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Mortensen JH, Lindholm M, Langholm LL, Kjeldsen J, Bay-Jensen AC, Karsdal MA, Manon-Jensen T. The intestinal tissue homeostasis - the role of extracellular matrix remodeling in inflammatory bowel disease. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019; 13:977-993. [PMID: 31587588 DOI: 10.1080/17474124.2019.1673729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Introduction: Extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling of the intestinal tissue is important in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) due to the extensive mucosal remodeling. There are still gaps in our knowledge as to how ECM remodeling is related to intestinal epithelium homeostasis and healing of the intestinal mucosa.Areas covered: The aim of this review is to highlight the importance of the ECM in relation to the pathogenesis of IBD, while addressing basement membrane and interstitial matrix remodeling, and the processes of wound healing of the intestinal tissue in IBD.Expert opinion: In IBD, basement membrane remodeling may reflect the integrity of the intestinal epithelial-cell homeostasis. The interstitial matrix remodeling is associated with deep inflammation such as the transmural inflammation as seen in fistulas and intestinal fibrosis leading to fibrostenotic strictures, in patients with CD. The interplay between wound healing processes and ECM remodeling also affects the tissue homeostasis in IBD. The interstitial matrix, produced by fibroblasts, holds a very different biology as compared to the epithelial basement membrane in IBD. In combination with integration of wound healing, quantifying the interplay between damage and repair to these sub compartments may provide essential information in IBD patient profiling, mucosal healing and disease management.
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- J H Mortensen
- Nordic Bioscience A/S, Biomarkers & Research, Herlev, Denmark
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- Nordic Bioscience A/S, Biomarkers & Research, Herlev, Denmark.,Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Odense University hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Nordic Bioscience A/S, Biomarkers & Research, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Odense University hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Nordic Bioscience A/S, Biomarkers & Research, Herlev, Denmark
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- Nordic Bioscience A/S, Biomarkers & Research, Herlev, Denmark
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- Nordic Bioscience A/S, Biomarkers & Research, Herlev, Denmark
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Liao Y, Lönnerdal B. Beta-catenin/TCF4 transactivates miR-30e during intestinal cell differentiation. Cell Mol Life Sci 2010; 67:2969-78. [PMID: 20372961 PMCID: PMC2921486 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-010-0366-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2009] [Revised: 02/17/2010] [Accepted: 03/23/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The Wnt/beta-catenin/TCF4 pathway plays critical roles in the maintenance of small intestinal epithelium; however, downstream targets of the beta-catenin/TCF4 complex are not extensively characterized. We identified miR-30e as an immediate target activated by the beta-catenin/TCF4 complex. miR-30e was detected in the peri-nuclear region of the intestinal crypt IEC-6 cells. Bioinformatics analysis revealed clustered beta-catenin/TCF4 binding sites within the miR-30e promoter region. This promoter region was cloned into pGL3-control luciferase reporter vector, with the enhancer region removed. Transfection of pCMV-SPORT6-beta-catenin expression vector dose-dependently increased luciferase activity, and co-transfection of pCMV-SPORT6-TCF4 expression vector further enhanced the promoter activity. Dexamethasone-induced IEC-6 cells differentiation caused a 2.5-fold increase in miR-30e expression, and upon beta-catenin siRNA transfection, miR-30e increased 1.3-fold. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation assay confirmed the binding between beta-catenin/TCF4 complexes from IEC-6 nuclear extracts and the putative sequences in the miR-30e promoter. These results demonstrate that beta-catenin/TCF4 transactivates miR-30e during intestinal cell differentiation.
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- Y. Liao
- Department of Nutrition, University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Nutrition, University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616 USA
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Kirkland SC. Type I collagen inhibits differentiation and promotes a stem cell-like phenotype in human colorectal carcinoma cells. Br J Cancer 2009; 101:320-6. [PMID: 19568234 PMCID: PMC2720218 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background: Human colorectal cancer is caused by mutations and is thought to be maintained by a population of cancer stem cells. Further phenotypic changes occurring at the invasive edge suggest that colon cancer cells are also regulated by their microenvironment. Type I collagen, a promoter of the malignant phenotype in pancreatic carcinoma cells, is highly expressed at the invasive front of human colorectal cancer. Methods: This study investigates the role of type I collagen in specifying the colorectal cancer cell phenotype. The effect of type I collagen on morphology, localisation of cell–cell adhesion proteins, differentiation and stem cell-like characteristics was examined in a panel of human colorectal carcinoma cell lines. Results: Human colorectal carcinoma cells grown on type I collagen in serum-free medium show an epithelial–mesenchymal-like transition (EMT-like), assuming a more flattened less cohesive morphology. Type I collagen downregulates E-cadherin and β-catenin at cell–cell junctions. Furthermore, type I collagen inhibits differentiation, increases clonogenicity and promotes expression of stem cell markers CD133 and Bmi1. Type I collagen effects were partially abrogated by a function-blocking antibody to α2 integrin. Conclusion: Together, these results indicate that type I collagen promotes expression of a stem cell-like phenotype in human colorectal cancer cells likely through α2β1 integrin.
