PUBLICATION

Identification of environmental factors that promote intestinal inflammation

Authors
Sanmarco, L.M., Chao, C.C., Wang, Y.C., Kenison, J.E., Li, Z., Rone, J.M., Rejano-Gordillo, C.M., Polonio, C.M., Gutierrez-Vazquez, C., Piester, G., Plasencia, A., Li, L., Giovannoni, F., Lee, H.G., Faust Akl, C., Wheeler, M.A., Mascanfroni, I., Jaronen, M., Alsuwailm, M., Hewson, P., Yeste, A., Andersen, B.M., Franks, D.G., Huang, C.J., Ekwudo, M., Tjon, E.C., Rothhammer, V., Takenaka, M., de Lima, K.A., Linnerbauer, M., Guo, L., Covacu, R., Queva, H., Fonseca-Castro, P.H., Bladi, M.A., Cox, L.M., Hodgetts, K.J., Hahn, M.E., Mildner, A., Korzenik, J., Hauser, R., Snapper, S.B., Quintana, F.J.
ID
ZDB-PUB-221022-3
Date
2022
Source
Nature   611(7937): 801-809 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Franks, Diana, Hahn, Mark E.
Keywords
none
Datasets
GEO:GSE194408, GEO:GSE194412
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta
  • Databases, Factual
  • Dendritic Cells/drug effects
  • Dendritic Cells/immunology
  • Dendritic Cells/metabolism
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Environment*
  • Herbicides*/adverse effects
  • Inflammation*/chemically induced
  • Inflammation*/etiology
  • Inflammation*/immunology
  • Inflammation*/pathology
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases*/chemically induced
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases*/etiology
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases*/immunology
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases*/pathology
  • Intestines*/drug effects
  • Intestines*/immunology
  • Intestines*/metabolism
  • Intestines*/pathology
  • Machine Learning
  • Mice
  • NF-kappa B
  • Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon
  • T-Lymphocytes/drug effects
  • T-Lymphocytes/immunology
  • T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
  • Zebrafish
PubMed
36266581 Full text @ Nature
Abstract
Genome-wide association studies have identified risk loci linked to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)1-a complex chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. The increasing prevalence of IBD in industrialized countries and the augmented disease risk observed in migrants who move into areas of higher disease prevalence suggest that environmental factors are also important determinants of IBD susceptibility and severity2. However, the identification of environmental factors relevant to IBD and the mechanisms by which they influence disease has been hampered by the lack of platforms for their systematic investigation. Here we describe an integrated systems approach, combining publicly available databases, zebrafish chemical screens, machine learning and mouse preclinical models to identify environmental factors that control intestinal inflammation. This approach established that the herbicide propyzamide increases inflammation in the small and large intestine. Moreover, we show that an AHR-NF-κB-C/EBPβ signalling axis operates in T cells and dendritic cells to promote intestinal inflammation, and is targeted by propyzamide. In conclusion, we developed a pipeline for the identification of environmental factors and mechanisms of pathogenesis in IBD and, potentially, other inflammatory diseases.
Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping