L-Threonine upregulates β-defensins expression by activating NF-κB signaling pathway and suppressing SIRT1 expression in porcine intestinal epithelial cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenxi Wang ◽  
Yang Yang ◽  
Nan Gao ◽  
Jing Lan ◽  
Xiujing Dou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Antimicrobial Peptide ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Innate Immune System ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial Cells ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial ◽  
New Strategy

The use of antimicrobial peptide (AMP), found in all forms of life and playing a pivotal role in the innate immune system, has been developed as a new strategy for...

Probiotic bacteria cell walls stimulate the activity of the intestinal epithelial cells and macrophage functionality

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.M. Lemme-Dumit ◽  
M.A. Polti ◽  
G. Perdigón ◽  
C. Maldonado Galdeano
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Oral Administration ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial Cells ◽  
Immunoglobulin A ◽  
Mucosal Immune Response ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
Probiotic Bacteria ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial

The effect of oral administration of probiotic bacteria cell walls (PBCWs) in the stimulation of the immune system in healthy BALB/c mice was evaluated. We focused our investigation mainly on intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) which are essential for coordinating an adequate mucosal immune response and on the functionality of macrophages. The probiotic bacteria and their cell walls were able to stimulate the IECs exhibiting an important activation and cytokine releases. Supplementation with PBCWs promoted macrophage activation from peritoneum and spleen, indicating that the PBCWs oral administration was able to improve the functionality of the macrophages. In addition, the PBCWs increased immunoglobulin A (IgA)-producing cells in the gut lamina propria in a similar way to probiotic bacteria, but this supplementation did not have an effect on the population of goblet cells in the small intestine epithelium. These results indicate that the probiotic bacteria and their cell walls have an important immunoregulatory effect on the IECs without altering the homeostatic environment but with an increase in IgA+ producing cells and in the innate immune cells, mainly those distant from the gut such as spleen and peritoneum. These findings about the capacity of the cell walls from probiotic bacteria to stimulate key cells, such as IECs and macrophages, and to improve the functioning of the immune system, suggest that those structures could be applied as a new oral adjuvant.

scholarly journals Use of Early Passage Fetal Intestinal Epithelial Cells in Semi-High-Throughput Screening Assays: An Approach to Identify New Innate Immune System Adjuvants

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 664-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Buckner ◽  
Suzanne Wilson ◽  
Sandra Kurk ◽  
Michele Hardy ◽  
Nicole Miessner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Epithelial Cell ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Natural Product ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Innate Immune System ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial ◽  
Compound Libraries

Innate immune system stimulants (innate adjuvants) offer complementary approaches to vaccines and antimicrobial compounds to increase host resistance to infection. The authors established fetal bovine intestinal epithelial cell (BIEC) cultures to screen natural product and synthetic compound libraries for novel mucosal adjuvants. They showed that BIECs from fetal intestine maintained an in vivo phenotype as reflected in cytokeratin expression, expression of antigens restricted to intestinal enterocytes, and induced interleukin-8 (IL-8) production. BIECs could be infected by and support replication of bovine rotavirus. A semi-high-throughput enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-based assay that measured IL-8 production by BIECs was established and used to screen commercially available natural compounds for novel adjuvant activity. Five novel hits were identified, demonstrating the utility of the assay for selecting and screening new epithelial cell adjuvants. Although the identified compounds had not previously been shown to induce IL-8 production in epithelial cells, other known functions for 3 of the 5 were consistent with this activity. Statistical analysis of the throughput data demonstrated that the assay is adaptable to a high-throughput format for screening both synthetic and natural product derived compound libraries.

scholarly journals THU0010 GENES ASSOCIATED WITH NUCLEOTIDE OLIGOMERIZATION DOMAIN-LIKE RECEPTOR SIGNALING PATHWAY ARE UPREGULATED IN CUTANEOUS LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 217.3-217
Author(s):  
I. Calderon ◽  
R. Mina
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Innate Immune System ◽  
Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
Normal Controls ◽  
Cutaneous Lupus ◽  
Skin Samples

