Monogenic deficiency in murine intestinal Cdc42 leads to mucosal inflammation that induces crypt dysplasia
Dongsheng Zhang Case Western Reserve University / Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Xiaonan Han Case Western Reserve University
Yi Zheng Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research / University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Medical University of Vienna
Lee Denson Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Mingquan Song Qingdao University
Jiang Wang University of Cincinnati
Madeleine Themanns University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Friedrich Karl-Heinz University Hospital Jena
Thomas Knösel Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Helmut Dolznig Medical University of Vienna
Wenjuan Tang Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center / Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Haitao Niu Jinan University / Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College
William Tse Case Western Reserve University
Hai-Bin Ruan University of Minnesota Medical School
KEAI Publishing Ltd
CDC42 controls intestinal epithelial (IEC) stem cell (IESC) division. How aberrant CDC42 initiates intestinal inflammation or neoplasia is unclear. We utilized models of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), colorectal cancer, aging, and IESC injury to determine the loss of intestinal Cdc42 upon inflammation and neoplasia. Intestinal specimens were collected to determine the levels of CDC42 in IBD or colorectal cancer. Cdc42 floxed mice were crossed with Villin-Cre, Villin-CreERT2 and/or Lgr5-eGFP-IRES-CreERT2, or Bmi1-CreERT2 mice to generate Cdc42 deficient mice. Irradiation, colitis, aging, and intestinal organoid were used to evaluate CDC42 upon mucosal inflammation, IESC/progenitor regenerative capacity, and IEC repair. Our studies revealed that increased CDC42 in colorectal cancer correlated with lower survival; in contrast, lower levels of CDC42 were found in the inflamed IBD colon. Colonic Cdc42 depletion significantly reduced Lgr5+ IESCs, increased progenitors' hyperplasia, and induced mucosal inflammation, which led to crypt dysplasia. Colonic Cdc42 depletion markedly enhanced irradiation- or chemical-induced colitis. Depletion or inhibition of Cdc42 reduced colonic Lgr5+ IESC regeneration. In conclusion, depletion of Cdc42 reduces the IESC regeneration and IEC repair, leading to prolonged mucosal inflammation. Constitutive monogenic loss of Cdc42 induces mucosal inflammation, which could result in intestinal neoplasia in the context of aging.
Englisch
2023
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Cre-Mediated Recombination; Stem-Cells; Colorectal-Cancer; Bowel-Disease; Human Colon; Survival; Differentiation; Proliferation; Tumorigenesis; Complex