Study to decode microbe-gut signaling suggests potential new treatment
for IBD
Harmful intestinal inflammation might be prevented with a one-two punch


Date:
April 4, 2023
Source:
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Summary:
Fresh insights into how our bodies interact with the microbes
living in our guts suggest that a two-drug combination may offer
a new way to treat inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's
disease and ulcerative colitis.


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FULL STORY ========================================================================== Fresh insights into how our bodies interact with the microbes living
in our guts suggest that a two-drug combination may offer a new way to
treat inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.


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The potential treatment pathway emerges from a study led by experts at Cincinnati Children's published online March 28, 2023, in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. Co-first authors were Garrett Overcast, PhD, and
Hannah Meibers, BS. Corresponding author was Chandrashekhar Pasare, DVM,
PhD, Division of Immunobiology and co-director, Center for Inflammation
and Tolerance.

The research team conducted numerous experiments to learn about how
immune cells located in the lining of the intestine detect and respond to microbes and relay important signals to gut epithelial cells. When the signaling networks between immune cells and epithelial cells function correctly, the immune system can live in harmony with friendly bacteria residing in the gut.

Acting in unhealthy concert When microbe-to-cell signals get scrambled --
by genetic mutations or other causes such as damage to the intestinal epithelium -- the immune system can either fail to react or can
over-react, which can lead to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

This study reveals that microbes are detected by cells of the immune
system located in the intestines. These immune cells deliver signals to
induce a protein called IL-1. This increases levels of another protein
called IL-22, which in turn, begins acting in concert with IL-1 to
activate the IL-1 receptor (IL-1R) expressed on intestinal epithelial
cells. Activation of IL-1R induces ROS gene activity in addition to other
genes that recruit inflammatory cells to the tissue. This chain reaction
drives an excessive inflammatory response that can damage the intestine,
the researchers say.

"The pathogenic role that IL-22 appears to play in inflammatory responses
- - due to its synergy with IL-1R signaling -- had not been made clear previously," Pasare says. "We believe this may help explain why past
treatments for IBD that focused only on inhibiting IL-1? activity had
mixed results. We believe that a combined blockade of both IL-22 and
IL-1R could serve as a more promising treatment for IBD." What's next?
Some monoclonal antibodies that can inhibit IL-22 or IL-1R have been
evaluated in clinical trials for various auto-immune conditions. The
research team is interested in exploring whether existing products can be safely used in combination therapy or whether developing new treatments
that target the two pathways would be more effective.

Cincinnati Children's co-authors for this publication also included Emily Eshleman, PhD, Irene Saha, PhD, Lisa Waggoner, MS, Krupaben Patel, BS,
David Haslam, MD, Theresa Alenghat, VMD, PhD, and Kelli VanDussen, PhD;
and Viral Jain, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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========================================================================== Journal Reference:
1. Garrett R. Overcast, Hannah E. Meibers, Emily M. Eshleman,
Irene Saha,
Lisa Waggoner, Krupaben N. Patel, Viral G. Jain, David
B. Haslam, Theresa Alenghat, Kelli L. VanDussen, Chandrashekhar
Pasare. IEC-intrinsic IL-1R signaling holds dual roles in regulating
intestinal homeostasis and inflammation. Journal of Experimental
Medicine, 2023; 220 (6) DOI: 10.1084/jem.20212523 ==========================================================================

Link to news story: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/04/230404114152.htm

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