RETRACTED ARTICLE:Deficiency in intestinal epithelial Reg4 ameliorates intestinal inflammation and alters the colonic bacterial composition

Author:

Xiao Yongtao,Lu Ying,Wang Ying,Yan Weihui,Cai Wei

Abstract

AbstractThe regenerating islet-derived family member 4 (Reg4) in the gastrointestinal tract is up-regulated during intestinal inflammation. However, the physiological function of Reg4 in the inflammation is largely unknown. In the current study, the functional roles and involved mechanisms of intestinal epithelial Reg4 in intestinal inflammation were studied in healthy and inflamed states using human intestinal specimens, an intestinal conditional Reg4 knockout mouse (Reg4ΔIEC) model and dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis model. We showed that the elevated serum Reg4 in pediatric intestinal failure (IF) patients were positively correlated with the serum concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). In inflamed intestine of IF patients, the crypt base Reg4 protein was increased and highly expressed towards the luminal face. The Reg4 was indicated as a novel target of activating transcription factor 2 (ATF2) that enhanced Reg4 expression during the intestinal inflammation. In vivo, the DSS-induced colitis was significantly ameliorated in Reg4ΔIEC mice. Reg4ΔIEC mice altered the colonic bacterial composition and reduced the bacteria adhere to the colonic epithelium. In vitro, Reg4 was showed to promote the growth of colonic organoids, and that this occurs through a mechanism involving activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). In conclusion, our findings demonstrated intestinal-epithelial Reg4 deficiency protects against experimental colitis and mucosal injury via a mechanism involving alteration of bacterial homeostasis and STAT3 activation.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Immunology,Immunology and Allergy

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