WNT5A Transforms Intestinal CD8αα⁺ IELs into an Unconventional Phenotype with Pro-inflammatory Features

Overview

Journal BMC Gastroenterol

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2015 Dec 15

PMID 26652024

Citations 2

Authors

Di Zhao

Antao Xu

Zhanghan Dai

Jiangchen Peng

Mingming Zhu

Jun Shen

Qing Zheng

Zhihua Ran

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Abstract

Background: Intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes that reside within the epithelium of the intestine form one of the main branches of the immune system. A majority of IELs express CD8α homodimer together with other molecules associated with immune regulation. Growing evidence points to the WNT signaling pathway as a pivotal piece in the immune balance and focuses on its direct regulation in intestinal epithelium. Therefore we decided to investigate its role in IELs' immune status determination.

Method: DSS colitis was induced in male C57BL mice. IELs were isolated from colon samples using mechanical dissociation followed by percoll gradient purification and Magnetic-activated cell sorting. Phenotype and cytokine production and condition with Wnts were analyzed by flow cytometry, real-time PCR or ELISA. Proliferation of lymphocytes were evaluated using CFSE dilution. Cell responses after WNT pathway interference were also evaluated.

Results: Non-canonical WNT pathway elements represented by FZD5, WNT5A and NFATc1 were remarkably elevated in colitis IELs. The non-canonical WNT5A skewed them into a pro-inflammatory category as measured by inhibitory cell surface marker LAG3, LY49E, NKG2A and activated marker CD69 and FASL. Gaining of a pro-inflammatory marker was correlated with increased IFN-γ production but not TNF whilst decreased TGF-β and IL-10. Both interrupting WNT5A/PKC pathway and adding canonical WNT stimulants could curtail its immune-activating effect.

Conclusion: Canonical and non-canonical WNT signals act in opposing manners concerning determining CD8αα(+) IELs immune status. Targeting non-canonical WNT pathway may be promising in tackling inflammatory bowel disease.

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