IL-33 is upregulated in ulcerative colitis (UC), and the aim was to assess if IL-33 holds a similar key position in the shaping of the immune response in experimental colitis (piroxicam-accelerated colitis (PAC) in IL-10 (-/-) mice, dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) model) and UC.
Furthermore, ZFE effectively modulated the mRNA expression of redox-sensitive transcription factors, such as nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 and heme oxygenase-1, downregulated the expression of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, and upregulated that of vascular endothelial growth factor A and interleukin-1β in AcOH-induced colitis in rats.
<i>Bifico</i> is a probiotic mixture containing <i>Bifidobacterium</i>, <i>Lactobacillus acidophilus</i>, and <i>Enterococcus.</i> Studies support that <i>Bifico</i> has a protective effect in experimental colitis (IL-10-deficient and TNBS) models and in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Oral administration of B2 DNA beads significantly improved body weight, reduced colon injury, and suppressed colonic and circulating cytokine levels in mice with spontaneous colitis (IL-10 knockout) and with dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis.
Colitis in wild-type and IL-10-, Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-, and myeloid differentiation primary response 88 (MyD88)-deficient mice was induced via the administration of 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) into the colon.
In rats the exogenous ghrelin administered daily at a dose of 20 microg/kg i.p. significantly accelerated the healing of TNBS colitis and this effect was accompanied by an increase in mRNA expression for iNOS and protein expression for COX-2 in the colonic mucosa.
IL23 responsive ILC have been implicated in the pathogenesis of colitis in several innate murine models through the production of IL17, IFNγ, and GM-CSF.
We showed worsened colonic inflammation in Atg16l1 deficiency mice in DSS induced murine colitis with increased proinflammatory cytokines of IL-1β and TNF-α.
Notably, in vivo inhibition of miR-425 significantly alleviated the disease severity of TNBS-induced colitis in mice, with down-regulated levels of IL-17A.
Tissue with active colitis had a prominent population of mucosal T helper (T(H)) cells that produced the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-17 (IL-17) but not IL-22, a cytokine involved in mucosal healing.
Since COX-2 isoform is overexpressed in colic inflammatory states, we examined the inhibitory effect of COX-2-inhibitors on P-gp expression and function under COX-2 stimulated conditions mediated by trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) in vitro, in Caco-2 cells, and in TNBS-induced colitis in mice.
IL-10 function is required for the full protective effect of small-molecule Hedgehog pathway activation in colitis; this pharmacologic augmentation of Hedgehog pathway activity and stromal IL-10 expression are associated with increased presence of CD4<sup>+</sup>Foxp3<sup>+</sup> regulatory T cells.
BALB/C mice with 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid solution (TNBS)-induced colitis, when treated with resveratrol, show improved clinical outcomes and reduce induction of inflammatory T cells (Th17 and Th1) while increasing CD4+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) and IL-10-producing CD4+ T cells. miR microarray analysis and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) validation from CD4+ T cells show treatment with resveratrol decreases the expression of several miRs (miR-31, Let7a, miR-132) that targets cytokines and transcription factors involved in anti-inflammatory T cell responses (Foxp3 and TGF-β).
Compared with the control group, TNBS‑treated mice had significantly higher secretion of IL‑17, higher DAI scores, a lower ratio of Treg, reduced colon lengths and higher histological scores for colon inflammation.