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ABSTRACT: Objectives
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterised by dysregulated mucosal immune responses associated with genetic, environmental and microbial factors. Recent therapies targeting key inflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α emphasise the importance of innate immunity in the development of IBD.Methods
We examined the distribution of innate immune cells such as innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) and myeloid cells in the intestinal epithelium from children diagnosed as IBD and murine models of colitis induced by dextran sulphate sodium (DSS) or an anti-CD40 antibodies.Results
We found an increased number of type 3 ILCs (ILC3s) that do not express the natural cytotoxicity receptor (NCR) and neutrophils, in both human IBD patients and colitis-induced mice. A co-culture experiment of neutrophils with NCR- ILC3s revealed that NCR- ILC3s stimulate neutrophils by producing granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). Furthermore, a blockade of GM-CSF could inhibit the development of IBD by inhibiting neutrophil activity.Conclusion
The NCR- ILC3: GM-CSF: neutrophil axis could contribute to the development of IBD.
SUBMITTER: Chang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8264747 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chang Yuna Y Kim Ju Whi JW Yang Siyoung S Chung Doo Hyun DH Ko Jae Sung JS Moon Jin Soo JS Kim Hye Young HY
Clinical & translational immunology 20210708 7
<h4>Objectives</h4>Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterised by dysregulated mucosal immune responses associated with genetic, environmental and microbial factors. Recent therapies targeting key inflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α emphasise the importance of innate immunity in the development of IBD.<h4>Methods</h4>We examined the distribution of innate immune cells such as innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) and myeloid cells in the intestinal epithelium from children ...[more]