2 for CD. METHODS Biopsies from the terminal ileum of 14 patients with CD and 12 healthy controls were investigated for changes in cell adhesion molecules. Two intestinal epithelial cell lines were used for functional studies. A tandem peptide modulating Dsg binding was applied to strengthen Dsg2 interaction. RESULTS Dsg2 but not the adherens junction molecule E-cadherin was strongly reduced in the mucosa of patients with CD. TNF-α, a central cytokine in CD pathogenesis, led to loss of cell cohesion and increased permeability in cultured epithelial cells, which was paralleled by loss of Dsg2 at cell borders, reduction of the tight junction component claudin-1, and upregulation of claudin-2. These effects were mediated at least in part by increased activity of p38MAPK because inhibition of this kinase restored intercellular adhesion and blunted the permeability increase induced by TNF-α. Importantly, stabilizing desmosomal adhesion through tandem peptide ameliorated loss of barrier functions and prevented claudin-2 increase. CONCLUSIONS We show an important role of p38MAPK-mediated regulation of desmosomal adhesion resulting in upregulation of claudin-2 in CD. Our data suggest peptide-mediated strengthening of impaired Dsg2 adhesion as a novel therapeutic approach in CD.
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Jarmuż A, Zielińska M, Storr M, Fichna J. Emerging treatments in Neurogastroenterology: Perspectives of guanylyl cyclase C agonists use in functional gastrointestinal disorders and inflammatory bowel diseases. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2015; 27:1057-68. [PMID: 25930667 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are the most frequent pathologic conditions affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and both significantly reduce patients' quality of life. Recent studies suggest that guanylyl cyclase C (GC-C) expressed in the GI tract constitutes a novel pharmacological target in the treatment of FGID and IBD. Endogenous GC-C agonists - guanylin peptides: guanylin and uroguanylin, by the regulation of water and electrolyte transport, are involved in the maintenance of homeostasis in the intestines and integrity of the intestinal mucosa. Linaclotide, a synthetic agonist of GC-C was approved by Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency as a therapeutic in constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) and chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC). Lately, several preclinical and clinical trials focused on assessment of therapeutic properties of synthetic agonists of uroguanylin, plecanatide, and SP-333. Plecanatide is currently tested as a potential therapeutic in diseases related to constipation and SP-333 is a promising drug in ulcerative colitis treatment. PURPOSE Here, we discuss the most recent findings and future trends on the development of GC-C agonists and their use in clinical trials.
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- A Jarmuż
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Walter Brendel Center of Experimental Medicine, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany.,Center of Endoscopy, Starnberg, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Cullender TC, Chassaing B, Janzon A, Kumar K, Muller CE, Werner JJ, Angenent LT, Bell ME, Hay AG, Peterson DA, Walter J, Vijay-Kumar M, Gewirtz AT, Ley RE. Innate and adaptive immunity interact to quench microbiome flagellar motility in the gut. Cell Host Microbe 2014; 14:571-81. [PMID: 24237702 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2013.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 255] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2013] [Revised: 08/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Gut mucosal barrier breakdown and inflammation have been associated with high levels of flagellin, the principal bacterial flagellar protein. Although several gut commensals can produce flagella, flagellin levels are low in the healthy gut, suggesting the existence of control mechanisms. We find that mice lacking the flagellin receptor Toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) exhibit a profound loss of flagellin-specific immunoglobulins (Igs) despite higher total Ig levels in the gut. Ribotyping of IgA-coated cecal microbiota showed Proteobacteria evading antibody coating in the TLR5(-/-) gut. A diversity of microbiome members overexpressed flagellar genes in the TLR5(-/-) host. Proteobacteria and Firmicutes penetrated small intestinal villi, and flagellated bacteria breached the colonic mucosal barrier. In vitro, flagellin-specific Ig inhibited bacterial motility and downregulated flagellar gene expression. Thus, innate-immunity-directed development of flagellin-specific adaptive immune responses can modulate the microbiome's production of flagella in a three-way interaction that helps to maintain mucosal barrier integrity and homeostasis.
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- Tyler C Cullender
- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Parkunan SM, Astley R, Callegan MC. Role of TLR5 and flagella in bacillus intraocular infection. PLoS One 2014; 9:e100543. [PMID: 24959742 PMCID: PMC4068998 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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B. cereus possesses flagella which allow the organism to migrate within the eye during a blinding form of intraocular infection called endophthalmitis. Because flagella is a ligand for Toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5), we hypothesized that TLR5 contributed to endophthalmitis pathogenesis. Endophthalmitis was induced in C57BL/6J and TLR5−/− mice by injecting 100 CFU of B. cereus into the mid-vitreous. Eyes were analyzed for intraocular bacterial growth, retinal function, and inflammation by published methods. Purified B. cereus flagellin was also injected into the mid-vitreous of wild type C57BL/6J mice and inflammation was analyzed. TLR5 activation by B. cereus flagellin was also analyzed in vitro. B. cereus grew rapidly and at similar rates in infected eyes of C57BL/6J and TLR5−/− mice. A significant loss in retinal function in both groups of mice was observed at 8 and 12 hours postinfection. Retinal architecture disruption and acute inflammation (neutrophil infiltration and proinflammatory cytokine concentrations) increased and were significant at 8 and 12 hours postinfection. Acute inflammation was comparable in TLR5−/− and C57BL/6J mice. Physiological concentrations of purified B. cereus flagellin caused significant inflammation in C57BL/6J mouse eyes, but not to the extent of that observed during active infection. Purified B. cereus flagellin was a weak agonist for TLR5 in vitro. These results demonstrated that the absence of TLR5 did not have a significant effect on the evolution of B. cereus endophthalmitis. This disparity may be due to sequence differences in important TLR5 binding domains in B. cereus flagellin or the lack of flagellin monomers in the eye to activate TLR5 during infection. Taken together, these results suggest a limited role for flagellin/TLR5 interactions in B. cereus endophthalmitis. Based on this and previous data, the importance of flagella in this disease lies in its contribution to the motility of the organism within the eye during infection.
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- Salai Madhumathi Parkunan
- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
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- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
- Dean A. McGee Eye Institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Ex vivo culture of intestinal crypt organoids as a model system for assessing cell death induction in intestinal epithelial cells and enteropathy. Cell Death Dis 2014; 5:e1228. [PMID: 24832600 PMCID: PMC4047863 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2014.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2014] [Revised: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) not only have a critical function in the absorption of nutrients, but also act as a physical barrier between our body and the outside world. Damage and death of the epithelial cells lead to the breakdown of this barrier function and inflammation due to access of the immune system to compounds of the intestinal flora. Intestinal epithelial damage is frequently associated with various inflammatory disorders, chemo- and radiotherapy as well as drug-mediated toxicity. Until recently, intestinal epithelial-damaging activities of drugs and treatments could be tested only in vivo in animal models because of the poor survival rate of primary IECs ex vivo. The three-dimensional culture and outgrowth of intestinal crypt stem cells into organoids have offered new possibilities to culture and study IECs ex vivo. Here we demonstrate that intestinal organoids are a useful and physiologically relevant model system to study cell death and survival in IECs. We further describe a number of microscopy-based as well as colorimetric methods to monitor and score survival and death of intestinal organoids. Finally, the comparison of organoids isolated from gene-deficient mice and wild-type mice allows investigating the role of specific genes in the regulation of IEC death. Owing to their comparable structure and behavior, intestinal organoids may serve as an interesting and physiologically relevant surrogate system for large- and mid-scale in vitro testing of intestinal epithelium-damaging drugs and toxins, and for the investigation of cell death pathways.
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Jiang Y, Guo C, Zhang D, Zhang J, Wang X, Geng C. The altered tight junctions: an important gateway of bacterial translocation in cachexia patients with advanced gastric cancer. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2014; 34:518-25. [PMID: 24720758 DOI: 10.1089/jir.2013.0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Tight junctions (TJs) are the structural basis for the intestinal epithelium barrier. Increased intestinal permeability caused by variations in TJ proteins may result in bacterial translocation (BT). There is increasing evidence that BT might contribute to the occurrence and development of cancer cachexia, but the details are not known. Aims, we undertook further investigations into the pathway of BT in cancer cachexia. RESULTS BT-positive patients had a higher level of claudins-2 (CL-2, P=0.035) and a lower level of occludin (P=0.038) and Zonula occluden-1 (P=0.01) than BT-negative patients. Moreover, the levels of IL-6, TNF-α, and IFN-γ in BT-positive cachexia patients were higher compared with BT-negative cachexia patients (P<0.001, P=0.01, P<0.001) and BT-positive noncachexia patients (P<0.001, P=0.025, P<0.001). In the BT-positive cachexia patients, the local concentration of IL-6, TNF-α, and IFN-γ, in the middle colic vein, was higher than in the peripheral venous (P=0.04, P=0.03, P=0.038). In addition, endotoxin was detected within the small intestinal wall, and the concentration of endotoxin decreased from the mucosal side to the serosal side gradually in BT-positive patients. This study suggests that the altered TJs could be an important gateway of BT in gastric cancer cachexia and local cytokines could play a more important role than systemic cytokines in the process.
