Project description:Group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) are abundant in the developing or healthy intestine to critically support tissue homeostasis in response to microbial cues and other environmental signals. However, during gastrointestinal disease including infections, colorectal cancer, or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), intestinal ILC3 numbers are dramatically reduced and the remaining ILC3s become dysfunctional which fuels disease and barrier breakdown. To define the underlying transcriptomic changes, we employed RNA sequencing of ILC3s from IBD patients. This may help to gain a deeper understanding of the mechanisms driving these alterations and ultimately lead to novel preventive, diagnostic, or therapeutic opportunities in IBD.
Project description:Objective: To explore the role of GPR15L in the pathogenesis of experimental colitis and IBD. Design: We studied how genetic deletion or overexpression of Gpr15l as well as rectal application of recombinant GPR15L alter the course of acute dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) colitis. Rag1-/- and Gpr15-/- mice were used to investigate the role of T cells and Gpr15 for Gpr15l-dependent effects in acute DSS and T cell transfer colitis, respectively. The impact of GPR15L on microbiota was explored with co-housing, littermate and fecal microbiota transfer studies, by 16S rRNA sequencing as well as anti-microbial assays and anaerobic cultures of human stool suspensions analyzed by shotgun metagenomics. The expression of GPR15L was evaluated across three independent cohorts of patients with IBD and correlated to microbial diversity and flare-free survival. Results: Gpr15l clearly mitigated experimental colitis, but this was independent of T cell recruitment and Gpr15. Instead, we observed that the effects of Gpr15l were mediated by altered microbiomes in the large intestine and, consistently, showed that Gpr15l acts as an antimicrobial peptide under anaerobic conditions and shapes microbial communities towards a homeostatic phenotype. Rectal supplementation of Gpr15l counteracted experimental colitis. In patients with IBD, GPR15L expression was decreased in active inflammation, correlated with microbial diversity and was associated with flare-free survival. Conclusions: GPR15L is a host-defense peptide that plays a beneficial role in the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation. It seems promising to further evaluate its potential as a future therapeutic approach in IBD.
Project description:Objective: To explore the role of GPR15L in the pathogenesis of experimental colitis and IBD. Design: We studied how genetic deletion or overexpression of Gpr15l as well as rectal application of recombinant GPR15L alter the course of acute dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) colitis. Rag1-/- and Gpr15-/- mice were used to investigate the role of T cells and Gpr15 for Gpr15l-dependent effects in acute DSS and T cell transfer colitis, respectively. The impact of GPR15L on microbiota was explored with co-housing, littermate and fecal microbiota transfer studies, by 16S rRNA sequencing as well as anti-microbial assays and anaerobic cultures of human stool suspensions analyzed by shotgun metagenomics. The expression of GPR15L was evaluated across three independent cohorts of patients with IBD and correlated to microbial diversity and flare-free survival. Results: Gpr15l clearly mitigated experimental colitis, but this was independent of T cell recruitment and Gpr15. Instead, we observed that the effects of Gpr15l were mediated by altered microbiomes in the large intestine and, consistently, showed that Gpr15l acts as an antimicrobial peptide under anaerobic conditions and shapes microbial communities towards a homeostatic phenotype. Rectal supplementation of Gpr15l counteracted experimental colitis. In patients with IBD, GPR15L expression was decreased in active inflammation, correlated with microbial diversity and was associated with flare-free survival. Conclusions: GPR15L is a host-defense peptide that plays a beneficial role in the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation. It seems promising to further evaluate its potential as a future therapeutic approach in IBD.
Project description:Objective: To explore the role of GPR15L in the pathogenesis of experimental colitis and IBD. Design: We studied how genetic deletion or overexpression of Gpr15l as well as rectal application of recombinant GPR15L alter the course of acute dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) colitis. Rag1-/- and Gpr15-/- mice were used to investigate the role of T cells and Gpr15 for Gpr15l-dependent effects in acute DSS and T cell transfer colitis, respectively. The impact of GPR15L on microbiota was explored with co-housing, littermate and fecal microbiota transfer studies, by 16S rRNA sequencing as well as anti-microbial assays and anaerobic cultures of human stool suspensions analyzed by shotgun metagenomics. The expression of GPR15L was evaluated across three independent cohorts of patients with IBD and correlated to microbial diversity and flare-free survival. Results: Gpr15l clearly mitigated experimental colitis, but this was independent of T cell recruitment and Gpr15. Instead, we observed that the effects of Gpr15l were mediated by altered microbiomes in the large intestine and, consistently, showed that Gpr15l acts as an antimicrobial peptide under anaerobic conditions and shapes microbial communities towards a homeostatic phenotype. Rectal supplementation of Gpr15l counteracted experimental colitis. In patients with IBD, GPR15L expression was decreased in active inflammation, correlated with microbial diversity and was associated with flare-free survival. Conclusions: GPR15L is a host-defense peptide that plays a beneficial role in the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation. It seems promising to further evaluate its potential as a future therapeutic approach in IBD.
Project description:Investigation of whole genome gene expression level changes in Inflammatory bowel disease rats after MSC transplantation, compared to IBD control rats, and to explore the mechanism of MSC transplantation. A four chip study using total RNA recovered from two separate IBD rats after MSC transplantation and two separate IBD control rats. Each chip measures the expression level of 26,419 genes from normal rat and IBD rat treated with MSC transplantation.
Project description:Objective: To explore the role of GPR15L in the pathogenesis of experimental colitis and IBD. Design: We studied how genetic deletion or overexpression of Gpr15l as well as rectal application of recombinant GPR15L alter the course of acute dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) colitis. Rag1-/- and Gpr15-/- mice were used to investigate the role of T cells and Gpr15 for Gpr15l-dependent effects in acute DSS and T cell transfer colitis, respectively. The impact of GPR15L on microbiota was explored with co-housing, littermate and fecal microbiota transfer studies, by 16S rRNA sequencing as well as anti-microbial assays and anaerobic cultures of human stool suspensions analyzed by shotgun metagenomics. The expression of GPR15L was evaluated across three independent cohorts of patients with IBD and correlated to microbial diversity and flare-free survival. Results: Gpr15l clearly mitigated experimental colitis, but this was independent of T cell recruitment and Gpr15. Instead, we observed that the effects of Gpr15l were mediated by altered microbiomes in the large intestine and, consistently, showed that Gpr15l acts as an antimicrobial peptide under anaerobic conditions and shapes microbial communities towards a homeostatic phenotype. Rectal supplementation of Gpr15l counteracted experimental colitis. In patients with IBD, GPR15L expression was decreased in active inflammation, correlated with microbial diversity and was associated with flare-free survival. Conclusions: GPR15L is a host-defense peptide that plays a beneficial role in the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation. It seems promising to further evaluate its potential as a future therapeutic approach in IBD.