Journal
STEM CELL REPORTS
Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages 17-26Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2017.11.015
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- NIH [5K12HD5289610, K08 DK106562-01A1]
- BCH Office of Faculty Development Award
- HDDC PF Award
- Timothy Murphy Fund
- IDDRC [P30HD18655]
- HDDC [P30DK034854]
- [F32DK107108]
- [R01DK084056]
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The intestinal epithelium serves as an essential barrier to the outside world and is maintained by functionally distinct populations of rapidly cycling intestinal stem cells (CBC ISCs) and slowly cycling, reserve ISCs (r-ISCs). Because disruptions in the epithelial barrier can result from pathological activation of the immune system, we sought to investigate the impact of inflammation on ISC behavior during the regenerative response. In a murine model of aCD3 antibody-induced small-intestinal inflammation, r-ISCs proved highly resistant to injury, while CBC ISCs underwent apoptosis. Moreover, r-ISCs were induced to proliferate and functionally contribute to intestinal regeneration. Further analysis revealed that the inflammatory cytokines interferon gamma and tumor necrosis factor alpha led to r-ISC activation in enteroid culture, which could be blocked by the JAK/STAT inhibitor, tofacitinib. These results highlight an important role for r-ISCs in response to acute intestinal inflammation and show that JAK/STAT-1 signaling is required for the r-ISC regenerative response.
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