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Rewilding Nod2 and Atg16l1 Mutant Mice Uncovers Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Microbial Responses and Immune Cell Composition.

ABSTRACT: The relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors to variation in immune responses are poorly understood. Here, we performed a phenotypic analysis of immunological parameters in laboratory mice carrying susceptibility genes implicated in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (Nod2 and Atg16l1) upon exposure to environmental microbes. Mice were released into an outdoor enclosure (rewilded) and then profiled for immune responses in the blood and lymph nodes. Variations of immune cell populations were largely driven by the environment, whereas cytokine production elicited by microbial antigens was more affected by the genetic mutations. We identified transcriptional signatures in the lymph nodes associated with differences in T cell populations. Subnetworks associated with responses against Clostridium perfringens, Candida albicans, and Bacteroides vulgatus were also coupled with rewilding. Therefore, exposing laboratory mice with genetic mutations to a natural environment uncovers different contributions to variations in microbial responses and immune cell composition.

SUBMITTER: Lin JD

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7228860 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Rewilding Nod2 and Atg16l1 Mutant Mice Uncovers Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Microbial Responses and Immune Cell Composition.

Lin Jian-Da JD Devlin Joseph C JC Yeung Frank F McCauley Caroline C Leung Jacqueline M JM Chen Ying-Han YH Cronkite Alex A Hansen Christina C Drake-Dunn Charlotte C Ruggles Kelly V KV Cadwell Ken K Graham Andrea L AL Loke P'ng P

Cell host & microbe 20200324 5

The relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors to variation in immune responses are poorly understood. Here, we performed a phenotypic analysis of immunological parameters in laboratory mice carrying susceptibility genes implicated in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (Nod2 and Atg16l1) upon exposure to environmental microbes. Mice were released into an outdoor enclosure (rewilded) and then profiled for immune responses in the blood and lymph nodes. Variations of immune cell popu ...[more]

PMID: 32209431

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Project description:AimTo assess whether the polymorphisms of NOD2/CARD15, autophagy-related 16-like 1 (ATG16L1), and interleukin-23 receptor (IL23R) genes play a more critical role in the susceptibility of childhood-onset than in adult-onset Crohn's disease (CD).MethodsPolymorphisms R702W, G908R, and 3020insC of NOD2/CARD15; rs2241880 A/G of ATG16L1, and rs11209026 (R381Q) of IL23R gene were assessed in 110 childhood-onset CD, 364 adult-onset CD, and 539 healthy individuals. Analysis of polymorphisms R702W, G908R, and 3020insC of NOD2/CARD15 genotyping was performed by allele specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. The polymorphisms rs2241880 A/G of the ATG16L1, and rs11209026 (R381Q) of the IL23R gene in the children's cohort were genotyped by PCR and melting curve analysis whereas adult group genotyping was performed using the Affymetrix Genome-Wide Human SNP Array 5.0 (500K).ResultsThe 3020insC allele in NOD2/CARD15 was significantly higher in childhood than in adult-onset CD (P = 0.0067). Association with at least 1 NOD2/CARD15 variant was specific for ileal disease (with or without colonic involvement). Even if the frequency of G allele of the rs2241880 ATG16L1 polymorphism was increased in both paediatric and adult CD patients compared to controls (P = 0.017 and P = 0.001, respectively), no difference was observed between the childhood and the adult cohort. The rare Q allele of IL23R rs11209026 polymorphism was underrepresented in both paediatric and adult CD cases (P = 0.0018 and P = 0.04, respectively) and no difference was observed between the childhood and the adult cohort. The presence of the rs2241880 ATG16L1 and rs11209026 IL23R polymorphisms did not influence disease phenotype.ConclusionPolymorphism 3020insC in NOD2/CARD15 occurs statistically significantly more often in patients with childhood-onset CD than in patients with adult-onset CD. The ATG16L1 and IL23R variants are associated with susceptibility to CD, but not early-onset disease.

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Rewilding Nod2 and Atg16l1 Mutant Mice Uncovers Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Microbial Responses and Immune Cell Composition.

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Rewilding Nod2 and Atg16l1 Mutant Mice Uncovers Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Microbial Responses and Immune Cell Composition.

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