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Necroptosis of Intestinal Epithelial Cells Induces Type 3 Innate Lymphoid Cell-Dependent Lethal Ileitis.

ABSTRACT: A short form of cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein encoded by CFLARs promotes necroptosis. Although necroptosis is involved in various pathological conditions, the detailed mechanisms are not fully understood. Here we generated transgenic mice wherein CFLARs was integrated onto the X chromosome. All male CFLARs Tg mice died perinatally due to severe ileitis. Although necroptosis was observed in various tissues of CFLARs Tg mice, large numbers of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) died by apoptosis. Deletion of Ripk3 or Mlkl, essential genes of necroptosis, prevented both necroptosis and apoptosis, and rescued lethality of CFLARs Tg mice. Type 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) were activated and recruited to the small intestine along with upregulation of interleukin-22 (Il22) in CFLARs Tg mice. Deletion of ILC3s or Il22 rescued lethality of CFLARs Tg mice by preventing apoptosis, but not necroptosis of IECs. Together, necroptosis-dependent activation of ILC3s induces lethal ileitis in an IL-22-dependent manner.

SUBMITTER: Shindo R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6538961 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Necroptosis of Intestinal Epithelial Cells Induces Type 3 Innate Lymphoid Cell-Dependent Lethal Ileitis.

Shindo Ryodai R Ohmuraya Masaki M Komazawa-Sakon Sachiko S Miyake Sanae S Deguchi Yutaka Y Yamazaki Soh S Nishina Takashi T Yoshimoto Takayuki T Kakuta Soichiro S Koike Masato M Uchiyama Yasuo Y Konishi Hiroyuki H Kiyama Hiroshi H Mikami Tetuo T Moriwaki Kenta K Araki Kimi K Nakano Hiroyasu H

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A short form of cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein encoded by CFLARs promotes necroptosis. Although necroptosis is involved in various pathological conditions, the detailed mechanisms are not fully understood. Here we generated transgenic mice wherein CFLARs was integrated onto the X chromosome. All male CFLARs Tg mice died perinatally due to severe ileitis. Although necroptosis was observed in various tissues of CFLARs Tg mice, large numbers of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) died by apoptosi ...[more]

PMID: 31132747

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Project description:Dysfunction of the intestinal epithelium is believed to result in the 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 ileum. In healthy individuals, the intestinal epithelium maintains a physical barrier, established by the tight contact of cells. Moreover, 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 epithelium. Epithelial cell death is a hallmark of intestinal inflammation and has been discussed as a possible pathogenic mechanism driving Crohn's disease in humans. However, the regulation of epithelial cell death and its role in intestinal homeostasis remain poorly understood. Here we demonstrate a critical role for caspase-8 in regulating necroptosis of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and terminal ileitis. Mice with a conditional deletion of caspase-8 in the intestinal epithelium (Casp8(ΔIEC)) spontaneously developed inflammatory lesions in the terminal ileum and were highly susceptible to colitis. Casp8(ΔIEC) mice lacked Paneth cells and showed reduced numbers of goblet cells, indicating dysregulated antimicrobial immune cell functions of the intestinal epithelium. Casp8(ΔIEC) mice showed increased cell death in the Paneth cell area of small intestinal crypts. Epithelial cell death was induced by tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, was associated with increased expression of receptor-interacting protein 3 (Rip3; also known as Ripk3) and could be inhibited on blockade of necroptosis. Lastly, 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. Together, our data demonstrate a critical function of caspase-8 in regulating intestinal homeostasis and in protecting IECs from TNF-α-induced necroptotic cell death.

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Necroptosis of Intestinal Epithelial Cells Induces Type 3 Innate Lymphoid Cell-Dependent Lethal Ileitis.

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Necroptosis of Intestinal Epithelial Cells Induces Type 3 Innate Lymphoid Cell-Dependent Lethal Ileitis.

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