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Project description:The blood and lymphatic vasculature is lined by functionally specialised endothelial cells (ECs). In the intestine, ECs act as an essential physical barrier, controlling nutrient transport, facilitating tissue immunosurveillance, and coordinating angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis to ensure appropriate tissue perfusion and drainage. Conversely, endothelial maladaptation can lead to pathological angiogenesis and the perpetuation of inflammation in chronic inflammatory diseases. However, whether enteric ECs actively engage in the regulation of intestinal homeostasis and pathology through integration of environmental cues is currently unknown. Here, we show that the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), a ligand-activated transcription factor, acts as critical node for EC-sensing of dietary and microbial metabolites. We first established a comprehensive single-cell endothelial atlas of the mouse small intestine uncovering the cellular complexity and functional heterogeneity of blood and lymphatic ECs, identifying transcriptional networks and putative biological roles across endothelial subtypes. Analyses of AHR mediated responses at single-cell resolution identified tissue-protective transcriptional signatures and regulatory networks promoting quiescence and vasculoprotection. Endothelial AHR-deficiency in mice resulted in cellular activation, proliferation, and initiation of angiogenic pathways disrupting tissue homeostasis. In human ECs, AHR signalling promoted quiescence through cell cycle arrest and tempered endothelial inflammatory responses. Together, our data provide a comprehensive dissection of the impact of environmental sensing across the spectrum of enteric endothelia, demonstrating that endothelial AHR signalling serves to promote homeostasis and prevent aberrant inflammatory responses at the intestinal barrier.
2023-07-12 | GSE201783 | GEO
Project description:The blood and lymphatic vasculature is lined by functionally specialised endothelial cells (ECs). In the intestine, ECs act as an essential physical barrier, controlling nutrient transport, facilitating tissue immunosurveillance, and coordinating angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis to ensure appropriate tissue perfusion and drainage. Conversely, endothelial maladaptation can lead to pathological angiogenesis and the perpetuation of inflammation in chronic inflammatory diseases. However, whether enteric ECs actively engage in the regulation of intestinal homeostasis and pathology through integration of environmental cues is currently unknown. Here, we show that the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), a ligand-activated transcription factor, acts as critical node for EC-sensing of dietary and microbial metabolites. We first established a comprehensive single-cell endothelial atlas of the mouse small intestine uncovering the cellular complexity and functional heterogeneity of blood and lymphatic ECs, identifying transcriptional networks and putative biological roles across endothelial subtypes. Analyses of AHR mediated responses at single-cell resolution identified tissue-protective transcriptional signatures and regulatory networks promoting quiescence and vasculoprotection. Endothelial AHR-deficiency in mice resulted in cellular activation, proliferation, and initiation of angiogenic pathways disrupting tissue homeostasis. In human ECs, AHR signalling promoted quiescence through cell cycle arrest and tempered endothelial inflammatory responses. Together, our data provide a comprehensive dissection of the impact of environmental sensing across the spectrum of enteric endothelia, demonstrating that endothelial AHR signalling serves to promote homeostasis and prevent aberrant inflammatory responses at the intestinal barrier.
2023-07-12 | GSE201788 | GEO
Project description:The blood and lymphatic vasculature is lined by functionally specialised endothelial cells (ECs). In the intestine, ECs act as an essential physical barrier, controlling nutrient transport, facilitating tissue immunosurveillance, and coordinating angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis to ensure appropriate tissue perfusion and drainage. Conversely, endothelial maladaptation can lead to pathological angiogenesis and the perpetuation of inflammation in chronic inflammatory diseases. However, whether enteric ECs actively engage in the regulation of intestinal homeostasis and pathology through integration of environmental cues is currently unknown. Here, we show that the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), a ligand-activated transcription factor, acts as critical node for EC-sensing of dietary and microbial metabolites. We first established a comprehensive single-cell endothelial atlas of the mouse small intestine uncovering the cellular complexity and functional heterogeneity of blood and lymphatic ECs, identifying transcriptional networks and putative biological roles across endothelial subtypes. Analyses of AHR mediated responses at single-cell resolution identified tissue-protective transcriptional signatures and regulatory networks promoting quiescence and vasculoprotection. Endothelial AHR-deficiency in mice resulted in cellular activation, proliferation, and initiation of angiogenic pathways disrupting tissue homeostasis. In human ECs, AHR signalling promoted quiescence through cell cycle arrest and tempered endothelial inflammatory responses. Together, our data provide a comprehensive dissection of the impact of environmental sensing across the spectrum of enteric endothelia, demonstrating that endothelial AHR signalling serves to promote homeostasis and prevent aberrant inflammatory responses at the intestinal barrier.