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- Yingjian Jiang
- 1 Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Qingdao University , Qingdao, P.R. China
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Distinct cervical microRNA profiles are present in women destined to have a preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2014; 210:221.e1-11. [PMID: 24565431 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.12.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Revised: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 12/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although premature cervical remodeling is involved in preterm birth (PTB), the molecular pathways that are involved have not been elucidated fully. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) that are highly conserved single-stranded noncoding RNAs that play a crucial role in gene regulation have now been identified as important players in disease states. The objective of this study was to determine whether miRNA profiles in cervical cells are different in women who are destined to have a PTB compared with a term birth. STUDY DESIGN A nested case-control study was performed. With the use of a noninvasive method, cervical cells were obtained at 2 time points in pregnancy. The cervical cell miRNA expression profiles were compared between women who ultimately had a PTB (n = 10) compared with a term birth (n = 10). MiRNA expression profiles were created with the Affymetrix GeneChip miRNA Array. The data were analyzed with the Significance of Analysis of Microarrays and Principle Components Analyses. A false-discovery rate of 20% was used to determine the most differentially expressed miRNAs. Validation was performed with quantitative polymerase chain reaction. In vitro studies were performed to confirm expression and regulation of select miRNAs. RESULTS With a false-discovery rate of 20% of the 5640 miRNAs that were analyzed on the array, 99 miRNAs differed between those with a PTB vs a term birth. Qualitative polymerase chain reaction validated the array findings. In vitro studies confirmed expression of select miRNAs in cervical cells. CONCLUSION MiRNA profiles in cervical cells may distinguish women who are at risk for PTB months before the outcome. With the large downstream effects of miRNAs on gene expression, these studies provide a new understanding of the processes that are involved in premature cervical remodeling and allow for the discovery of new therapeutic targets.
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Pitari GM. Pharmacology and clinical potential of guanylyl cyclase C agonists in the treatment of ulcerative colitis. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2013; 7:351-60. [PMID: 23637522 PMCID: PMC3634396 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s32252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Agonists of the transmembrane intestinal receptor guanylyl cyclase C (GCC) have recently attracted interest as promising human therapeutics. Peptide ligands that can specifically induce GCC signaling in the intestine include endogenous hormones guanylin and uroguanylin, diarrheagenic bacterial enterotoxins (ST), and synthetic drugs linaclotide, plecanatide, and SP-333. These agonists bind to GCC at intestinal epithelial surfaces and activate the receptor’s intracellular catalytic domain, an event initiating discrete biological responses upon conversion of guanosine-5′-triphosphate to cyclic guanosine monophosphate. A principal action of GCC agonists in the colon is the promotion of mucosal homeostasis and its dependent barrier function. Herein, GCC agonists are being developed as new medications to treat inflammatory bowel diseases, pathological conditions characterized by mucosal barrier hyperpermeability, abnormal immune reactions, and chronic local inflammation. This review will present important concepts underlying the pharmacology and therapeutic utility of GCC agonists for patients with ulcerative colitis, one of the most prevalent inflammatory bowel disease disorders.
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- Giovanni M Pitari
- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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Skinner MA, Bentley-Hewitt K, Rosendale D, Naoko S, Pernthaner A. Effects of kiwifruit on innate and adaptive immunity and symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections. ADVANCES IN FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH 2013; 68:301-320. [PMID: 23394995 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-394294-4.00017-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Maintenance of an adequate and properly regulated immune system is essential for health and well-being. Components in food may modulate immune responses in a positive way (immunonutrition), and some of these components are present in kiwifruit. Kiwifruit contains vitamin C, carotenoids, polyphenols, and dietary fiber, and these are all potentially beneficial to the immune system. Research that has contributed to our understanding of the beneficial effects that kiwifruit may have on immune responses spans from in vitro studies using cell lines and human blood cells, to using animal models targeting both mucosal and systemic immunity. Some limited human intervention trials have been undertaken and are described, in which kiwifruit has been shown to influence a number of biomarkers of oxidative stress and beneficial immune responses, to reduce the incidence and severity of symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections and potentially be more beneficial than supplementation with vitamin C alone.
