CX3CR1+macrophages in the intestinal lamina propria contribute to gut homeostasis through the immunomodulatory interleukin IL10, but there is little knowledge on how these cells or the CX3CR1 receptor may affect colorectal carcinogenesis. In this study, we show that CX3CR1-deficient mice fail to resolve gut inflammation despite high production of IL10 and have increased colitis and adenomatous polyps in chemical and genetic models of colon carcinogenesis. Mechanistically, CX3CL1-mediated engagement of the CX3CR1 receptor induced upregulation of heme-oxygenase-1 (HMOX-1), an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory enzyme. CX3CR1-deficient mice exhibited significantly lower expression of HMOX-1 in their adenomatous colon tissues. Combining LPS and CX3CL1 displayed a strong synergistic effect in vitro, but HMOX-1 levels were significantly lower in KO macrophages. Cohousing of wild-type and CX3CR1-/-mice during the AOM/DSS treatment attenuated disease severity in CX3CR1-/-mice, indicating the importance of the microbiome, but did not fully reinstate HMOX-1 levels and did not abolish polyp formation. In contrast, pharmacologic induction of HMOX-1 in vivo by cobalt protoporphyrin-IX treatment eradicated intestinal inflammation and fully protected KO mice from carcinogenesis. Taken together, our results establish an essential role for the receptor CX3CR1 in gut macrophages in resolving inflammation in the intestine, where it helps protects against colitis-associated cancer by regulating HMOX-1 expression.

Heme-oxygenase-1 production by intestinal CX3CR1+macrophages helps to resolve inflammation and prevents carcinogenesis / G. Marelli, M. Erreni, A. Anselmo, V. Taverniti, S. Guglielmetti, A. Mantovani, P. Allavena. - In: CANCER RESEARCH. - ISSN 0008-5472. - 77:16(2017 Aug), pp. 4472-4485. [10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-16-2501]

Heme-oxygenase-1 production by intestinal CX3CR1+macrophages helps to resolve inflammation and prevents carcinogenesis

G. Marelli;M. Erreni;A. Anselmo;V. Taverniti;S. Guglielmetti;A. Mantovani;
2017

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CX3CR1+macrophages in the intestinal lamina propria contribute to gut homeostasis through the immunomodulatory interleukin IL10, but there is little knowledge on how these cells or the CX3CR1 receptor may affect colorectal carcinogenesis. In this study, we show that CX3CR1-deficient mice fail to resolve gut inflammation despite high production of IL10 and have increased colitis and adenomatous polyps in chemical and genetic models of colon carcinogenesis. Mechanistically, CX3CL1-mediated engagement of the CX3CR1 receptor induced upregulation of heme-oxygenase-1 (HMOX-1), an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory enzyme. CX3CR1-deficient mice exhibited significantly lower expression of HMOX-1 in their adenomatous colon tissues. Combining LPS and CX3CL1 displayed a strong synergistic effect in vitro, but HMOX-1 levels were significantly lower in KO macrophages. Cohousing of wild-type and CX3CR1-/-mice during the AOM/DSS treatment attenuated disease severity in CX3CR1-/-mice, indicating the importance of the microbiome, but did not fully reinstate HMOX-1 levels and did not abolish polyp formation. In contrast, pharmacologic induction of HMOX-1 in vivo by cobalt protoporphyrin-IX treatment eradicated intestinal inflammation and fully protected KO mice from carcinogenesis. Taken together, our results establish an essential role for the receptor CX3CR1 in gut macrophages in resolving inflammation in the intestine, where it helps protects against colitis-associated cancer by regulating HMOX-1 expression.
Heme oxygenase-1; dendritic cells; mononuclear phagocytes; bacteria; homeostasis; microbiota; interleukin-10; modulation; activation; monocytes
Settore AGR/16 - Microbiologia Agraria
Settore BIO/19 - Microbiologia Generale
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