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The P2X7 Receptor Promotes Colorectal Inflammation and Tumorigenesis by Modulating Gut Microbiota and the Inflammasome

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23094616

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colitis-associated colorectal cancer; gut microbiota; inflammatory bowel disease; purinergic signaling

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  1. CoordenacAo de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior-Brazil (CAPES) [001]
  2. National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) [306634/2019-8]
  3. FundacAo Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) [E26/202.781/2017, E-26/202.774/2018, E-26/010.001279/2015, E26/210.886/2014]

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P2X7 receptor plays an important role in the development of colitis-associated colorectal cancer by activating intracellular signaling pathways and the inflammasome, enhancing inflammatory response and promoting tumor formation.
Background: Given the role of the P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), we investigated its role in the development and progression of colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CA-CRC). Methods: CA-CRC was induced in P2X7R(+/+) and P2X7R(-/-) mice with azoxymethane (AOM) combined with dextran sodium sulfate (DSS). In a therapeutic protocol, P2X7R(+/+) mice were treated with a P2X7R-selective inhibitor (A740003). Mice were evaluated with follow-up video endoscopy with endoluminal ultrasound biomicroscopy. Colon tissue was analyzed for histological changes, densities of immune cells, expression of transcription factors, cytokines, genes, DNA methylation, and microbiome composition of fecal samples by sequencing for 16S rRNA. Results: The P2X7R(+/+) mice displayed more ulcers, tumors, and greater wall thickness, than the P2X7R(-/-) and the P2X7R(+/+) mice treated with A740003. The P2X7R(+/+) mice showed increased accumulation of immune cells, production of proinflammatory cytokines, activation of intracellular signaling pathways, and upregulation of NLRP3 and NLRP12 genes, stabilized after the P2X7R-blockade. Microbial changes were observed in the P2X7R(-/-) and P2X7R(+/+)-induced mice, partially reversed by the A740003 treatment. Conclusions: Regulatory mechanisms activated downstream of the P2X7R in combination with signals from a dysbiotic microbiota result in the activation of intracellular signaling pathways and the inflammasome, amplifying the inflammatory response and promoting CA-CRC development.

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