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| Content Provider | World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus |
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| Author | Atkinson, Carl Elvington, Michelle Mannon, Peter Schepp-Berglind, Jennifer Tomlinson, Stephen Qiao, Fei |
| Description | Country affiliation: United States Author Affiliation: Schepp-Berglind J ( Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Children's Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.) |
| Abstract | Complement plays a key role in the pathophysiology of many inflammatory diseases, and in this study, we investigated the role of complement in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. Compared to wild-type mice, mice deficient in C3 or factor B were protected from acute dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis. C1q/mannose-binding lectin (MBL) double-deficient mice, however, exhibited more severe colitis than wild-type mice. When mice were allowed to recover after DSS treatment, all C1q/MBL(-/-) mice died by day 2 of recovery period, and, surprisingly, all C3(-/-) and factor B(-/-) mice died by day 5. Serum endotoxin levels were significantly increased in complement-deficient mice prior to death, particularly in C1q/MBL(-/-) mice, and antibiotic treatment prevented the lethal effect of DSS in all complement-deficient mice. In contrast to complement deficiency, targeted complement inhibition with either complement receptor 2 (CR2)-Crry (blocks all pathways at C3 activation) or CR2-factor H (blocks alternative pathway) was highly protective at treating established acute colitis. Endotoxin levels remained low in complement-inhibited mice, and complement inhibition also reduced inflammatory cytokines, leukocyte infiltration, and tissue injury while improving wound repair and mucosal healing. CR2-factor H provided more effective protection than CR2-Crry. Thus, complement has both pathogenic and protective roles in acute DSS-induced colitis, and whereas the alternative pathway appears to play a key role in tissue inflammation and injury, the classical/lectin pathway provides important protection in terms of host defense and wound repair. Targeted inhibition of the alternative pathway may represent a therapeutic modality for treating acute phases of inflammatory bowel disease. |
| ISSN | 00221767 |
| e-ISSN | 15506606 |
| DOI | 10.4049/jimmunol.1200553 |
| Journal | The Journal of Immunology |
| Issue Number | 12 |
| Volume Number | 188 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The American Association of Immunologists |
| Publisher Date | 2012-06-15 |
| Publisher Place | United States |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Colitis Immunology Physiopathology Complement Activation Animals Chemically Induced Complement System Proteins Metabolism Dextran Sulfate Toxicity Disease Models, Animal Immunohistochemistry Mice Mice, Inbred C57bl Mice, Knockout Research Support, N.i.h., Extramural Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't Discipline Immunology |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Immunology and Allergy Immunology |
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