PMID- 34390195 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220328 LR - 20220328 IS - 1613-4133 (Electronic) IS - 1613-4125 (Linking) VI - 65 IP - 20 DP - 2021 Oct TI - Konjac Glucomannan Oligosaccharides Prevent Intestinal Inflammation Through SIGNR1-Mediated Regulation of Alternatively Activated Macrophages. PG - e2001010 LID - 10.1002/mnfr.202001010 [doi] AB - SCOPE: Konjac glucomannan oligosaccharides (KMOS) are prebiotics and may improve intestinal immunity through modulation of macrophage function. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms were unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using a mouse model of dextran sulfated sodium (DSS)-induced acute colitis, the study demonstrates here that KMOS (400 mg(-1) kg(-1) d(-1) ) can ameliorate intestinal inflammation in a macrophage dependent manner. Oral exposure to KMOS prevents DSS-induced intestinal pathology, improves epithelial integrity, and decreases accumulation of colonic inflammatory leukocytes and cytokines. The therapeutic effects of KMOS are dependent on the function of macrophages, as depletion of macrophages abolished the effects. In colonic lamina propria of DSS-treated mice, as well as in vitro culture of bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs), KMOS skews reprogramming of classically activated macrophages (CAM/M1) into alternatively activated macrophages (AAM/M2). The study further determines that the activation of SIGNR1/phospho-c-Raf (S338)/phospho-p65 (S276)/acetyl-p65 (K310) pathway is responsible for KMOS-induced AAM/M2 polarization. Blockage of SIGNR1 abolishes KMOS-induced AAM/M2 polarization of activated macrophages, expression of phospho-p65 (S276) in colonic macrophages, and alleviation of DSS-induced colitis in mice, suggesting that SIGNR1 is critical for macrophage responses to KMOS. CONCLUSIONS: This study reveals a SIGNR1-mediated macrophage-dependent pathway that supports regulatory function of KMOS in host immunity and intestinal homeostasis. CI - (c) 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH. FAU - Tang, Jiqing AU - Tang J AD - Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China. FAU - Liu, Jun AU - Liu J AD - Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China. FAU - Yan, Qiaojuan AU - Yan Q AD - Key Laboratory of Food Bioengineering (China National Light Industry), College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China. FAU - Gu, Zhenglong AU - Gu Z AD - Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China. AD - Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA. FAU - August, Avery AU - August A AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 13843, USA. FAU - Huang, Weishan AU - Huang W AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 13843, USA. AD - Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA. FAU - Jiang, Zhengqiang AU - Jiang Z AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9573-2890 AD - Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210825 PL - Germany TA - Mol Nutr Food Res JT - Molecular nutrition & food research JID - 101231818 RN - 0 (Cell Adhesion Molecules) RN - 0 (DC-specific ICAM-3 grabbing nonintegrin) RN - 0 (Lectins, C-Type) RN - 0 (Mannans) RN - 0 (Oligosaccharides) RN - 0 (Prebiotics) RN - 0 (Receptors, Cell Surface) RN - 36W3E5TAMG ((1-6)-alpha-glucomannan) RN - 9042-14-2 (Dextran Sulfate) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Adhesion Molecules/*physiology MH - Colitis/chemically induced/*prevention & control MH - Dextran Sulfate MH - Lectins, C-Type/*physiology MH - Macrophage Activation/drug effects/*physiology MH - Male MH - Mannans/*pharmacology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Oligosaccharides/*pharmacology MH - *Prebiotics MH - Receptors, Cell Surface/*physiology MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects OTO - NOTNLM OT - SIGNR1 OT - intestinal immunity, intestinal inflammation OT - konjac glucomannan oligosaccharides OT - macrophages EDAT- 2021/08/15 06:00 MHDA- 2022/03/29 06:00 CRDT- 2021/08/14 06:41 PHST- 2021/08/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/10/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/08/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/03/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/08/14 06:41 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/mnfr.202001010 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Nutr Food Res. 2021 Oct;65(20):e2001010. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.202001010. Epub 2021 Aug 25.