PMID- 32571970 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211129 LR - 20211129 IS - 1468-3288 (Electronic) IS - 0017-5749 (Print) IS - 0017-5749 (Linking) VI - 70 IP - 4 DP - 2021 Apr TI - Location-specific cell identity rather than exposure to GI microbiota defines many innate immune signalling cascades in the gut epithelium. PG - 687-697 LID - 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-319919 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: The epithelial layer of the GI tract is equipped with innate immune receptors to sense invading pathogens. Dysregulation in innate immune signalling pathways is associated with severe inflammatory diseases, but the responsiveness of GI epithelial cells to bacterial stimulation remains unclear. DESIGN: We generated 42 lines of human and murine organoids from gastric and intestinal segments of both adult and fetal tissues. Genome-wide RNA-seq of the organoids provides an expression atlas of the GI epithelium. The innate immune response in epithelial cells was assessed using several functional assays in organoids and two-dimensional monolayers of cells from organoids. RESULTS: Results demonstrate extensive spatial organisation of innate immune signalling components along the cephalocaudal axis. A large part of this organisation is determined before birth and independent of exposure to commensal gut microbiota. Spatially restricted expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (Tlr4) in stomach and colon, but not in small intestine, is matched by nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exposure. Gastric epithelial organoids can sense LPS from the basal as well as from the apical side. CONCLUSION: We conclude that the epithelial innate immune barrier follows a specific pattern per GI segment. The majority of the expression patterns and the function of TLR4 is encoded in the tissue-resident stem cells and determined primarily during development. CI - (c) Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. FAU - Kayisoglu, Ozge AU - Kayisoglu O AD - Research Center for Infectious Diseases (ZINF)/Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), Julius Maximilian University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany. FAU - Weiss, Franziska AU - Weiss F AD - Research Center for Infectious Diseases (ZINF)/Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), Julius Maximilian University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany. FAU - Niklas, Carolin AU - Niklas C AD - Research Center for Infectious Diseases (ZINF)/Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), Julius Maximilian University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany. FAU - Pierotti, Isabella AU - Pierotti I AD - Research Center for Infectious Diseases (ZINF)/Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), Julius Maximilian University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany. FAU - Pompaiah, Malvika AU - Pompaiah M AD - Research Center for Infectious Diseases (ZINF)/Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), Julius Maximilian University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany. FAU - Wallaschek, Nina AU - Wallaschek N AD - Research Center for Infectious Diseases (ZINF)/Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), Julius Maximilian University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany. FAU - Germer, Christoph-Thomas AU - Germer CT AD - Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany. FAU - Wiegering, Armin AU - Wiegering A AD - Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany. FAU - Bartfeld, Sina AU - Bartfeld S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2493-8282 AD - Research Center for Infectious Diseases (ZINF)/Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), Julius Maximilian University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany bartfeld@gmx.de. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200622 PL - England TA - Gut JT - Gut JID - 2985108R RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Epithelial Cells/*immunology MH - Gastrointestinal Microbiome/*immunology MH - Humans MH - Immunity, Innate/*physiology MH - Intestinal Mucosa/*cytology/*immunology MH - Lipopolysaccharides/immunology MH - Organoids/*immunology MH - Signal Transduction PMC - PMC7948175 OTO - NOTNLM OT - epithelial barrier OT - gastrointestinal immune response OT - mucosal immunity COIS- Competing interests: None declared. EDAT- 2020/06/24 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/30 06:00 PMCR- 2021/03/11 CRDT- 2020/06/24 06:00 PHST- 2019/09/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/05/06 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/05/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/06/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/06/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2021/03/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - gutjnl-2019-319919 [pii] AID - 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-319919 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Gut. 2021 Apr;70(4):687-697. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-319919. Epub 2020 Jun 22.