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Mucosal Immunol ; 10(5): 1237-1247, 2017 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28120846

ABSTRACT

The intestinal epithelium constitutes a first line of defense of the innate immune system. Epithelial dysfunction is a hallmark of intestinal disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). The actin cytoskeleton controls epithelial barrier integrity but the function of actin regulators such as cortactin is poorly understood. Given that cortactin controls endothelial permeability, we hypothesized that cortactin is also important for epithelial barrier regulation. We found increased permeability in the colon of cortactin-KO mice that was accompanied by reduced levels of ZO-1, claudin-1, and E-cadherin. By contrast, claudin-2 was upregulated. Cortactin deficiency increased RhoA/ROCK1-dependent actomyosin contractility, and inhibition of ROCK1 rescued the barrier defect. Interestingly, cortactin deficiency caused increased epithelial proliferation without affecting apoptosis. KO mice did not develop spontaneous colitis, but were more susceptible to dextran sulfate sodium colitis and showed severe colon tissue damage and edema formation. KO mice with colitis displayed strong mucus deposition and goblet cell depletion. In healthy human colon tissues, cortactin co-localized with ZO-1 at epithelial cell contacts. In IBDs patients, we observed decreased cortactin levels and loss of co-localization with ZO-1. Thus, cortactin is a master regulator of intestinal epithelial barrier integrity in vivo and could serve as a suitable target for pharmacological intervention in IBDs.


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Actomyosin/metabolism , Colitis/immunology , Cortactin/metabolism , Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/immunology , Intestinal Mucosa/pathology , rho-Associated Kinases/metabolism , rhoA GTP-Binding Protein/metabolism , Animals , Apoptosis , Cell Proliferation , Colitis/chemically induced , Cortactin/genetics , Cytoskeleton/metabolism , Dextran Sulfate , Disease Models, Animal , Humans , Immunity, Innate , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Knockout , Zonula Occludens-1 Protein/metabolism , rhoA GTP-Binding Protein/genetics
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