期刊
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES
卷 68, 期 13, 页码 2215-2229出版社
BIRKHAUSER VERLAG AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-011-0714-6
关键词
Antimicrobial peptide; Small intestine; Disulfide bonds; Inflammatory bowel disease; Exocytosis; Epithelium; Dense core secretory granules; Mucosa
资金
- NIH [DK044632, AI059346]
Paneth cells at the base of small intestinal crypts of Lieberkuhn secrete high levels of alpha-defensins in response to cholinergic and microbial stimuli. Paneth cell alpha-defensins are broad spectrum microbicides that function in the extracellular environment of the intestinal lumen, and they are responsible for the majority of secreted bactericidal peptide activity. Paneth cell alpha-defensins confer immunity to oral infection by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, and they are major determinants of the composition of the small intestinal microbiome. In addition to host defense molecules such as alpha-defensins, lysozyme, and Pla2g2a, Paneth cells also produce and release proinflammatory mediators as components of secretory granules. Disruption of Paneth cell homeostasis, with subsequent induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress, autophagy, or apoptosis, contributes to inflammation in diverse genetic and experimental mouse models.
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