Project description:To seek effects of inflammatory status and 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA, mesalazine) exposure ex vivo on mRNA levels within rectal mucosal biopsies from patients with ulcerative colitis. A total of 12 biopsies were analysed, 3 biological replicates in each of 4 categories (inflamed with or without 5-ASA, non-inflamed with or without 5-ASA).
Project description:Ulcerative Colitis is an autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease that causes chronic inflammation in the colon and the rectum. Althoung extensively researched, the underlying molecular mechanisms of Ulcerative Colitis remain elusive. Especially, there is a lack of understanding about regulatory non-coding miRNA expression during Ulcerative Colitis. Therefore, we performed high-throughput miRNA profiling of colon tissue biopsies from XX patients with active Ulcerative Colitis, XX patients with quiescent Ulcerative Colitis and XX Symptomatic Control individuals.
Project description:To seek effects of inflammatory status and 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA, mesalazine) exposure ex vivo on mRNA levels within rectal mucosal biopsies from patients with ulcerative colitis.
Project description:Ulcerative Colitis is an autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease that causes chronic inflammation in the colon and the rectum. Althoung extensively researched, the underlying molecular mechanisms of Ulcerative Colitis remain elusive. Especially, there is a lack of understanding about regulatory non-coding miRNA expression during Ulcerative Colitis in a cell type-specific context. Therefore, we performed high-throughput miRNA profiling of Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS)-enriched CD66a+ and CD44+ colonic epithelial cell populations from colon tissue biopsies of 16 patients with active Ulcerative Colitis, 15 patients with quiescent Ulcerative Colitis and 17 Symptomatic Control individuals.
Project description:Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) mechanisms in gut inflammation are poorly understood. Tissue-specificity of lncRNAs linked to patient outcomes may direct interventions with fewer off-target effects. Using 693 mucosal samples, we prioritize lncRNAs linked with ulcerative colitis (UC) course and define an atlas of lncRNAs expressed along the gastrointestinal tract dysregulated in celiac duodenum, Crohn Disease ileum, and UC rectum using independent test and validation cohorts.
Project description:Background and aims: Mucosal abnormalities are potentially important in the primary pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC). We investigated the mucosal transcriptomic expression profiles of biopsies from patients with UC and healthy controls (HC), taken from macroscopically non-inflamed tissue from the terminal ileum and three colonic locations with the objective of identifying abnormal molecules that might be involved in disease development. Methods: Whole-genome transcriptional analysis was performed on intestinal biopsies taken from 24 UC, 26 HC and 14 patients with CrohnM-bM-^@M-^Ys disease. Differential gene expression analysis was performed at each tissue location separately and results were then meta-analysed using FisherM-bM-^@M-^Ys method. Significantly differentially expressed genes were validated using qPCR. Gene location within the colon was determined using immunohistochemistry, subcellular fractionation, electron and confocal microscopy. DNA methylation was quantified by pyrosequencing. Results: Seven probes were abnormally expressed throughout the colon in UC patients with Family with sequence similarity member 5 C (FAM5C) being the most significantly underexpressed. Attenuated expression of FAM5C in UC was independent of inflammation, unrelated to phenotype or treatment, and remained low at rebiopsy approximately 23 months later. FAM5C is localised to the brush border of the colonic epithelium and expression is influenced by DNA methylation within its promoter. Conclusion: Genome-wide expression analysis of non-inflamed mucosal biopsies from UC patients identified FAM5C as significantly under-expressed throughout the colon in a major sub-set of patients with UC. Low levels of this gene could predispose to or contribute to the maintenance of the characteristic mucosal inflammation seen in this condition. Total RNA was extracted from the intestinal biopsies taken from macroscopically normal mucosa in the rectum, descending colon, ascending colon and terminal ileum in clinically quiescent Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease patients and compared to healthy controls. Normalized data for 26,261 probes out of 47,323 only. Criteria for inclusion not specified. The non-normalized matrix contains the complete non-normalized data for all probes.