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- Margot A Skinner
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Immunological programming by breast milk creates an anti-inflammatory cytokine milieu in breast-fed infants compared to formula-fed infants. Br J Nutr 2012; 109:1962-70. [PMID: 23110822 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114512004229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Breast milk provides important maturational stimuli to an infant's developing immune system. However, data concerning the role of breast-feeding in reducing the risk of allergic disease remain contradictory. Previous studies have centred on comparative analyses of breast milk and formula compositions. We chose a slightly different angle, whereby we focused on the effects of the chosen diet on the infant himself, comparing the immune development of formula-fed and breast-fed children. The objective of the present study was to determine how the mode of feeding affects infant immunology. Altogether, eighteen formula-fed infants with limited breast-feeding for ,3 months and twenty-nine infants who were exclusively breast-fed for .3 months were included in the study. Concentrations of interferon g, TNF-a IL-10, IL-5, IL-4 and IL-2 were measured simultaneously from the same serum sample through use of a multiplexed flow cytometric assay at the ages of 1, 3, 6 and 12 months. Transforming growth factor β2 (TGF-β2) was measured using ELISA at the same time points. Serum TNF-a and IL-2 concentrations were significantly higher in formula-fed than in breast-fed infants during the first year of life (ANOVA, P=0·002). The serum concentrations of TGF-b were significantly lower in formula-fed than in breast-fed infants throughout the first year of life (ANOVA, P≤0·0001). Exclusive breast-feeding promotes an anti-inflammatory cytokine milieu, which is maintained throughout infancy. Such an immunological environment limits hyper-responsiveness and promotes tolerisation, possibly prohibiting the onset of allergic disease.
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Keita ÅV, Söderholm JD. Barrier dysfunction and bacterial uptake in the follicle-associated epithelium of ileal Crohn's disease. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2012; 1258:125-34. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2012.06502.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Krauss E, Agaimy A, Neumann H, Schulz U, Kessler H, Hartmann A, Neurath MF, Raithel M, Mudter J. Characterization of lymphoid follicles with red ring signs as first manifestation of early Crohn's disease by conventional histopathology and confocal laser endomicroscopy. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY 2012; 5:411-421. [PMID: 22808293 PMCID: PMC3396064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2012] [Accepted: 05/12/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Clinical observations suggest that the lymphoid follicles (LFs) may play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), especially in Crohn's disease (CD) as the site of initial mucosal inflammation. The aim of this study was to compare the morphology of LFs in CD, ulcerative colitis (UC) and control patients using confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) in correlation to histological and immunohistochemical findings of biopsies. METHODS 79 patients with IBD (46 with CD, 32 with UC and 1 patient with indeterminate colitis) and 67 controls patients were enrolled prospectively in this study. Median age was 32.5 years (range 19-65) and 37.4 years (range 20-65 years) respectively. To analyze the LFs, standardized images from the terminal ileum and the colon were taken using white-light video endoscopes. Additionally, CLE was performed to analyze subsurface structure of LFs. Targeted biopsies of LFs were analyzed using haematoxylin and eosin stain and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS LFs were seen in all parts of the lower GI tract, but mostly in the terminal ileum and cecum. Endoscopy in 15 out of 17 patients with the first manifestation of CD showed LFs surrounded by red ring (so-called red ring sign, RRS). Histologically, LFs with RRS showed hypervascularization at the base of the LFs associated with numerous CD15-positive granulocytes. Similar features were not seen in LFs without RRS and in the control group. In some LFs with RRS early aphthous ulcers were seen. Using CLE, RRS showed abolished normal crypt architecture, crypt distortion, increased cellular infiltrate within the lamina propria, and dilated vessels. CONCLUSION LFs with RRS probably represent an early sign of aphthous ulcers in early CD and, thus, may be considered as early markers of first manifestation and flares in CD.
