Abstract

The new Cancer Inflammation Program has inspired two new projects in colon cancer that diverge from our previous focus on IL-7. One project involves IL-17A , IL-17 F and IL-25. These are T cell cytokines that are produced by cells that strongly promote the intestinal inflammation that leads to colon cancer. It has not been determined where IL-17 and 25 are produced during this inflammatory response. We have developed knockin reporter mice for the two IL-17 genes using two colors and for IL-25. This will enable us to visualize cells producing these critical inflammatory cytokines during bowel inflammation leading to colon cancer. A second project aims to inhibit the bowel inflammation leading to colon cancer. IL-27 and IL-35 are suppressive cytokines that we have cloned into the food bacterium, Lactococcus lactis. These engineered bacteria were given orally to mice with experimentally-induced fatal IBD. IL-27 rescued all mice from IBD and death and therefore is an extremely promising therapeutic. The mechanism appears to be through secondary induction of the suppressive cytokine IL-10, and subsequent inhibition of many inflammatory cytokines such as IL-23 and IL-6.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Investigator-Initiated Intramural Research Projects (ZIA)
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1ZIABC011150-03
Application #
8349352
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Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2011
Total Cost
$588,703
Indirect Cost

  Institution

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National Cancer Institute Division of Basic Sciences
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  Publications

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Francois, Bruno; Jeannet, Robin; Daix, Thomas et al. (2018) Interleukin-7 restores lymphocytes in septic shock: the IRIS-7 randomized clinical trial. JCI Insight 3:
Andrews, Caroline; McLean, Mairi H; Durum, Scott K (2018) Cytokine Tuning of Intestinal Epithelial Function. Front Immunol 9:1270
Cramer, Sarah D; Hixon, Julie A; Andrews, Caroline et al. (2018) Mutant IL-7R? and mutant NRas are sufficient to induce murine T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 32:1795-1882
Yoshimura, Teizo; McLean, Mairi H; Dzutsev, Amiran K et al. (2018) The Antimicrobial Peptide CRAMP Is Essential for Colon Homeostasis by Maintaining Microbiota Balance. J Immunol 200:2174-2185
Rodriguez-Palacios, Alexander; Harding, Andrew; Menghini, Paola et al. (2018) The Artificial Sweetener Splenda Promotes Gut Proteobacteria, Dysbiosis, and Myeloperoxidase Reactivity in Crohn's Disease-Like Ileitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 24:1005-1020
Shen, Wei; Li, Wenqing; Hixon, Julie A et al. (2017) Visualization of IL-22-expressing Lymphocytes Using Reporter Mice. J Vis Exp :
McLean, Mairi H; Andrews, Caroline; Hanson, Miranda L et al. (2017) Interleukin-27 Is a Potential Rescue Therapy for Acute Severe Colitis Through Interleukin-10-Dependent, T-Cell-Independent Attenuation of Colonic Mucosal Innate Immune Responses. Inflamm Bowel Dis 23:1983-1995

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