Project description:To test TWEAK/Fn14 pathway and relative agents in chronic TNBS colitis Chronic colitis was induced by rectal injection of TNBS with ethanol for 6 weeks in WT or FN14 KO BALB/c mice. Colons were harvested for gene profiling.
Project description:Increased levels of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) have been detected in fibrotic strictures in Crohnâs disease. In a murine model of chronic inflammation, fibrosis was associated with an increase in TIMP-1 and inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-mediated degradation. We investigated the effect of TIMP-1 deficiency on the colonic gene expression in acute and chronic murine models of colitis, using whole genome gene expression arrays. Colitis was induced via oral administration of dextran sodium sulphate (DSS) to B6.129S4-Timp1tm1Pds/J knock-out (KO) and C57BL/6J wild-type (WT) mice. Total RNA extracted from snap frozen colon was used to analyze mRNA expression via Affymetrix Mouse Gene 1.0 ST Arrays
Project description:Disruption of the epithelial barrier is considered a potential cause of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this study, we employed the NEMOIEC-KO mouse model to study the immune mechanisms triggering chronic colitis downstream of an epithelial barrier defect. Colitis in NEMOIEC-KO mice is driven by commensal bacteria sensing through MyD88 signaling. The IL-12p40-related cytokines are induced upon microbial sensing and are known to act critically in promoting intestinal inflammation. Yet, the relative contribution of IL-12 versus IL-23 in eliciting intestinal pathology has been controversial. Using IL-12p40, IL-12p35 and IL-23p19 knockout mice we assessed the functional contribution of IL-12 and IL-23 to intestinal inflammation in the NEMOIEC-KO model.
Project description:That commensal bacteria can influence intestinal inflammation has been observed using other models of chronic colitis. Loss of IL-10, a major immunosuppressive cytokine, induces spontaneous colitis in mice. The incidence of spontaneous polyp formation in IL-10-deficient mice was also completely eliminated in the absence of STING We used microarrays to evaluate the inflammatory cytokine expression in the colon from IL10 KO mice and IL10/STING KO mice.
Project description:Human Ulcerative colitis (UC) is characterized by chronic colonic inflammation and has been associated with an increased risk of colorectal carcinoma. Gene and protein expression profiles of ABCB1/MDR1 have been shown to be dysregulated in UC and sporadic colorectal cancer. We demonstrated that in a murine model of colitis-associated tumorigenesis, MDR1A KO mice showed reduced tumor load when compared to wildtype (WT) mice. The aim of this study was to identify gene alterations in colitis-associated tumors in the context of MDR1A deficiency. We used microarrays to assess gene expression profiles of colitis-associated colonic tumors from WT or MDR1A KO mice.
Project description:FADD-IEC KO and CASP8 IEC-KO mice spontaneously develop chronic colitis charcterized by inflammatory gene expression. We characterized the role of MLKL, RIPK3, ZBP1, in the upregulation of inlflammatory genes in these mice. We used microarray to study the effect of MLKL, RIPK3 and ZBP1 on the gene expression profile in FADD IEC-KO and/or CASP8 IEC-KO mice and detect effects on specific inflammatory genes.
Project description:NEMO-IEC KO mice spontaneously develop chronic colitis characterized by inflammatory gene expression. We characterized the role of RIPK1 auto-phosphorylation in the upregulation of inlflammatory genes in these mice. We used microarray to study the effect of a RIPK1S166A mutation on the gene expression profile in NEMO IEC-KO mice and detect effects on specific inflammatory genes.
Project description:We investigated the relationship between chronic inflammation and fibrosis in a mouse model of chronic colitis. Six weekly Trinitrobenzenesulphonic acid (TNBS) enemas were given to establish colitis and temporal changes in gene expression was elucidated over the next six weeks. Keywords: disease state analysis
Project description:In the DSS-induced colitis model, the epithelial damage and resulting inflammation is restricted to the colon, with a potential influence on the microbial composition in the adjacent cecum. Several studies have reported changes of the gut microbiota in the DSS-induced colitis model and other mouse models of IBD. Furthermore, metaproteomics analysis of the gut microbiome in a mouse model of Crohn’s disease demonstrated that disease severity and location are microbiota-dependent, with clear evidence for the causal role of bacterial dysbiosis in the development of chronic ileal inflammation. We have developed a refined model of chronic DSS-induced colitis that reflects typical symptoms of human IBD without a risky body weight loss usually observed in DSS models [Hoffmann et al., submitted]. In this study, we used metaproteomics to characterize the disease-related changes in bacterial protein abundance and function in the refined model of DSS-induced colitis. To assess the structural and functional changes, we applied 16S rRNA gene sequencing and metaproteomics analysis of the intestinal microbiota in three different entities of the intestinal environment, i.e. colon mucus, colon content and cecum content.