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- S C Kirkland
- Department of Histopathology, Imperial College London, DuCane Road, London W12 ONN, UK.
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Odoux C, Fohrer H, Hoppo T, Guzik L, Stolz DB, Lewis DW, Gollin SM, Gamblin TC, Geller DA, Lagasse E. A stochastic model for cancer stem cell origin in metastatic colon cancer. Cancer Res 2008; 68:6932-41. [PMID: 18757407 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-5779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Human cancers have been found to include transformed stem cells that may drive cancer progression to metastasis. Here, we report that metastatic colon cancer contains clonally derived tumor cells with all of the critical properties expected of stem cells, including self-renewal and the ability to differentiate into mature colon cells. Additionally, when injected into mice, these cells initiated tumors that closely resemble human cancer. Karyotype analyses of parental and clonally derived tumor cells expressed many consistent (clonal) along with unique chromosomal aberrations, suggesting the presence of chromosomal instability in the cancer stem cells. Thus, this new model for cancer origin and metastatic progression includes features of both the hierarchical model for cancerous stem cells and the stochastic model, driven by the observation of chromosomal instability.
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- Christine Odoux
- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, 100 Technology Drive, Suite 200, Pittsburgh PA, 15219-3130, USA
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Kirkland SC, Ying H. Alpha2beta1 integrin regulates lineage commitment in multipotent human colorectal cancer cells. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:27612-27619. [PMID: 18664572 PMCID: PMC2562061 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m802932200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The human colorectal epithelium is maintained by multipotent stem cells
that give rise to absorptive, mucous, and endocrine lineages. Recent evidence
suggests that human colorectal cancers are likewise maintained by a minority
population of so-called cancer stem cells. We have previously established a
human colorectal cancer cell line with multipotent characteristics (HRA-19)
and developed a serum-free medium that induces endocrine, mucous and
absorptive lineage commitment by HRA-19 cells in vitro. In this
study, we investigate the role of the β1 integrin family of cell surface
extracellular matrix receptors in multilineage differentiation by these
multipotent human colorectal cancer cells. We show that endocrine and mucous
lineage commitment is blocked in the presence of function-blocking antibodies
to β1 integrin. Function-blocking antibodies to α2 integrin also
blocked both HRA-19 endocrine lineage commitment and enterocytic
differentiation by Caco-2 human colon cancer cells; both effects being
abrogated by the MEK inhibitor, PD98059, suggesting a role for ERK signaling
in α2-mediated regulation of colorectal cancer cell differentiation. To
further explore the role of α2 integrin in multilineage differentiation,
we established multipotent cells expressing high levels of wild-type α2
integrin or a non-signaling chimeric α2 integrin. Overexpression of
wild-type α2 integrin in HRA-19 cells significantly enhanced endocrine
and mucous lineage commitment, while cells expressing the non-signaling
chimeric α2 integrin had negligible ability for either endocrine or
mucous lineage commitment. This study indicates that the collagen receptor
α2β1 integrin is a regulator of cell fate in human multipotent
colorectal cancer cells.
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- Susan C Kirkland
- Department of Histopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London W12 ONN, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Histopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London W12 ONN, United Kingdom
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Calabro AR, Konsoula R, Barile FA. Evaluation of in vitro cytotoxicity and paracellular permeability of intact monolayers with mouse embryonic stem cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2008; 22:1273-84. [PMID: 18468840 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2008.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2007] [Revised: 02/27/2008] [Accepted: 02/28/2008] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mouse embryonic stem (mES) cells were induced to form intact monolayers in cell culture inserts, using combinations of extracellular matrix (ECM) components and growth factors (GFs). Progressive formation of intact monolayers was monitored using transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) and passage of paracellular permeability (PP) markers. The mES cells were initially inoculated on inactivated mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) plus leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). At 75% confluence, cells were passaged in the absence of MEF and LIF to stimulate formation of rounded multicellular aggregates (MA). After 4 days, cultures containing MA were transferred to culture inserts coated with ECM components only, and grown in the presence of selected individual GFs. An additional 10-14 days revealed confluent monolayers with TEER values of 500-700 ohms cm2 (Omega cm2). Monolayers grown on inserts coated with ECM components, such as fibronectin or collagen-IV, in the presence of epidermal growth factor or keratinocyte growth factor in the medium, yielded the highest TEER measurements when compared to cultures grown without GFs or ECM. Acute cytotoxicity (AC) studies with confluent monolayers of mES cells in 96-well plates indicated that there is a high correlation (R2=0.91) between cell viability and TEER for 24-h exposure time. Also, decrease in TEER is inversely proportional with increase in PP of markers. In comparison to standardized Registry of Cytotoxicity (RC) data and TEER measurements, MTT IC50 values for mES cells are lower. Thus, at equivalent concentrations for the same chemicals, cell viability decreases before the integrity of the monolayer is compromised. This system represents a novel approach for the manipulation of mES cells toward specific intact monolayers, as an in vitro model for biological monolayer formation, and most importantly, for applications to cytotoxicity testing.
