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INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES
Volume 19, Issue 5, Pages 912-921Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/MIB.0b013e3182807600
Keywords
intestinal epithelial cells; barrier function; epithelial integrity; caspase-1; interleukin-1 beta; pyroptosis; inflammasome; cell extrusion; bacteria; mucosa; inflammatory bowel disease; confocal endomicroscopy; small intestine
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- Canadian Institute of Health Research
- Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
- Canadian Foundation for Innovations
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
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Background: Two distinct forms of intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) extrusion are described: 1 with preserved epithelial integrity and 1 that introduced breaches in the epithelial lining. In this study, we sought to determine the mechanism underlying the IEC extrusion that alters the permeability of the gut epithelium. Methods: IEC extrusions in polarized T84 monolayer were induced with nigericin. Epithelial permeability was assessed with transepithelial electrical resistance and movements of latex microspheres and green fluorescent protein-transfected Escherichia coli across the monolayer. In vivo IEC extrusion was modulated in wild-type and a colitic (interleukin-10 knock-out) mouse model with caspase-1 activation and inhibition. Luminal aspirates and mucosal biopsies from control patients and patients with inflammatory bowel disease were analyzed for caspase-1 and caspase-3&7 activation. Results: Caspase-1-induced IEC extrusion in T84 monolayers resulted in dose-dependent and time-dependent barrier dysfunction, reversible with caspase-1 inhibition. Moreover, the movements of microspheres and microbes across the treated epithelial monolayers were observed. Increased caspase-1-mediated IEC extrusion in interleukin-10 knock-out mice corresponded to enhanced permeation of dextran, microspheres, and translocation of E. coli compared with wild type. Caspase-1 inhibition in interleukin-10 knock-out mice resulted in a time-dependent reduction in cell extrusion and normalization of permeability to microspheres. Increased IEC extrusion in wild-type mice was induced with caspase-1 activation. In human luminal aspirates, the ratio of positively stained caspase-1 to caspase-3&7 cells were 1:1 and 2:1 in control patients and patients with inflammatory bowel disease, respectively; these observations were confirmed by cytochemical analysis of mucosal biopsies. Conclusions: IEC extrusion mediated by caspase-1 activation contributes to altered intestinal permeability in vitro and in vivo.
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