2023-07-12 | GSE201785 | GEO
Project description:The blood and lymphatic vasculature is lined by functionally specialised endothelial cells (ECs). In the intestine, ECs act as an essential physical barrier, controlling nutrient transport, facilitating tissue immunosurveillance, and coordinating angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis to ensure appropriate tissue perfusion and drainage. Conversely, endothelial maladaptation can lead to pathological angiogenesis and the perpetuation of inflammation in chronic inflammatory diseases. However, whether enteric ECs actively engage in the regulation of intestinal homeostasis and pathology through integration of environmental cues is currently unknown. Here, we show that the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), a ligand-activated transcription factor, acts as critical node for EC-sensing of dietary and microbial metabolites. We first established a comprehensive single-cell endothelial atlas of the mouse small intestine uncovering the cellular complexity and functional heterogeneity of blood and lymphatic ECs, identifying transcriptional networks and putative biological roles across endothelial subtypes. Analyses of AHR mediated responses at single-cell resolution identified tissue-protective transcriptional signatures and regulatory networks promoting quiescence and vasculoprotection. Endothelial AHR-deficiency in mice resulted in cellular activation, proliferation, and initiation of angiogenic pathways disrupting tissue homeostasis. In human ECs, AHR signalling promoted quiescence through cell cycle arrest and tempered endothelial inflammatory responses. Together, our data provide a comprehensive dissection of the impact of environmental sensing across the spectrum of enteric endothelia, demonstrating that endothelial AHR signalling serves to promote homeostasis and prevent aberrant inflammatory responses at the intestinal barrier.
2023-07-12 | GSE201780 | GEO
Project description:The blood and lymphatic vasculature is lined by functionally specialised endothelial cells (ECs). In the intestine, ECs act as an essential physical barrier, controlling nutrient transport, facilitating tissue immunosurveillance, and coordinating angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis to ensure appropriate tissue perfusion and drainage. Conversely, endothelial maladaptation can lead to pathological angiogenesis and the perpetuation of inflammation in chronic inflammatory diseases. However, whether enteric ECs actively engage in the regulation of intestinal homeostasis and pathology through integration of environmental cues is currently unknown. Here, we show that the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), a ligand-activated transcription factor, acts as critical node for EC-sensing of dietary and microbial metabolites. We first established a comprehensive single-cell endothelial atlas of the mouse small intestine uncovering the cellular complexity and functional heterogeneity of blood and lymphatic ECs, identifying transcriptional networks and putative biological roles across endothelial subtypes. Analyses of AHR mediated responses at single-cell resolution identified tissue-protective transcriptional signatures and regulatory networks promoting quiescence and vasculoprotection. Endothelial AHR-deficiency in mice resulted in cellular activation, proliferation, and initiation of angiogenic pathways disrupting tissue homeostasis. In human ECs, AHR signalling promoted quiescence through cell cycle arrest and tempered endothelial inflammatory responses. Together, our data provide a comprehensive dissection of the impact of environmental sensing across the spectrum of enteric endothelia, demonstrating that endothelial AHR signalling serves to promote homeostasis and prevent aberrant inflammatory responses at the intestinal barrier.
2023-07-12 | GSE224806 | GEO
Project description:A diet rich in vegetables and fruit is generally considered healthy because of a high content of phytochemicals, vitamins, and fiber. The phytochemical indole-3-carbinol (I3C), a derivative of glucobrassicin, is sold as a dietary supplement promising diverse health benefits. I3C metabolites act as ligands of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), an important sensor for environmental polyaromatic chemicals. Here, we investigated how dietary AhR ligand supplementation influences AhR target gene expression and intestinal microbiota composition. For this, we used AhR repressor (AhRR)-reporter mice as a tool to study AhR activation in the intestine following dietary I3C-supplementation in comparison with AhR ligand-deprived diets, including a high fat diet. AhRR expression in intestinal immune cells was mainly driven by dietary AhR ligands and was independent of microbial metabolites. A lack of dietary AhR ligands caused enhanced susceptibility to dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis and correlated with the expansion of Enterobacteriaceae, whereas Clostridiales, Muribaculaceae, and Rikenellaceae were strongly reduced. I3C supplementation largely reverted this effect. Comparison of I3C-induced changes in microbiota composition using wild-type (WT), AhRR-deficient, and AhR-deficient mice revealed both AhR-dependent and -independent alterations in the microbiome. Overall, our study demonstrates that dietary AhR ligand supplementation has a profound influence on Ahrr expression in intestinal immune cells as well as microbiota composition.