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- Anthony R Calabro
- St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toxicology Division, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439, United States
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Höner zu Bentrup K, Ramamurthy R, Ott CM, Emami K, Nelman-Gonzalez M, Wilson JW, Richter EG, Goodwin TJ, Alexander JS, Pierson DL, Pellis N, Buchanan KL, Nickerson CA. Three-dimensional organotypic models of human colonic epithelium to study the early stages of enteric salmonellosis. Microbes Infect 2006; 8:1813-25. [PMID: 16730210 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2006.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2005] [Revised: 02/11/2006] [Accepted: 02/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In vitro cell culture models used to study how Salmonella initiates disease at the intestinal epithelium would benefit from the recognition that organs and tissues function in a three-dimensional (3-D) environment and that this spatial context is necessary for development of cultures that more realistically resemble in vivo tissues/organs. Our aim was to establish and characterize biologically meaningful 3-D models of human colonic epithelium and apply them to study the early stages of enteric salmonellosis. The human colonic cell line HT-29 was cultured in 3-D and characterized by immunohistochemistry, histology, and scanning electron microscopy. Wild-type Salmonella typhimurium and an isogenic SPI-1 type three secretion system (TTSS) mutant derivative (invA) were used to compare the interactions with 3-D cells and monolayers in adherence/invasion, tissue pathology, and cytokine expression studies. The results showed that 3-D culture enhanced many characteristics normally associated with fully differentiated, functional intestinal epithelia in vivo, including better organization of junctional, extracellular matrix, and brush-border proteins, and highly localized mucin production. Wild-type Salmonella demonstrated increased adherence, but significantly lower invasion for 3-D cells. Interestingly, the SPI-I TTSS mutant showed wild-type ability to invade into the 3-D cells but did not cause significant structural changes to these cells. Moreover, 3-D cells produced less interleukin-8 before and after Salmonella infection. These results suggest that 3-D cultures of human colonic epithelium provide valuable alternative models to study human enteric salmonellosis with potential for novel insight into Salmonella pathogenesis.
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- Kerstin Höner zu Bentrup
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Program in Molecular Pathogenesis and Immunity, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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Nicholas A. K, Jacques P. B. Basement Membranes in Development. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s1063-5823(05)56003-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Herzog C, Zhuang L, Gorgan L, Segal Y, Zhou J. Tissue- and developmental stage-specific activation of α5 and α6(IV) collagen expression in the upper gastrointestinal tract of transgenic mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 311:553-60. [PMID: 14592452 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.09.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Little is known about mechanisms regulating gene expression for the alpha chains of basement membrane type IV collagen, arranged head-to-head in transcription units COL4A1-COL4A2, COL4A3-COL4A4, and COL4A5-COL4A6, and implicated broadly in genetic diseases. To investigate these mechanisms, we generated transgenic mouse lines bearing 5'-flanking sequences of COL4A5 and COL4A6, cloned upstream of a lacZ reporter gene. A 3.8-kb fragment upstream of COL4A6 directs reporter gene expression in the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum, whereas a 13.8-kb fragment directs expression in the esophagus only. A 10.6-kb fragment upstream of COL4A5 directs expression in the esophagus. Coupled with evidence of long-range conservation between human and mouse non-coding sequences, described herein, our findings provide the first indication that highly specialized patterns characteristic of COL4A5-COL4A6 expression in vivo arise from effects of distributed cis-acting regulatory elements on a bidirectional proximal promoter, itself transcriptionally competent.
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- Christine Herzog
- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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This review concentrates on recent evidence about lung stem cell origins and plasticity. The range of potential cells which can repopulate the injured lung, classically the basal and mucous secretory cells of the trachea, the Clara cells of the bronchiole, and the type II pneumocyte of the alveolus, has been extended to include the mucus-gland duct cells of the trachea and bronchus. Some evidence suggests that there are variant Clara cells that lack cytochrome P-450 and so are spared toxic activation of xenobiotics, and may aid bronchiolar repopulation after injury, such as with naphthalene. There may even be involvement of the neuroepithelial bodies or cells in this, though the evidence is not yet conclusive. The search for a resident pulmonary multipotent cell for repopulating any lung epithelium has not yet been successful. The picture remains similar to earlier conclusions, in that the local stem or precursor cell is the most likely to contribute to local needs in times of tissue damage. There remains a major challenge for lung cancer treatment, where high-dose chemo- or radio-therapy may be hoped to promote the seeding and repair of lung parenchyma by circulating bone marrow stem cells, as seen in liver models. Patient survival rates do not yet suggest that this occurs to any great extent, but this remains to be shown formally. The effects of prior fibrosis and tumour necrosis are probably confounding factors in this lack of rescue.
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- W R Otto
- Histopathology Unit, Cancer Research UK, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PX, UK.
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