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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 291, Issue 42, Pages 22207-22217Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M115.703835
Keywords
colitis; defensin; innate immunity; lipid; T helper cells; anti-inflammatory lipids; branched fatty acid esters of hydroxy fatty acids; immune regulation; Paneth cell; ulcerative colitis
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- NIDDK, National Institutes of Health [RO1 DK043051, P30DK57521, RO1 DK106210]
- JPB Foundation
- Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust [2012-PG-MED002]
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo [2014/02218-6, 2011/15682-4, 5T32DK007516-31]
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) [11/15682-4] Funding Source: FAPESP
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We recently discovered a structurally novel class of endogenous lipids, branched palmitic acid esters of hydroxy stearic acids (PAHSAs), with beneficial metabolic and anti-inflammatory effects. We tested whether PAHSAs protect against colitis, which is a chronic inflammatory disease driven predominantly by defects in the innate mucosal barrier and adaptive immune system. There is an unmet clinical need for safe and well tolerated oral therapeutics with direct anti-inflammatory effects. Wild-type mice were pretreated orally with vehicle or 5-PAHSA (10 mg/kg) and 9-PAHSA (5 mg/kg) once daily for 3 days, followed by 10 days of either 0% or 2% dextran sulfate sodium water with continued vehicle or PAHSA treatment. The colon was collected for histopathology, gene expression, and flow cytometry. Intestinal crypt fractions were prepared for ex vivo bactericidal assays. Bone marrow-derived dendritic cells pretreated with vehicle or PAHSA and splenic CD4(+) T cells from syngeneic mice were co-cultured to assess antigen presentation and T cell activation in response to LPS. PAHSA treatment prevented weight loss, improved colitis scores (stool consistency, hematochezia, and mouse appearance), and augmented intestinal crypt Paneth cell bactericidal potency via a mechanism that may involve GPR120. In vitro, PAHSAs attenuated dendritic cell activation and subsequent T cell proliferation and Th1 polarization. The anti-inflammatory effects of PAHSAs in vivo resulted in reduced colonic T cell activation and pro-inflammatory cytokine and chemokine expression. These anti-inflammatory effects appear to be partially GPR120-dependent. We conclude that PAHSA treatment regulates innate and adaptive immune responses to prevent mucosal damage and protect against colitis. Thus, PAHSAs may be a novel treatment for colitis and related inflammation-driven diseases.
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