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Project description:Blood vessels are constantly exposed to shear stress, a biomechanical force generated by blood flow. Normal shear stress sensing and barrier function are crucial for vascular homeostasis and are controlled by adherens junctions (AJs). Here we show that AJs are stabilized by the shear stress-induced long non-coding RNA LASSIE (linc00520). Silencing of LASSIE in endothelial cells impairs cell survival, cell-cell contacts and cell alignment in the direction of flow. LASSIE associates with junction proteins (e.g. PECAM-1) and the intermediate filament protein nestin, as identified by RNA affinity purification. The AJs component VE-cadherin showed decreased stabilization, due to reduced interaction with nestin and the microtubule cytoskeleton in the absence of LASSIE. This study identifies LASSIE as link between nestin and VE-cadherin, and describes nestin as crucial component in the endothelial response to shear stress. Furthermore, this study indicates that LASSIE regulates barrier function by connecting AJs to the cytoskeleton.
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2022-02-09 | GSE179482 | GEO
Project description:Diet and microbiome derived indole derivatives are known to activate the ligand induced transcription factor, the Aryl hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR). While the current understanding of AhR biology has confirmed its role in mucosal lymphocytes, its function in intestinal antigen presenting cells (APCs) is poorly understood. Here, we report that Cre-mediated deletion of AhR in CD11c-expressing cells in C57/BL6 mice is associated with altered intestinal epithelial morphogenesis in vivo. Moreover, when co-cultured with AhR-deficient DCs ex vivo, intestinal organoids showed reduced SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 9 and increased Mucin 2 expression, which correlates with reduced Paneth cells and increased goblet cell differentiation, similar to the data obtained in vivo. Further, characterization of intestinal APC subsets, devoid of AhR, revealed an expression pattern associated with aberrant intrinsic Wnt pathway regulation. At a functional level, the loss of AhR in APCs resulted in a dysfunctional epithelial barrier, associated with a more aggressive chemically induced colitis compared to wild type animals. Our results are consistent with a model whereby the AhR signalling pathway may participate in the regulation of innate immunity through intestinal epithelium development and mucosal immunity.
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Project description:Ever since the 1970s, when profound immunosuppression caused by exogenous dioxin-like compounds was first observed, the involvement of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) in immunomodulation has been the focus of considerable research interest. Today it is established that activation of this receptor by its high-affinity endogenous ligand, 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole (FICZ), plays important physiological roles in maintaining epithelial barriers. In the gut lumen, the small amounts of FICZ that are produced from L-tryptophan by microbes are normally degraded rapidly by the inducible cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) enzyme. This review describes how when the metabolic clearance of FICZ is attenuated by inhibition of CYP1A1, this compound passes through the intestinal epithelium to immune cells in the lamina propria. FICZ, the level of which is thus modulated by this autoregulatory loop involving FICZ itself, the AHR and CYP1A1, plays a central role in maintaining gut homeostasis by potently up-regulating the expression of interleukin 22 (IL-22) by group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s). IL-22 stimulates various epithelial cells to produce antimicrobial peptides and mucus, thereby both strengthening the epithelial barrier against pathogenic microbes and promoting colonization by beneficial bacteria. Dietary phytochemicals stimulate this process by inhibiting CYP1A1 and causing changes in the composition of the intestinal microbiota. The activity of CYP1A1 can be increased by other microbial products, including the short-chain fatty acids, thereby accelerating clearance of FICZ. In particular, butyrate enhances both the level of the AHR and CYP1A1 activity by stimulating histone acetylation, a process involved in the daily cycle of the FICZ/AHR/CYP1A1 feedback loop. It is now of key interest to examine the potential involvement of FICZ, a major physiological activator of the AHR, in inflammatory disorders and autoimmunity.
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