PI3K p85α Subunit-deficient Macrophages Protect Mice from Acute Colitis due to the Enhancement of IL-10 Production

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We investigated the role of the PI3K p85α subunit in the development of acute colitis with a focus on intestinal macrophages. Experimental acute colitis was induced using 3% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in drinking water for 7 days. The severity of DSS-induced acute colitis was significantly attenuated in p85α hetero-deficient (p85α+/-) mice compared with WT mice. The expression of proinflammatory mediators in intestinal macrophages isolated from the inflamed colonic mucosa was significantly suppressed in p85α+/- colitis mice compared with WT colitis mice. Interestingly, we found that bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) from p85α+/- mice produced a significantly higher amount of IL-10 than BMDMs from WT mice. The adoptive transfer of p85α+/- BMDMs, but not WT BMDMs, significantly improved the severity in WT colitis mice, and this effect was reversed by anti-IL-10 antibody. Furthermore, the expression of IL-10 in the intestinal macrophages of p85α+/- normal colonic mucosa was significantly higher than that in the intestinal macrophages of WT normal colonic mucosa. The present results demonstrate that p85α+/- mice exhibit a reduced susceptibility to DSS-induced acute colitis. Our study suggests that a deficiency of PI3K p85α enhances the production of IL-10 in intestinal macrophages, thereby suppressing the development of DSS-induced acute colitis.

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Hayashi, S., Hamada, T., Zinsou, D. G. A., Oshiro, M., Itoi, K., Yamamoto, T., & Kadowaki, M. (2017). PI3K p85α Subunit-deficient Macrophages Protect Mice from Acute Colitis due to the Enhancement of IL-10 Production. Scientific Reports, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06464-w

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