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- Ekaterina Krauss
- Department of Medicine 1, University of Erlangen-NurembergUlmenweg 18, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Erlangen-NurembergKrankenhausstr.8-10, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University of Erlangen-NurembergUlmenweg 18, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Medistat medical statisticAmalienweg 16, 24119 Kronshagen, Germany
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery; University of Erlangen-NurembergKrankenhausstr.12, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Erlangen-NurembergKrankenhausstr.8-10, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University of Erlangen-NurembergUlmenweg 18, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University of Erlangen-NurembergUlmenweg 18, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University of Erlangen-NurembergUlmenweg 18, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Günther C, Martini E, Wittkopf N, Amann K, Weigmann B, Neumann H, Waldner MJ, Hedrick SM, Tenzer S, Neurath MF, Becker C. Caspase-8 regulates TNF-α-induced epithelial necroptosis and terminal ileitis. Nature 2011; 477:335-9. [PMID: 21921917 PMCID: PMC3373730 DOI: 10.1038/nature10400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 754] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2011] [Accepted: 08/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Dysfunction of the intestinal epithelium is believed to result in excessive translocation of commensal bacteria into the bowel wall that drives chronic mucosal inflammation in Crohn's disease; an incurable inflammatory bowel disease in humans characterized by inflammation of the terminal ileum1. Beside the physical barrier established by the tight contact of cells, specialized epithelial cells such as Paneth cells and goblet cells provide innate immune defence functions by secreting mucus and antimicrobial peptides which hamper access and survival of bacteria adjacent to the epithelium2. Epithelial cell death is a hallmark of intestinal inflammation and has been discussed as a pathogenic mechanism driving Crohn's disease (CD) in humans3. However, the regulation of epithelial cell death and its role in intestinal homeostasis remains poorly understood. Here we demonstrate a critical role for caspase-8 in regulating necroptosis of intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) and terminal ileitis. Mice with a conditional deletion of caspase-8 in the intestinal epithelium (Casp8ΔIEC) spontaneously developed inflammatory lesions in the terminal ileum and were highly susceptible to colitis. Casp8ΔIEC mice lacked Paneth cells and showed reduced numbers of goblet cells suggesting dysregulated anti-microbial immune cell functions of the intestinal epithelium. Casp8ΔIEC mice showed increased cell death in the Paneth cell area of small intestinal crypts. Epithelial cell death was induced by tumor necrosis factor (TNF) -α, was associated with increased expression of receptor-interacting protein 3 (RIP3) and could be inhibited upon blockade of necroptosis. Finally, we identified high levels of RIP3 in human Paneth cells and increased necroptosis in the terminal ileum of patients with Crohn's disease, suggesting a potential role of necroptosis in the pathogenesis of this disease. Taken together, our data demonstrate a critical function of caspase-8 in regulating intestinal homeostasis and in protecting IEC from TNF-α induced necroptotic cell death.
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- Claudia Günther
- Department of Medicine 1, Friedrich-Alexander-University, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Altorjay I, Veréb Z, Serfozo Z, Bacskai I, Bátori R, Erdodi F, Udvardy M, Sipka S, Lányi Á, Rajnavölgyi É, Palatka K. Anti-TNF-alpha antibody (infliximab) therapy supports the recovery of eNOS and VEGFR2 protein expression in endothelial cells. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2011; 24:323-35. [PMID: 21658307 DOI: 10.1177/039463201102400206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of sera obtained from patients of Crohn's disease treated by anti-TNF-alpha antibody (Infliximab) on the expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR2) protein in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) cultured in vitro. HUVEC was cultured in the presence of sera derived from patients before and after treatment, or from healthy individuals. Effects of sera on the expression of eNOS and VEGFR2 were monitored by determination of mRNA and protein levels using real time quantitative PCR and Western blot analysis, respectively. The serum of Crohn's patients contained elevated levels of TNF-alpha (34±1.80 pg/mL), which resulted in a decrease in the protein level of eNOS in HUVEC with a simultaneous induction of VEGFR2. Infliximab treatment normalized the expression level of these proteins by decreasing TNF-alpha level, particularly in those cases when clinical healing was also recorded, and it also conferred restitution of the level of angiogenic cytokines. Results suggest that altered angiogenesis possibly contributes to the initiation and perpetuation of inflammatory processes in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Endothelial dysfunction, a selective feature of Crohn's disease is beneficially affected by intravascular TNF-alpha neutralization.
