IL-27 induces LL-37/CRAMP expression from intestinal epithelial cells: implications for immunotherapy of Clostridioides difficile infection
| Autor: | Banglao Xu, Xianan Wu, Yi Gong, Ju Cao |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Gut Microbes, Vol 13, Iss 1 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1949-0976 1949-0984 19490976 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19490976.2021.1968258 |
| Popis: | Clostridioides difficile infection is currently the leading cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis worldwide. Cathelicidins, a major group of natural antimicrobial peptides, have antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities in Clostridioides difficile infection. Here, we have shown that cytokine IL-27 induced human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide (LL-37) expression in primary human colonic epithelial cells. IL-27 receptor-deficient mice had impaired expression of cathelicidin-related antimicrobial peptide (CRAMP, mouse homolog for human LL-37) after Clostridioides difficile infection, and restoration of CRAMP improved Clostridium difficile clearance and reduced mortality in IL-27 receptor-deficient mice after Clostridioides difficile challenge. In clinical samples from 119 patients with Clostridioides difficile infection, elevated levels of IL-27 were positively correlated with LL-37 in the sera and stools. These findings suggest that IL-27 may be involved in host immunity against Clostridioides difficile infection via induction of LL-37/CRAMP. Therefore, IL-27-LL-37 axis may be a valuable pathway in the development of immune-based therapy. |
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