PMID- 35430508 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220504 LR - 20220531 IS - 1618-0631 (Electronic) IS - 0344-0338 (Linking) VI - 233 DP - 2022 May TI - P38alpha deficiency in macrophages ameliorates murine experimental colitis by regulating inflammation and immune process. PG - 153881 LID - S0344-0338(22)00124-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.prp.2022.153881 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: P38alpha is a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) that mediates inflammatory responses. P38alpha alterations have been associated with the inflammation-related diseases. However, the role of macrophages-derived p38alpha in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced murine experimental colitis remains unclear. OBJECTIVES: We characterized the role of macrophages-derived p38alpha in DSS-induced colitis. METHODS: The expression of macrophage-derived p38alpha in human colitis and normal tissues was measured by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis. Macrophage-specific p38alpha knockout (p38alpha(DeltaMphi)) and wild type (WT) mice administrated by 3% DSS were used to establish experimental colitis. The alterations in inflammatory cytokines, intestinal epithelial barrier, cell proliferation and cell apoptosis between p38alpha(DeltaMphi) and WT groups were determined by IHC, immunofluorescence (IF), TdT-mediated dUTP Nick-End Labeling (TUNEL) and Western blot analyses. The enriched pathways between p38alpha(DeltaMphi) and WT groups were identified by RNA-seq and KEGG analysis. SB203580 and BIRB796 as the p38 MAPK inhibitors were used to treat DSS-induced colitis. RESULTS: p38alpha was co-localized with CD68 in the cytoplasm and their co-expression indicated an increased level in colitis tissues as compared with the normal tissues. P38alpha deficiency in macrophages was sufficient to suppress the exacerbated clinical symptoms and inflammation responses in experimental colitis, followed by reducing cytokine release, increasing MUC-2 and Claudin-2 secretion and promoting colonic mucosa repair. Further investigations validated that the immune process-related factors such as Lgals9, Rtp4, Ddx60, Nlrp1b, Hsh2d, Oas2 and Oas3 were upregulated in colon tissues from p38alpha(DeltaMphi) group as compared with the WT group. Inhibition of p38 MAPK attenuated DSS-induced colitis. CONCLUSION: Our findings demonstrated that p38alpha deficiency in macrophages ameliorated murine experimental colitis by regulating inflammation and immune process. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. FAU - Chen, Wei AU - Chen W AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China. FAU - Liang, Rui AU - Liang R AD - Department of Geriatrics and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. FAU - Yi, Youcai AU - Yi Y AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhu, Jinshui AU - Zhu J AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: zhujs1803@163.com. FAU - Zhang, Jing AU - Zhang J AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: jing5522724@vip.163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220409 PL - Germany TA - Pathol Res Pract JT - Pathology, research and practice JID - 7806109 RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 14) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Colitis/chemically induced MH - Cytokines MH - Humans MH - Immunity MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Inflammation MH - Macrophages MH - Mice MH - *Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 14 MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases OTO - NOTNLM OT - Colitis OT - Immune process OT - Inflammation response OT - Macrophages OT - p38 MAPK EDAT- 2022/04/18 06:00 MHDA- 2022/05/06 06:00 CRDT- 2022/04/17 20:21 PHST- 2021/11/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/03/23 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/04/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/04/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/05/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/04/17 20:21 [entrez] AID - S0344-0338(22)00124-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.prp.2022.153881 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pathol Res Pract. 2022 May;233:153881. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2022.153881. Epub 2022 Apr 9.