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- I Altorjay
- 2nd Department of Medicine, Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Pravda J. Crohn's disease: evidence for involvement of unregulated transcytosis in disease etio-pathogenesis. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17:1416-26. [PMID: 21472099 PMCID: PMC3070014 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i11.1416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2010] [Revised: 12/11/2010] [Accepted: 12/18/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Research has identified genetic predisposition and environmental factors as key elements in the development of the disease. However, the precise mechanism that initiates immune activation remains undefined. One pathway for luminal antigenic molecules to enter the sterile lamina propria and activate an immune response is via transcytosis. Transcytosis, although tightly regulated by the cell, has the potential for transepithelial transport of bacteria and highly antigenic luminal molecules whose uncontrolled translocation into the lamina propria can be the source of immune activation. Viewed as a whole, the evidence suggests that unregulated intestinal epithelial transcytosis is involved in the inappropriate presentation of immunogenic luminal macromolecules to the intestinal lamina propria. Thus fulfilling the role of an early pre-morbid mechanism that can result in antigenic overload of the lamina propria and initiate an immune response culminating in chronic inflammation characteristic of this disease. It is the aim of this paper to present evidence implicating enterocyte transcytosis in the early etio-pathogenesis of CD.
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Tommasini A, Pirrone A, Palla G, Taddio A, Martelossi S, Crovella S, Ventura A. The universe of immune deficiencies in Crohn's disease: a new viewpoint for an old disease? Scand J Gastroenterol 2010; 45:1141-9. [PMID: 20497046 DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2010.492529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Crohn's disease (CD) is generally considered a multifactorial disorder, since different genetic and environmental factors are thought to play a role in its pathogenesis. Recently, genome wide linkage studies allowed to identify the association of several loci with the increased risk of CD, although it is still unclear how they interact with environmental factors in causing the disease. The fact that many CD-risk-related genes are involved in the function of phagocytes seems in agreement with the well known role of these cells in CD histopathology. Functional defects in cytokine production or in clearance of bacteria in CD patients have recently been reported. Growing evidence that CD could arise from primary phagocyte immunodeficiency is also coming from the study of cases with early onset in infancy. We review such evidences starting from selected cases and discuss the clinical implications of these findings.
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- Alberto Tommasini
- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo and University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
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Exposure to HIV-1 directly impairs mucosal epithelial barrier integrity allowing microbial translocation. PLoS Pathog 2010; 6:e1000852. [PMID: 20386714 PMCID: PMC2851733 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 439] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 03/08/2010] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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While several clinical studies have shown that HIV-1 infection is associated with increased permeability of the intestinal tract, there is very little understanding of the mechanisms underlying HIV-induced impairment of mucosal barriers. Here we demonstrate that exposure to HIV-1 can directly breach the integrity of mucosal epithelial barrier, allowing translocation of virus and bacteria. Purified primary epithelial cells (EC) isolated from female genital tract and T84 intestinal cell line were grown to form polarized, confluent monolayers and exposed to HIV-1. HIV-1 X4 and R5 tropic laboratory strains and clinical isolates were seen to reduce transepithelial resistance (TER), a measure of monolayer integrity, by 30–60% following exposure for 24 hours, without affecting viability of cells. The decrease in TER correlated with disruption of tight junction proteins (claudin 1, 2, 4, occludin and ZO-1) and increased permeability. Treatment of ECs with HIV envelope protein gp120, but not HIV tat, also resulted in impairment of barrier function. Neutralization of gp120 significantly abrogated the effect of HIV. No changes to the barrier function were observed when ECs were exposed to Env defective mutant of HIV. Significant upregulation of inflammatory cytokines, including TNF-α, were seen in both intestinal and genital epithelial cells following exposure to HIV-1. Neutralization of TNF-α reversed the reduction in TERs. The disruption in barrier functions was associated with viral and bacterial translocation across the epithelial monolayers. Collectively, our data shows that mucosal epithelial cells respond directly to envelope glycoprotein of HIV-1 by upregulating inflammatory cytokines that lead to impairment of barrier functions. The increased permeability could be responsible for small but significant crossing of mucosal epithelium by virus and bacteria present in the lumen of mucosa. This mechanism could be particularly relevant to mucosal transmission of HIV-1 as well as immune activation seen in HIV-1 infected individuals. Clinical studies have shown that HIV-1 infected patients have increased intestinal permeability. In chronically infected patients that progress to AIDS, there is activation of immune cells consistent with leakage of microbes via the gut. However, the mechanism by which this occurs is not clear. Here, we show that direct exposure of intestinal and genital epithelial cells to HIV leads to breaching of the mucosal barrier and increased leakage of both bacteria and virus across the epithelium. The mechanism of this breakdown appears to be due to inflammatory factors produced by epithelial cells themselves, in response to HIV-1 exposure, that destroy the tight junctions between epithelial cells, thereby allowing microbes access to the inside of the body. Interestingly, we found that treatment of epithelial cells with just the surface glycoprotein from HIV could lead to similar breakdown of the barrier. This implies that when mucosal epithelial cells come in direct contact with large amounts of HIV-1, the virus can cross into the inside of the body and cause direct infection of target cells. The crossing of the bacteria by similar mechanism can lead to chronic inflammation and activation of immune cells of the body.
