PMID- 31249571 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201020 LR - 20201020 IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2019 TI - Fusobacterium nucleatum Aggravates the Progression of Colitis by Regulating M1 Macrophage Polarization via AKT2 Pathway. PG - 1324 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01324 [doi] LID - 1324 AB - Disordered intestinal flora and discordant immune response are associated with the development of ulcerative colitis (UC). Recent work has described the ability of macrophages to undergo repolarization toward a proinflammatory M1 or anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype in response to particular bacterium-derived signals. Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum, Fn) is a species of intestinal commensal bacteria with potential pathogenicity, but its association with UC and how it may contribute to progression of UC is largely unknown. In this study, we provide new evidence that F. nucleatum accumulated heavily in the intestine of UC patients and was accompanied by the secretion of IFN-gamma and the skewing of M1 macrophages. Mechanistically, our data showed that F. nucleatum aggravated dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis in the production of Th1-related cytokines IFN-gamma through the AKT2 signaling pathway in vitro and in vivo. To further confirm the disease-relevance of these shifts in macrophage repolarization in response to F. nucleatum, stimulated bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) were transferred into recipient mice with DSS colitis. This transfer resulted in increased disease activity and inflammatory cytokine production. Taken together, we show clearly that F. nucleatum can promote the progression of UC via proinflammatory M1 macrophage skewing, and targeting F. nucleatum or AKT2 signaling may be a viable means of blocking development of UC. FAU - Liu, Le AU - Liu L AD - Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Liang, Liping AU - Liang L AD - Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Liang, Huifen AU - Liang H AD - Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Wang, Mingming AU - Wang M AD - Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Lu, Bingyun AU - Lu B AD - Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Xue, Meng AU - Xue M AD - Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Deng, Jun AU - Deng J AD - Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Chen, Ye AU - Chen Y AD - Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190612 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) RN - 9042-14-2 (Dextran Sulfate) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Colitis, Ulcerative/*immunology/microbiology MH - Dextran Sulfate MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Disease Progression MH - Fusobacterium nucleatum/*physiology MH - Gastrointestinal Microbiome/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Interferon-gamma/metabolism MH - Macrophage Activation MH - Macrophages/*immunology MH - Mice MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Th1 Cells/*immunology MH - Th1-Th2 Balance PMC - PMC6582778 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Fusobacterium nucleatum OT - M1 macrophage OT - gut microbiota OT - mucosal barrier OT - ulcerative colitis EDAT- 2019/06/30 06:00 MHDA- 2020/10/21 06:00 PMCR- 2019/01/01 CRDT- 2019/06/29 06:00 PHST- 2019/01/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/05/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/06/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/06/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/10/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01324 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2019 Jun 12;10:1324. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01324. eCollection 2019.