Background:Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE) is a disfiguring autoimmune skin disorder with several subtypes: discoid lupus, subacute cutaneous lupus, and acute cutaneous lupus. CLE is associated with defects in the adaptive immune system, and, at times, systemic involvement. The innate immune system is likely involved as seen in the presence of interface dermatitis, which is observed in viral exanthems, and improvement of CLE using inhibitors to membrane-bound Pattern Recognition Receptors.Objectives:Compare the expression of genes associated with the innate immune system in active CLE skin lesions of different subtypes compared to normal skin controls.Methods:Five datasets selected from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) were analyzed using GEO2R to compare the gene expressions between different subtypes of CLE. Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins (STRING) database, Gene Card, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) Pathway analysis were used to identify the interaction and function of specific genes.Results:There were a total of 147 CLE skin samples and 52 normal controls. Genes associated with the Nucleotide-Binding Oligomerization Domain-Like Receptor (NLR) signaling pathway were upregulated in CLE skin samples (adjusted p-value < 0.001). Five genes associated with the NLR signaling pathway, STAT1, OAS1, OAS2, OAS3, and AIM2, were found to be upregulated in skin samples of CLE patients in all datasets, regardless of type, compared to normal controls in all datasets. These five genes are associated with transcription activation, regulation of viral infection, and interferon response.Conclusion:Genes associated with the NLR signaling pathway are upregulated in the skin lesions of CLE patients compared to normal controls, supporting the role of the innate immune system in CLE. Further validation studies using experimental methods are needed.References:[1]Enhanced inflammasome activity in systemic lupus erythematosus is mediated via type I interferon upregulation of interferon regulatory factor 1. Liu J, et al. Arth Rheum. 2017; 69(9): 1840-1849.Disclosure of Interests:None declared

scholarly journals Spirulina Crude Protein Promotes the Migration and Proliferation in IEC-6 Cells by Activating EGFR/MAPK Signaling Pathway

Marine Drugs ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 205
Author(s):  
Su-Jin Jeong ◽  
Jeong-Wook Choi ◽  
Min-Kyeong Lee ◽  
Youn-Hee Choi ◽  
Taek-Jeong Nam
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Cell Cycle Progression ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial Cells ◽  
Mapk Signaling ◽  
S Phase ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial ◽  
Cycle Progression

Spirulina is a type of filamentous blue-green microalgae known to be rich in nutrients and to have pharmacological effects, but the effect of spirulina on the small intestine epithelium is not well understood. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the proliferative effects of spirulina crude protein (SPCP) on a rat intestinal epithelial cells IEC-6 to elucidate the mechanisms underlying its effect. First, the results of wound-healing and cell viability assays demonstrated that SPCP promoted migration and proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. Subsequently, when the mechanisms of migration and proliferation promotion by SPCP were confirmed, we found that the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and mitogen-activated protein (MAPK) signaling pathways were activated by phosphorylation. Cell cycle progression from G0/G1 to S phase was also promoted by SPCP through upregulation of the expression levels of cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks), which regulate cell cycle progression to the S phase. Meanwhile, the expression of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CKIs), such as p21 and p27, decreased with SPCP. In conclusion, our results indicate that activation of EGFR and its downstream signaling pathway by SPCP treatment regulates cell cycle progression. Therefore, these results contribute to the research on the molecular mechanism for SPCP promoting the migration and proliferation of rat intestinal epithelial cells.

Tu1402 All-Trans Retinoic Acid (ATRA) Stimulates SLC26A3 Activity in Intestinal Epithelial Cells via a PI3K Signaling Pathway

2015 ◽  
Vol 148 (4) ◽  
pp. S-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shubha Priyamvada ◽  
Arivarasu Natarajan Anbazhagan ◽  
Anoop Kumar ◽  
Tarunmeet Gujral ◽  
Alip Borthakur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retinoic Acid ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial Cells ◽  
Pi3k Signaling ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial ◽  
Trans Retinoic Acid ◽  
All Trans Retinoic Acid ◽  
Pi3k Signaling Pathway

Allyl methyl disulfide inhibits IL-8 and IP-10 secretion in intestinal epithelial cells via the NF-кB signaling pathway

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 156-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongchun Zhang ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
Fang Zhang ◽  
Kaiming Wang ◽  
Guangpu Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial Cells ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial
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