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Amasheh M, Grotjohann I, Amasheh S, Fromm A, Söderholm JD, Zeitz M, Fromm M, Schulzke JD. Regulation of mucosal structure and barrier function in rat colon exposed to tumor necrosis factor alpha and interferon gamma in vitro: a novel model for studying the pathomechanisms of inflammatory bowel disease cytokines. Scand J Gastroenterol 2010; 44:1226-35. [PMID: 19658020 DOI: 10.1080/00365520903131973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), elevated cytokines are responsible for disturbed intestinal transport and barrier function. The mechanisms of cytokine action have usually been studied in cell culture models only; therefore the aim of this study was to establish an in vitro model based on native intestine to analyze distinct cytokine effects on barrier function, mucosal structure, and inherent regulatory mechanisms. MATERIAL AND METHODS Rat colon was exposed to tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) and interferon gamma (IFNgamma) in Ussing chambers. Transepithelial resistance (R(t)) and (3)H-mannitol fluxes were measured for characterization of the paracellular pathway. Transcellular transport was analyzed by horseradish peroxidase (HRP) flux measurements. Expression and distribution of tight junction proteins were characterized in immunoblots and by means of confocal laser-scanning microscopy (LSM). RESULTS Colonic viability could be preserved for 20 h in a specialized in vitro set-up. This was sufficient to alter mucosal architecture with crypt surface reduction. R(t) was decreased (101+/-10 versus 189+/-10 Omega x cm(2)) with a parallel increase in mannitol permeability after cytokine exposure. Tight junction proteins claudin-1, -5, -7, and occludin decreased (45+/-10%, 16+/-7%, 42+/-8%, and 42+/-13% of controls, respectively), while claudin-2 increased to 208+/-32%. Occludin and claudin-1 translocated from the plasma membrane to the cytoplasm. HRP flux increased from 0.73+/-0.09 to 8.55+/-2.92 pmol x h(-1) x cm(-2). CONCLUSIONS A new experimental IBD model with native colon in vitro is presented. One-day exposure to TNFalpha and IFNgamma alters mucosal morphology and impairs epithelial barrier function by up-regulation of the paracellular pore-former claudin-2 and down-regulation of the barrier-builders claudin-1, -5, and -7. These alterations resemble changes seen in IBD and thus underline their prominent role in IBD pathogenicity.
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- Maren Amasheh
- Department of Medicine I-Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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Therapy for Crohn's disease (CD) is evolving at breakneck speed. Biologic therapies are assuming ever more important roles in treating this unrelenting, life-long disorder. New evidence suggests that earlier, more aggressive use of biological therapies for CD may improve overall efficacy rates, as well as reduce long-term complications. In addition to optimizing the use of older biologic therapies (antibodies against TNF-alpha), recent and ongoing clinical trials are evaluating the clinical efficacy of a large number of other biologic therapies, honing in on a wide array of immunological targets. The promise of biologic therapies stems from their ability to induce complete and long-lasting remission of symptoms in a way that 'standard' therapies have not been able to accomplish. In this review of biologic therapies for CD, we examine the latest clinical trial data and evidence for mechanism of action of a variety of current and future therapies.
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- Gerald W Dryden
- University of Louisville, Division of Gastroenterology, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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Therapy for Crohn's disease (CD) is evolving at breakneck speed. Biologic therapies are assuming ever more important roles in treating this unrelenting, life-long disorder. New evidence suggests that earlier, more aggressive use of biological therapies for CD may improve overall efficacy rates, as well as reduce long-term complications. In addition to optimizing the use of older biologic therapies (antibodies against TNF-alpha), recent and ongoing clinical trials are evaluating the clinical efficacy of a large number of other biologic therapies, honing in on a wide array of immunological targets. The promise of biologic therapies stems from their ability to induce complete and long-lasting remission of symptoms in a way that 'standard' therapies have not been able to accomplish. In this review of biologic therapies for CD, we examine the latest clinical trial data and evidence for mechanism of action of a variety of current and future therapies.
