Metformin-Inducible Small Heterodimer Partner Interacting Leucine Zipper Protein Ameliorates Intestinal Inflammation
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- 15 June 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Frontiers in Immunology
Abstract
Small heterodimer partner interacting leucine zipper protein (SMILE) is an orphan nuclear receptor and a member of the bZIP family of proteins. We investigated the mechanism by which SMILE suppressed the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) using a DSS-induced colitis mouse model and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Metformin, an antidiabetic drug and an inducer of AMPK, upregulated the level of SMILE in human intestinal epithelial cells and the number of SMILE-expressing cells in colon tissues from DSS-induced colitis mice compared to control mice. Overexpression of SMILE using a DNA vector reduced the severity of DSS-induced colitis and colitis-associated intestinal fibrosis compared to mock vector. Furthermore, SMILE transgenic mice showed ameliorated DSS-induced colitis compared with wild-type mice. The mRNA levels of SMILE and Foxp3 were downregulated and SMILE expression was positively correlated with Foxp3 in PBMCs from patients with UC and an inflamed mucosa. Metformin increased the levels of SMILE, AMPK, and Foxp3 but decreased the number of interleukin (IL)-17-producing T cells among PBMCs from patients with UC. These data suggest that SMILE exerts a therapeutic effect on IBD by modulating IL-17 production.This publication has 35 references indexed in Scilit:
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