First Author | Shinzaki S | Year | 2016 |
Journal | J Gastroenterol | Volume | 51 |
Issue | 4 | Pages | 357-69 |
PubMed ID | 26349931 | Mgi Jnum | J:318331 |
Mgi Id | MGI:6859246 | Doi | 10.1007/s00535-015-1119-3 |
Citation | Shinzaki S, et al. (2016) N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase V exacerbates murine colitis with macrophage dysfunction and enhances colitic tumorigenesis. J Gastroenterol 51(4):357-69 |
abstractText | BACKGROUND: Oligosaccharide structures and their alterations have important roles in modulating intestinal inflammation. N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase V (GnT-V) is involved in the biosynthesis of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) by beta1,6-branching on N-glycans and is induced in various pathologic processes, such as inflammation and regeneration. GnT-V alters host immune responses by inhibiting the functions of CD4(+) T cells and macrophages. The present study aimed to clarify the role of GnT-V in intestinal inflammation using GnT-V transgenic mice. METHODS: Colitis severity was compared between GnT-V transgenic mice and wild-type mice. beta1,6-GlcNAc levels were investigated by phytohemagglutinin-L4 lectin blotting and flow cytometry. We investigated phagocytosis of macrophages by measuring the number of peritoneal-macrophage-ingested fluorescent latex beads by flow cytometry. Cytokine production in the culture supernatant of mononuclear cells from the spleen, mesenteric lymph nodes, and bone-marrow-derived macrophages was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Clodronate liposomes were intravenously injected to deplete macrophages in vivo. Chronic-colitis-associated tumorigenesis was assessed after 9 months of repeated administration of dextran sodium sulfate (DSS). RESULTS: DSS-induced colitis and colitis induced by trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid were markedly exacerbated in GnT-V transgenic mice compared with wild-type mice. Production of interleukin-10 and phagocytosis of macrophages were significantly impaired in GnT-V transgenic mice compared with wild-type mice. Clodronate liposome treatment to deplete macrophages blocked the exacerbation of DSS-induced colitis and impairment of interleukin-10 production in GnT-V transgenic mice. Chronic-colitis-associated tumorigenesis was significantly increased in GnT-V transgenic mice. CONCLUSIONS: Overexpression of GnT-V exacerbated murine experimental colitis by inducing macrophage dysfunction, thereby enhancing colorectal tumorigenesis. |