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- Gerald W Dryden
- University of Louisville, Division of Gastroenterology, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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Atorvastatin reduces plasma levels of chemokine (CXCL10) in patients with Crohn's disease. PLoS One 2009; 4:e5263. [PMID: 19421322 PMCID: PMC2674206 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2008] [Accepted: 03/02/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background In Crohn's disease high tissue expression and serum levels of chemokines and their receptors are known to correlate with disease activity. Because statins can reduce chemokine expression in patients with coronary diseases, we wanted to test whether this can be achieved in patients with Crohn's disease. Methodology/Principal Findings We investigated plasma levels of chemokines (CCL2, CCL4, CCL11, CCL13, CCL17, CCL22, CCL26, CXCL8, CXCL10) and endothelial cytokines (sP-selectin, sE-selectin, sICAM-3, thrombomodulin) in ten Crohn's disease patients before and after thirteen weeks' daily treatment with 80 mg atorvastatin. Of the 13 substances investigated, only CXCL10 was found to be significantly reduced (by 34%, p = 0.026) in all of the treated patients. Levels of CXCL10 correlated with C-reactive protein (r = 0.82, p<0.01). Conclusions/Significance CXCL10 is a ligand for the CXCR3 receptor, the activation of which results in the recruitment of T lymphocytes and the perpetuation of mucosal inflammation. Hence the reduction of plasma CXCL10 levels by atorvastatin may represent a candidate for an approach to the treatment of Crohns disease in the future. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00454545
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Enhanced expression of transcription factor GATA-4 in inflammatory bowel disease and its possible regulation by TGF-beta1. J Clin Immunol 2009; 29:444-53. [PMID: 19353247 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-009-9292-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2009] [Accepted: 03/24/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta1) promotes epithelial healing in inflammatory bowel disease. We hypothesized that GATA-4, a transcription factor cooperating with TGF-beta signaling pathway, is upregulated by TGF-beta1 in the inflamed intestinal epithelium. METHODS Normal and inflamed intestinal samples were subjected to immunohistochemistry for GATA-4/6 and the TGF-beta signaling pathway components Smad2/3/4. Proliferation and apoptosis were analyzed using Ki-67 and in situ DNA 3'-end labeling assays and Bax and Bcl-2 immunohistochemistry. Furthermore, GATA-4 was assessed in intestinal Caco-2 cells stimulated with TGF-beta1, or interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha. RESULTS GATA-4 was detected in only 20% of normal intestinal samples, but was upregulated in corresponding inflamed regions. GATA-6 expression remained unchanged during inflammation. TGF-beta1 and Smad3/4, but not Smad2, were expressed concomitantly with GATA-4 in inflamed bowel mucosa. In intestinal Caco-2 cells, TGF-beta1 upregulated GATA-4 and Smad2/3/4, whereas treatment with control cytokines had no effect. Inflammation was associated with increased epithelial cell apoptosis and the enhancement of Bcl-2, but not Bax. CONCLUSIONS We surmise GATA-4 expression is upregulated in inflamed intestine correlating with the activation of TGF-beta signaling pathway. We speculate that TGF-beta1 drives GATA-4 expression during intestinal inflammation, these two components cooperating to promote epithelial healing.
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Gu L, Li N, Li Q, Zhang Q, Wang C, Zhu W, Li J. The effect of berberine in vitro on tight junctions in human Caco-2 intestinal epithelial cells. Fitoterapia 2009; 80:241-8. [PMID: 19243699 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2009.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2008] [Revised: 02/09/2009] [Accepted: 02/11/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Berberine is one of the main alkaloids of Rhizoma coptidis which has been used for patients with gastrointestinal disorders. The major aim of this study was to investigate the effect of berberine on tight junction. Caco-2 cells were treated with various concentration of berberine. We observed the integrity of tight junction by measuring the transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER), and also studied the effect of berberine on morphology of tight junction and tight junction protein. These findings showed the first time that berberine could reduce epithelial gut permeability, and might help explain the possible mechanisms of anti-diarrhea activity of berberine.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lili Gu
- Research Institute of General Surgery, Nanjing JingLing Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu Province, China.
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