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Analysis of the role of microbiota in macrophages using single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq).

ABSTRACT: Single-cell sequencing of intestinal macrophage was peformed with mice colony stimulating factor 1 receptor promoter (CSF1R) positive cells isolated from the 1/3 distal part of the small intestine of male MaFIA mice at postnatal day 17. Intestinal secretory Paneth cells become differentiated during the first two weeks after birth, which coincides with initial gut microbiota exposure. Their number is significantly reduced in cases of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a deadly disease affecting premature infants. Although known to be associated with intestinal immaturity, its underlying disease mechanisms are unclear. Our analysis of mice treated with antibiotics reveals Paneth cell defects, which promote NEC pathogenesis. Our single cell and genetic analyses demonstrate that gut microbiota induces stem cell differentiation into Paneth cells by controlling the number and heterogeneity of macrophage populations that secrete Wnt ligands. Moreover, differentiated M2 macrophages are able to restore Paneth cell differentiation and rescue NEC-like pathology, while the ablation of Paneth cells is sufficient to induce it, leading to lethality. Our work reveals an unexpected requirement for Paneth cell differentiation through the regulation of gut microbiota-macrophage niches in early postnatal development.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE141561 | GEO | 2022/12/16

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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