Project description:The impact of the antiinflammatory agent 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) on the risk for colitis-associated colorectal cancer remains controversial. The chemopreventive activity of 5-ASA was evaluated in the Swiss Webster model of azoxymethane (AOM)/dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis-associated neoplasia. Mice were injected with AOM (7.4 mg/kg i.p.) and randomized to receive either vehicle or 5-ASA (75mg/kg) for the remainder of the study. DSS treatment began at 9 weeks of age and continued for 3 cycles. At the time of sacrifice (18 weeks of age), the entire colon and rectum were processed for histopathologic examination and microarray profiling. For information regarding the histopathological analysis, refer to Clapper ML, Gary MA, Coudry RA, Litwin S, Chang WC, Devarajan K, Lubet RA, Cooper HS. 5-aminosalicylic acid inhibits colitis-associated colorectal dysplasias in the mouse model of azoxymethane/dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2008 Oct;14(10):1341-7. doi: 10.1002/ibd.20489. PMID: 18452197.
Project description:The impact of the antiinflammatory agent 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) on the risk for colitis-associated colorectal cancer remains controversial. The chemopreventive activity of 5-ASA was evaluated in the Swiss Webster model of azoxymethane (AOM)/dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis-associated neoplasia. Mice were injected with AOM (7.4 mg/kg i.p.) and randomized to receive either vehicle or 5-ASA (75mg/kg) for the remainder of the study. Only untreated animals were used in this array. DSS treatment began at 9 weeks of age and continued for 3 cycles. At the time of sacrifice (18 weeks of age), the entire colon and rectum were processed for histopathologic examination and microarray profiling. For information regarding the histopathological analysis, refer to Clapper ML, Gary MA, Coudry RA, Litwin S, Chang WC, Devarajan K, Lubet RA, Cooper HS. 5-aminosalicylic acid inhibits colitis-associated colorectal dysplasias in the mouse model of azoxymethane/dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2008 Oct;14(10):1341-7. doi: 10.1002/ibd.20489. PMID: 18452197.
Project description:Helminth infection may have the potential to suppress intestinal inflammation in inflammatory bowel diseases. Ulcerative colitis is more common in developed countries than in developing countries endemic for helminth infections. There are animal models, as well as clinical trials, suggesting therapeutic effects of experimental helminth infection. Here, we provide a comprehensive molecular portrait of dynamic changes in the intestinal mucosa of an individual who infected himself with Trichuris trichiura to treat his symptoms of ulcerative colitis. Genes involved in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism were upregulated in helminth-colonized tissue, while tissues with active colitis showed upregulation of proinflammatory genes such as IL-17, IL13RA2, and CHI3L1. T. trichiura colonization of the intestine may reduce symptomatic colitis by promoting goblet cell hyperplasia and mucus production through TH2 cytokines and IL-22. By better understanding the physiological effects of helminth infection, new therapies for ulcerative colitis could be identified. This is the first (out of three) series of arrays from this patient from a colonoscopy in 2007 when the patient had mild proctitis in the rectum and worms in the ascending and transverse colon. We analyzed 14 HEEBO arrays on which were hybridized RNA amplified from pinch biopsies collected from different regions of the colon. 3 samples were from the ascending colon, which was colonized by worms at the time. 2 samples were from the transverse colon, which was also colonized by worms at the time. 4 samples were from the sigmoid colon, which appeared normal at the time. 3 samples were from the rectum, which showed signs of proctitis and was inflamed at the time. 2 samples were from the terminal ileum, which was unaffected by worms or colitis.
Project description:Objective The risk of ulcerative colitis (UC)-associated colorectal cancer (CRC) increases with the duration of UC. Oral 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) formulations are the first-line treatment for mild-to-moderate UC; nevertheless, preventive effect of oral 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) formulations on UC-associated CRC remains unsolved. We investigated the impact of 5-ASA to colitis-associated neoplasia in C57BL/6J-ApcMin heterozygous (ApcMin/+) mice. Design ApcMin/+ mice exposed to 1.5 w/v% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) ad libitum for 3 days followed by 25 days of tap water to develop colitis-associated neoplasia. Mice were intracolorectally administrated with 5-ASA to evaluate the effects on the number of tumors. The mechanism of action was presumed by microarray analysis using in vivo samples and was confirmed by in vitro culture of HT-29, a human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line with supernatant of human primary neutrophils. Results A remission between acute and recurrent episodes of diarrhea, which were ameliorated by 5-ASA treatment were observed in this model. The number of tumors was reduced by continuous 5-ASA administration in this model. This reduction was abolished by withdrawal of 5-ASA in remission period compared to continuous 5-ASA administration. Microarray analysis revealed that neutrophils were involved in the protective mechanism of 5-ASA against proliferation of tumors. Additionally, calprotectin production from human primary neutrophil as activation marker was strongly correlated with proliferation of HT-29.